Superman: Secret Origins - Now with 95% more Smallville!
Sometimes I buy, and read, comics. I’m a bit of a geek, and this is a normal activity practiced by geeks for several generations. It could be said that reading comic books is a mainstay of geek heritage.
Superman, arguably, helped define both the modern comic book, and the modern superhero. He is also one of the most famous of the comic characters, and the most well known superheroes. His back story – in general – is pretty much known by everyone: Last(ish) survivor of the distant planet Krypton, he fights for truth, justice and the American way!
In other words, he’s an optimistic boyscout, embodying all that is good and right, mixing a child-like sense of trust and optimism with the powers of a god. Really, it’s no wonder he’s so damn popular.
Which makes the recently released Superman: Secret Origins a real bummer of a book. (more…)
