DC has a massive winner with this book and it's already going to be a long wait till the next issue. I'm a big fan of this one and highly recommend checking it out. Read Full Review

Highly recommended! Read Full Review

Seriously, this book reads like three book of three different tones. But as I said, it is all Jimmy and it all works. I hope every Superman fan is grabbing this because it the perfect dessert item after the heaviness of the main titles and Lois' relevant solo title. Read Full Review

I don't know because that's where the issue ends. But I'll be reading this next month for sure. The writing and art are great and this is an unexpectedly highly entertaining comic book! Read Full Review

This could be a good story, but the ending is sort of abrupt and the Metropolis segments are the stronger ones. Still, this is unlike anything else in DC's stable right now and I can't recommend it enough. Read Full Review

If anything, this issue of Supermans Pal Jimmy Olsen packs a little too much in; the constant twists and turns and time-shifts can get a bit confusing. Still, its an ambitious comic, and its ambition pays off. Read Full Review

The back-and-forth in time and the mutliple streams make for a fascinating study of a character who tends to get played for a fool or taken for granted, with some lovely art to make it all sing. Read Full Review

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #2 continues to impress. Leiber and Fairbairn do an outstanding job on the art, making this one of the best-looking books on the stands. Fraction is doing some of the finest work of his career and demonstrating a wide range of talents. This book is full of heart and compelling on nearly every level. I can't wait to read more of the most dangerous man in Metropolis. Read Full Review

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #2 is another fun entry into this 12 issue maxi-series. While the story structure is a bit confusing, it is still a joy to read and I am sure Fraction will make it all make sense as the series progresses. The creative team does a fantastic job of catching the tone of this series; from art to lettering, everything captures this silly, optimistic adventure of Jimmy Olsen, has made these past two issues a delight to read, and has me excited for the next issue! Read Full Review

A superhero comic for people who are burned out on superhero comics. Read Full Review

There have been many attempts to re-imagine Jimmy Olsen into something other than what his 20-year ongoing comic series put into place. Some more serious, some attempting more connection to youth culture in that moment, others just dull. Fraction and Lieber have made Jimmy's youthfulness a factor but retained the never-dull 'Pal Dimension' of the Silver Age. While there's no zee-zeeing of the signal watch or Kirby krackled crossovers with Don Rickles, the best parts of the avant garde comic book style are intact, amusing, and sharp. Read Full Review

It's a welcome return to Big Two comics for Fraction and it's great to see him matched with an artist of similar sensibilities in Lieber. Read Full Review

Without the typical narrative drive often found in superhero comics, the series becomes a study in character and style, one that does not disappoint even as it ignores the obvious next step to spend time exploring Metropolis and Jimmy's psyche. Read Full Review

The Jimmy Olsen series is as zany and heartfelt as one could hope, though some of the unique trappings on the comic are already starting to wear out their welcome. Read Full Review

Herein lies a book with an identity crisis. It's marketed as a showcase of Jimmy's shenanigans, but the book insists it's smarter than that and thus, undercuts its existence with a muddled mix of drama and cuteness. But hey"it's at least different. If you liked the first issue, go for this one too. Read Full Review

Like last month's issue, this is divided up into four discreet sections. Consequently, the sense of things moving glacially is palpable, particularly in the final section which ends the issue on a decidedly abrupt and unexciting note. Worse, the charm and joy of the last issue are less prominent this time around and, although there is some real heart hidden away amongst the knowing silliness, it's not enough to make this issue memorable. Read Full Review

Far too in love with itself and its own slapdash sense of humor to be taken seriously, this comic utilizes facile attempts at humor to hide the fact that it has no real plot. At only two issues in, this miniseries is already careening off the rails - which bodes very, very ill for the next ten months, and the remainder of this non-story. Read Full Review

Great!

Just delightful, honestly.

This is a really fun book.

I'm not sure how to feel about this one. Ok, let's try and break this down.

The Good:
It can all be summed up into two words. Silver Age. Jimmy has always had the wackiest stories back in the Silver Age and boy does Fraction highlight that here. That is the selling point of the series and with such darkness and as a result blandness in DC currently, this is greatly appreciated.


The Bad:
The Timeline. This is probably done on purpose but I'm not completely on board with the idea. Maybe it's just me being used to the more linear progressions but the whole jumping around business isn't working here. While Issue 1 finished in Gotham we didn't get back to that until the end of the issue. It feels like things are moving along when they aren't at all.

Conclusion:
What is truly an entertaining read gets slightly muddled in the confusing timeline. Here's hoping future issues straighten things out because I believe in what Fraction can do. more

The book is right, I do just want Jimmy Olsen to be silly.

THE GOOD:

-This was wonderful. This was a perfect example of how to step up a second issue after a great first issue.

-Steve Lieber's art fits this story so perfectly.

-That Pulitzer Prize story was silly, and I think the execution is really what made it work so well.

-That scene with Superman was the best. Just the best. It had me laughing to tears, literally. And the ending was just so perfect.

-I really, really like the relationship between Jimmy and Julian. It's actually trying to do something serious in a silly book and succeeding.

-I really like those collages of Jimmy's misadventures, especially as they keep getting crazier and weirder.

-I was concerned with Matt Fraction running out of ideas after the first issue, but after this wondrous display of writing talent, those fears are all gone. I mean he did 22 stellar Hawkeye issues after all.

THE BAD:

-I'm not as interested in the Joachim Olsson story as the rest of the book. more

I didn't think I'd like Jimmy Olsen, the comic is silly, funny and engaging.

Super overrated book