Judging by the recent events at DC Comics, one is almost forced to assume that the company has some kind of death wish.First they bring out Final Crisis, which looked like a game-changing mini-series, but ended up being poorly received by the fans.
Spinning out of that series, DC apparently (but not really) killed off Batman. Wonder Woman is apparently going through a rough time in her own book. And now they're moving Superman out of his own comic titles.
It's all a continuation of the New Krypton storyline, which is spinning off into its own mini-series. Because of that, this issue deals with Superman dealing with personal matters as he prepares to make a momentous decision.
The story by James Robinson deals efficiently with the matters at hand, but I'm not crazy about the art by Javier Pina. Characters are barely recognizable, and some of the poses are awkward. The art isn't bad, it just doesn't fit Superman well.
Perhaps this storyline wouldn't seem so "off" if DC hadn't just done the same thing in the aftermath of 52.
Well, like coach always said, keep running that play 'til you get it right. Perhaps DC will keep running off their "big three" characters until readers get tired of looking for them.
Grade: C
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