Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Who Killed Jimmy Olsen?
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| Writer | Matt Fraction |
| Artist | Steve Lieber |
| Paperback: | Oct 28, 2020 |
Jimmy Olsen must die! Wait, we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Jimmy Olsen lives! Superman’s best friend and Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen tours the bizarre underbelly of the DC Universe in this new series featuring death, destruction, giant turtles, and more, combining Silver Age energy with a distinctly modern sensibility! It’s a centuries-spanning whirlwind of weird that starts in Metropolis and ends in Gotham City. Award-winning writer Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals, Hawkeye) makes his DC debut with Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, an irreverent, hijinks-filled journey across the weirdest and wildest corners of the DCU, illustrate more
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Well buddy, Fraction and Lieber sure have..... created......some content. In all honesty, I absolutely love this book. It's both a love letter to, and a hilarious satire of, the Silver Age and DC Comics all wrapped in one. Fraction manages to jam so many fun, hilarious little bits into the pages that it's almost overwhelming at times. But he never loses the pulse of the main narrative and the way he's able to weave so many subplots together by the end is masterful. The sheer amount of wordplay alone in the Silver Age intros was mind-boggling and worth the price of admission. This version of both Lex Luthor and Batman are also among my favorites of all time. Luthor is a careful, conniving son of a bitch, more interested in seeing h more
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