It's an interesting time to be a super-fan, with changes across the board and DC welcoming alternative interpretations of their character, including the excellent Supergirl mini series. All thats left is a Power Girl return and all will be right in the DCU! Whilst I wait patiently for that, World of Krypton achieves all that it sets out to do. Read Full Review

I really like Oemings' art on this book. He brings a stylized look that really adds to the regal tone and aesthetic that Vendetti is setting up. It also helps differentiate it from something that takes place on Earth. Not that stylized art can't take place on Earth, but it's just another layer that adds to the story that makes it feel unique. Also, the Kryptonian clothing on display is absolutely fire. If they weren't all about to die, I'd say that I'd like to see them strut the runway one time for the one time. Read Full Review

Robert Venditti and Michael Avon Oeming open World Of Krypton with a perfectly-paced, smartly written, and well-drawn chapter that brings us back to a world both familiar and totally alien. Read Full Review

This story seems like it's going to jump around in time, which means we'll likely see glimpses of Kara's youth mixed in. For such critical figures in Superman's history, Jor-El and especially Lara have had very few spotlight stories. This is a promising start that looks to change that. Read Full Review

Even as the politicking and intrigue heat up by the issue's end, it remains a wonder to behold Oeming's Krypton as it establishes a story any sci-fi reader might appreciate, even those who prefer capeless comics. Read Full Review

World of Krypton #1 is a good start to a series that is already wildly different from previous takes on Krypton. That said, the message is still loud and clear that a planet far more advanced than ours made the same mistakes as the world was dying around them. Read Full Review

It's the fourth or fifth time I've seen these events rewritten and recontextualized, but it's also a pretty good take, especially Oeming on art. But is it essential? Read Full Review

World of Krypton #1 has moments of quality but fails to be new Read Full Review

A very decent start.

I cannot stress enough how ugly this art is, especially in contrast with the cover, there's such a huge difference between those two. It's like a losing weight commercial, with the "before" and "after". It's like a bag of potato chips, seem so full when you buy it, but actually most of it is air. It's like how a burger looks vs actual reality. It's like that "we got food at home" meme. I could continue, but you get the point. The cover is great, the inside artwork is horrifying.

The story isn't that great, either. I liked some interactions between characters, but the overall premise does nothing for me. I cringed a little at the reason those thought-beasts died, it's so stupid. I loved Venditti's Hawkman but a lot of the times he's mediocre and this seems more of that, unfortunately. And Krypton and kryptonians look very unimpressive overall. I hope this gets better but for now my hopes are pretty low. more

This is just kind of boring. I don't care about Krypton and this issue didn't help in that regard.

I was pretty excited for this, but... I didn't love it. I'm into Oeming's art in the right setting, but his understated style is all wrong for this story, and the story itself isn't Venditti's most engaging Superman story. Maybe it'll pick up, but this one really didn't dazzle me.

Good set up, cover art, and then they drop the ball with the actual book art. I could draw better than that with no training at all!

Sorry...the awful, "cartoony", amateurish art just kills it for me.