Superman: Motion Comics #1085 – G. Willow Wilson, Author; Gavin Guidry, Artist; Trish Mulvihill, Colorist
Ray – 8.5/10
Ray: Superman: Superstars is wrapping up with this arc to make room for Waid and Partridge’s upcoming reinvention of Clark’s Superboy years, however first we get G. Willow Wilson and Gavin Guidry’s farewell two-part arc. Greater than another challenge on this run, this appears like a throwback to the period that acquired me into comics – the Triangle Period. There are a number of little particulars right here that present this takes place up to now – beginning with a grouchy Perry White nonetheless holding courtroom on the Each day Planet. Lois Lane is about to fly out for an Arctic analysis expedition she’s been prepping her, however Perry wants her in Metropolis to cowl a neighborhood warmth wave-related disaster. So she asks Clark to take over the case, which supplies him an edge within the thriller – as Superman, he can see, hear, and do issues to unravel the thriller that nobody else can. I’m undecided about how meek Clark comes off and the way Perry appears to dislike him – that appears to be an enormous throwback.
After a bumpy experience to the Arctic, wherein Clark pretends to be airsick, he’s greeted by scientists who’ve by no means heard of him – once more, this feels a tiny bit off, as a result of the trendy day Clark Kent is a reliable, revered journalist who has received a Pulitzer! However the scientists, who’re busy engaged on a venture to reverse the melting of the ice caps, are extra involved with what appears to be sabotage on the base. Somebody is terrorizing them with harm and assaults – together with a pair of cybernetically enhanced polar bears who tear their means by means of the bottom after which disappear when Superman will get his arms on them. It’s total an intriguing thriller with an old-school bent and the stunning return of a villain from the 90s who I by no means anticipated to see once more. However at solely two points, I’m questioning how lengthy this was on the shelf earlier than it was slotted into the Superstars initiative.
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