Noteworthy Superman dates to remember...
September 1: Traditionally recognized as the birthday of Jonathan Kent, Clark Kent's adoptive father.
September 5: George Lazenby, Jor-El in the
Superboy TV series, born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia in 1939.
September 6: Justin Whalin, Jimmy Olsen in
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, born in 1974.
September 8: The
Super Friends cartoon show makes its debut on ABC-TV in 1973.
September 10: Filmation's
The New Adventures of Superman animated series premieres on CBS in 1966.
September 12:
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman makes its debut on ABC-TV in 1993.
September 13: Artist Mike Grell (
Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes) born in 1947.
September 15: Jackie Cooper, Perry White in the
Superman films, born in 1922.
September 16: Tommy Bond, Jimmy Olsen in two serials,
Superman and
Atom Man vs Superman, born in Dallas, Texas in 1926.
September 16: Writer Kurt Busiek (
Superman &
Action Comics) born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1960.
September 16: Steve Younis, owner of the Superman Homepage, born in 1971. :)
September 17: Bryan Singer, director of
Superman Returns, born in New York, NY, USA in 1965.
September 17: Writer Roger Stern (
Action Comics) born in 1950.
September 18: James Marsden (Richard White in
Superman Returns), born in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1973.
September 22: Traditionally recognized as the birthday of Kara Zor-El, AKA Supergirl.
September 23: Writer Peter David (
Supergirl) born in 1956.
September 24: 'Smallville' Season 10, Episode 1 'Lazarus' airs on The CW at 8.00pm.
September 24: Tommy Bond, Jimmy Olsen in two serials,
Superman and
Atom Man vs Superman, dies in 2005, aged 79.
September 25: Christopher Reeve, star of the
Superman films, born in New York, NY in 1952.
September 26: Writer Louise Simonson (
Superman: The Man of Steel) born in 1946.
September 28:
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse available on
DVD &
Blu-ray.
September 28: Traditionally recognized as the birthday of Lex Luthor.
Story - 3: This story got the middle rating because the first half was good and the last half was pretty bad. I liked seeing Superman meet with Black again, and seeing a brief recap of America's forces was nice. It was also cool to see how badly Doomsday tore through the squad. However, the second half was pretty weak. The probes were much to easy to defeat. Superman and Doomsday took down more than a dozen probes in the time that it took Superman to take just the first one down. Plus, not a single one of them exploded with the devastating force that severely wounded Diana and killed Arthur. Doomsday didn't really accomplish much and this seemed like just a cheap gimmick to bring him back. Also, being the first confrontation between Superman and Imperiex Prime, it seemed kind of weak. I expected something more.
Art - 4: I'm still not sure what to think of this art. On one hand it is very dynamic and clean, but on the other it lacks a lot of detail and is sometimes too cartoony. In this issue especially, the style annoyed me because Doomsday looked much too animated. If there is one creature that is supposed to look a certain way it's him. Jurgens did a great Doomsday and (I can't believe I'm actually saying this) Bogdanove also did a good Doomsday, but the symmetrical Doomsday that we got in this issue lacked the normal look that Doomsday needs to have. Other than that Superman looked good, as did everyone else (except for Manchester, but that's just a minor point). I like Wieringo, I'm just not sure how much.
Cover Art - 2: The art's not bad, and the general idea of Superman and Doomsday teamed up is a good concept, but the cover ended up being horrible. A cover needs to be eye-catching. A boring arm shot is not exciting. Also, a black background with nothing in it does not pass for a cover. It tells what's in the issue, but certainly isn't going to attract any attention, and that's what a cover is for.
