Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime

I have been a big fan of "The Sinestro Corps War" crossover event in "Green Lantern" and "Green Lantern Corps". This crossover really caught DC flat footed as they didn't advertise it well, didn't have a marketing plan to speak of, and didn't understand the quality of the story at all. Playing catchup, DC put out a series of one-shots that have had some range of success in story telling. In this one shot focusing on the Superboy (yes I said Superboy) of the now gone Earth-Prime, Geoff Johns tackles all his inner demons as a geek fanboy using this comic to poke fun at all of the DC editorial decisions of the last few years. Johns lets Superman-Prime be the fanboy's voice on such matters as Firestorm, Aquaman, Bart Allen, Hal Jordan, etc. Many of the one liners regarding these characters could have come from any of the comic chat rooms on the net. The art by Pete Woods and Jerry Ordway is excellent bringing energy to the action sequences and emotion to the flashbacks. A highly recommended read!

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