Here’s something for discerning readers — a new version of a great — and so very American — story —
J. Michael Straczynski’s cinematic comic Superman: Earth One reads like a blockbuster film while rebooting the Man of Steel’s origin story for a 21st century desensitized to supertropes….
While we have seen much of Superman: Earth One’s origin story before, give or take a few self-absorbed mope sessions from Earth’s greatest alien superhero of all time, Straczynski’s tale should satisfy longtime Superman fans as well as late adopters. It’s both recognizable and refreshed, carrying over some traditional narrative points — and even nodding in the direction of Superman’s first cover — while creating some new ones wholly out of supercloth….
Here’s a part of that story —
