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You have a very interesting definition of smart writing like I'm really baffled by it.
Superman has recovered from the devastating attack against him. After the life-changing events of issue #5, Jon Kent and his new ally Jay Nakamura are ready to strike back. They are on a collision course with the type of power that is used to swatting problems out of the way. But Superman is not so easily swatted.
Superman: Son of Kal-El #7 is another fine issue from Tom Taylor with great artwork from Cian Tormey and Raul Fernandez. This issue is a perfect example of why Taylor's series was awarded the 2022 DCN Award for Best New Title. Congratulations to the title's creators! Read Full Review
This continues to be unlike any Superman book before, as Jon Kent takes on not just supervillains but the actual threats facing society today. Read Full Review
It didnt feel like Taylor wasted pages, but this issue flew by. Thats a good sign for the next chapter of this arc and a very positive sign for this series. Read Full Review
Anyways, of all the things of this book, the 'is Jay using mental powers on Jon' is the thing I am most intrigued with. I'd like some more moments of Jon at least thinking about the legacy of the name Superman and how he is filling Clark's shoes. Read Full Review
Quite honestly, this is one of the best books that DC is putting out and while this issue isn't especially spectacular or groundbreaking, it's solid and a great read and just continues to show how good Tom Taylor can be. Read Full Review
Superman: Son of Kal-El #7 is an interesting look at Jay and his side of the story opening up his small team and the villain he faces. It also continues to show how Jon is as caring as his father as he attempts to understand a giant kaiju rather than beat it senseless. Read Full Review
Superman: Son of Kal-El #7is an enthralling story about the consequences of environmental degradation. While it leaves something to be desired about how our Kryptonian hero will directly combat climate change, that will hopefully be addressed in subsequent issues. Taylor continues to write Jon with palpable empathy and compassion as he continues dealing with these manmade threats, Tormey's art is incredibly immersive and beautiful, and Sharpes letters make a great finishing touch. It'll be intriguing to see where the story goes from here. Read Full Review
This issue highlights why this comic can stand on its own and tell its own stories starring this new Superman. It's not entirely my cup of tea, but it's doing everything right. Read Full Review
The only criticism is that it may be an embarrassment of riches: the kaiju story gets short-sheeted by the intro to the Truth, and the Bendix-Luthor alliance also gets rushed through without any time for scenery-chewing or monologuing. This was either a thirty-page book jammed into two-thirds of the space or the work of two issues that needed more room so some elements could have room to breathe. That's not bad, but it's not quite firing on all cylinders. It does, however, fire on a lot of them. Read Full Review
This issue has two sides. The adventure team-up side of story is a lot of fun and looks great. The villain's part of the story is still struggling to find an identity though. Read Full Review
While Aqualad and some of the Revolutionaries make cameos in this issue, which seems like it should be fun, they really don't have much to do, but I was at least thankful to see the next step in Bendix's plan in dealing with his Post-Human army. Yeah, this issue is a bit of a mixed bag in how it's told but I still really enjoy seeing Jon deciding what kind of Superman he will be while getting the bad guys lined up so our hero can eventually knock them down. The art is decent this issue but I find myself still wanting more out of this book when I finish each issue. Read Full Review
Would give this a 10, but no 10 til Jon is
Just loved the issue. It was so fast in a good way - I mean, I was really afraid that Taylor would start this next arc so slow, and, in the same time, advance nothing with the story. But no! The writing is smart, talk about everything and has no holes in it. Just don't liked the art, as usuall.
This is the issue that's felt the closest to SEVEN SECRETS.
Undercover organizations, complex scenarios ripe with misunderstanding (on purpose and not on purpose). I feel bad for Jon, how's he gonna get out of this one.
Also Aquaman's in this one and he's fun.
As I've said before, intensely watching something for any hint of gay is, in and of itself, incredibly fucking gay. You know how I know? Cause I do it, and somehow two men existing next to each other doesn't trigger my gaydar the way it does these super-straights.
This was my least favorite issue of the series so far, but that says a lot given how good this issue still is. I loved the Truth setup, the Aquaman crossover, and the setup for next issue. I think I will like this issue more when I get to read both parts of this story together. I do miss John Timm's art but this issue is still beautiful.
This is a bit of a hard one to rate… I appreciate what Taylor is trying to do regarding a message of climate change. It still shocks me to think there are climate change deniers but that’s the screwy thing about the world. My issue is that an issue like this in the DC universe doesn’t seem to equate the real world issues. Real world requires systemic change, not feel good paper straws and shorter showers. Dc universe has any number of insane super powers, including swamp thing which has been shown to quite rapidly change the ecosystem. It’s looking at the literal parallels to the real world where I feel a disconnect.
Also, I still miss Jon Kent from the rebirth era but at least now he’s better than how bendis wrote him more
this was a fine series, this just feels that this series is slowly losing some steam.
At the same time I really enjoy what Tom Taylor is doing, a Superman that fight other kinds of enemies, the plot is stuck, in 8 issues the story hasn't evolved a lot, I'm sure this will be way better to read on trade, but as a monthly book, is kinda slow.
This run is really struggling with taking it's time for things to happen.
I think someone should let in Jon on the fact that he joined a cult. Yeah, "the Truth" is a cult, even though Taylor tries to sell it as something else, a "rEvOlUtIoN". And the art is bad, I wasn't a fan of Timms' art but this is much, much worse. I swear there's a panel where Jon looks like a girl, I've seen this in the annual too but ignored it, when it's repeated though I can't ignore it. There's also another panel where Jon and Jackson are drawn in a very intimate position and I'm sure that was also done on purpose for the tumblr crowd.
Honestly though, I expected much, much worse from this given the cringey cover but Taylor went pretty easy with the climate change issue here and I enjoyed the plot. I think this may be the be more
Originally I just gave this issue a rating and left my review at that, because I just didn't have the energy to bother commenting, and that pretty well sums up how I feel about it; this is not an objectively bad comic, but it isn't a good one either. The environmental allegory at the heart is laboured and painfully obvious, while the more potentially interesting story about Bendix and his connections with Luthor is glossed over.
When it comes to Jay Nakamura, I'm afraid that I just really don't like the character. He's self-involved and obnoxious.
WTF did I just read? and this cover 🤮
Let's write about Aral Sea. :)))
This has got to be THE CRINGIEST cover I’ve ever seen. I just find this hilarious, Jon Is dead, so Tom Taylor (his co-murderer) can do whatever he wants with him 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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