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<\/a><\/p>\nReview:\u00a0 Superman #13<\/strong><\/p>\n Published by DC Comics<\/p>\n Written by Scott Lobdell<\/p>\n Art by Kenneth Rocafort<\/p>\n The Plot<\/strong><\/p>\n Superman is in \u201cThe Block,” which is situated near the center of the earth.\u00a0 He has been working with Dr. Veritas for the past five days testing his limits.\u00a0 He is overjoyed to find that he broke a sweat (a single drop) and as he is leaving he says something that has Dr. Veritas wondering if it’s a threat or not.\u00a0 At the same time, Superman wonders if she took his comment out of context.\u00a0 As he arrives back home in Metropolis he finds Jimmy in a compromising situation.\u00a0 Back at the Daily Planet, Clark is arguing with both Perry and Lois and that ends abruptly when he finds some distressing information about Lois (which he comes across by doing something rather unethically).\u00a0 Afterwards, Morgan Edge digs into Clark (still smarting from the previous revelation with Lois) who then counters a little too hard, which leaves him on the unemployment line. \u00a0Outside of the building, Cat tries to show that she’s on the same page as Clark, but is interrupted by a giant flying creature.\u00a0 As Superman, he confronts the monster only to wind up being knocked into a different continent mere moments later.\u00a0 After the conclusion of the battle, Supergirl shows up enraged at Superman’s actions against the monster that just threatened his life.\u00a0 Unbeknownst to them, H’el is looking down upon both Superman and Supergirl.<\/p>\n The Breakdown<\/strong><\/p>\n The new look of this comic actually suits the whole New(ish) 52.\u00a0 It seems like a different approach to Superman\/Clark and the art isn’t congruent with the traditional Superman-looking comic.\u00a0 There are a lot of people clamoring for the return of \u201ctheir” Superman from the pre-New(ish) 52 universe.\u00a0 However, where were a lot of these people prior to the relaunch? The numbers don’t lie, this iteration of the character was getting stale.\u00a0 In the months prior to the relaunch, Superman was barely hanging in the Top 40.\u00a0 It’s been in the Top 30 now (better than that earlier on) and it can be argued that it could be doing better, but with recent problems of editorial issues, etc. the book has suffered.\u00a0 However, the problems that the Superman title has have to do with things on the business end and not necessarily with the character itself.\u00a0 Superman has constantly been reinvented over the years because it’s been required.\u00a0 Back to this comic though, I enjoyed seeing Clark getting so bent out of shape with Lois at the Daily Planet.\u00a0 Also, I enjoyed watching him more hotheaded while dealing with issues at the Planet.\u00a0 In the old universe he was more mature, etc. but now I find that Clark is easier to relate to.\u00a0 The battle was nicely done and it was refreshing to see him being thrown for a loop and being in genuine pain.\u00a0 He’s been kicked around before, but I liked the way he verbalized it this time.\u00a0 The revelation of what the creature was actually intrigued me as well.\u00a0 This was a prelude to H’el on Earth and I’m looking forward to reading it.\u00a0 The buildup has been good as a sample of this issue has been included in other titles this month.\u00a0 It makes the story seem like a big deal.\u00a0 I\u2018m looking forward to Superman, Supergirl, and Superboy interacting with one another again as I’ve missed their relationships.\u00a0 The art brought such a different look to this book and it’s what the Superman title needed.\u00a0 It seemed like this book was more than 20 pages.\u00a0 In fact, I counted the pages afterwards and checked the price.\u00a0 Overall I enjoyed the book.<\/p>\n BUT…<\/p>\n Kara is mad at Superman…again.\u00a0 Kara doubts Superman’s claims…again.\u00a0 Didn’t Kara come to the realization that Krypton was indeed gone when she found Argo City earlier in her own title? I’m not sure if this is leading somewhere or if it was a continuity blunder (with Lobdell’s recent history I have to ask).\u00a0 I almost wish that we’d see a little more of Lois’ relationship with Jonathan in order to take it more seriously.\u00a0 We know what Lois is like and to have her want to take bigger steps in her relationship is a pretty big deal.\u00a0 I feel like the relationship is just there as a plot device.\u00a0 I want to see it fleshed out more so maybe it won’t just seem like a mere stumbling block on the path to Clark and Lois reuniting.\u00a0 My biggest complaint about this comic though was Jimmy.\u00a0 In recent times, DC has been on this silver age kick with bringing back Barry Allen, etc. etc. etc.\u00a0 However, they have no problem modernizing Superman’s pal.\u00a0 I’m not being all \u201cGood Heavens this has no place in my comic book,” but I don’t think Jimmy Olsen was the reason why the Superman franchise was stuck in a rut.\u00a0 There have been so many changes to the characters in the Superman-verse, I wouldn’t have minded seeing Jimmy still representing some of that innocence that made Superman endearing in the past.\u00a0 Also, he was such a dunce about the whole thing.\u00a0 So does making him more socially idiotic supposed to be an improvement? One last point and it’s more art-related, Jimmy’s partner-in-crime has such a weird expression on her face.\u00a0 She doesn’t look surprised or embarrassed, but rather sad as though she was being held there against her will (and I’m not trivializing any serious real-life matters, but that’s just how it looked).\u00a0 This was just an awkward page altogether.<\/p>\n Buy It, Borrow It, Shelf-Read It, or Ignore It?<\/strong><\/p>\n Buy it…although at one point it was looking like a borrow it.\u00a0 However, we are still in the introductory phase of the new creative team and they should be given the benefit of the doubt.\u00a0 The new visual look of this title is refreshing and I do feel as though they are going to really try some different things with the character.\u00a0 The reboot was supposed to be about trying new things and this is one title and character that really needed it.\u00a0 I’m going to stick around and see where this goes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" H’el on Earth starts here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":879,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2082,23],"tags":[298,29794,30729,121891,10193,1120],"zone":[121886],"series":[],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/insidepulse.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/insidepulse.com\/feed\/podcast\/inside-pulse","embedCode":"Review: Superman #13<\/i> By Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort<\/a><\/blockquote>