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Of Embassies and Origins - Justice League International Part 2 (Eaglemoss Collection v77)

  Review: Since we are doing a series of reviews focusing on Booster Gold over his nearly 40-year history, we include this one as a collection of some of his earliest appearances, dating to late 1987. That places the original publish date of these tales while his original solo series was still going strong.  This book is a beautiful, glossy hard-cover with smooth and heavy-stock paper inside, although the sometimes-low print reproduction quality leads to blurred and hard to read word balloons on occasion. It is also a rare book here in North America, as Eaglemoss Collections targeted UK fans with this series. At this point in the history of the 1987-rebooted Justice League, they have gained official United Nations recognition and sanction. To ensure their reach truly is global, they rebrand as Justice League International (as does the title of the series!) and they open new headquarters buildings around the world: New York, Paris and Moscow are included here. As this is a product of 19
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A 4th Dimension Holocaust - Review of Superman: The Men of Tomorrow

 

Superman: Men of Tomorrow cover


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Stop me if you've heard these stories before. Desperate parents pack their son into a vessel and launch him away from a doomed planet. Sound familiar? It is the origin story of Ulysses, the 4th-dimension super-human come back to Earth as a grown man. How about this one? To preserve their superior lifestyle, a powerful race plans to destroy six million members of another race. It is the Holocaust-tinged challenge Superman faces - how to save the six million from becoming the fuel to power the utopia of life in the 4th dimension.

Ulysses is a fascinating new character in Superman's universe. His energy powers - absorption, reading, following, projecting - make him a force to be reckoned with, whichever side of the good/evil divide he ultimately falls.

John Romita Junior gives him a striking presence, with a powerful jawline and long, flowing blond hair. And writer Geoff Johns crafts a hero / villain with a playful side and a depth of character and emotion rarely seen in such a mainstream flagship title. His struggles with loyalty and devotion to his adopted parents vs rediscovery of his birth family is moving, strong story-telling.

In these pages, Romita Jr. teams up with his frequent inker, Klaus Jansen. This is not their best work overall, with a rushed and rote feel to many panels. But be sure to dwell on their full-page and two-page spreads, which are showcases for why they are such a highly regarded artistic team. The spreads are always stunning!

The tail-end of this collection is a standalone tale that feels like the B-side of a rock band's album. In it, Superman reveals his dual identity to Jimmy Olsen (or Jim here). Johns pens a sweet story of human connection and true heroism, as a temporarily powerless Superman talks down an armed and desperate hostage-taker. The invulnerability may be gone for the moment, but the bravery and pursuit of justice - in its many forms - remains.


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A new era for SUPERMAN begins as Geoff Johns takes the reigns - and he's joined by the legendary super-talent of John Romita, Jr. in his first-ever work for DC Comics!

Enter Ulysses, the Man of Tomorrow, into the Man of Steel's life. This strange visitor shares many of Kal-El's experiences, including having been rocketed from a world with no future. New and exciting mysteries and adventures await.  Plus, Perry White offers Clark a chance to return to The Daily Planet!

Collects: SUPERMAN #32-39

Authors: Geoff Johns
Artists: John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson
Published By: DC Comics
Published When: April 19 2016
Parental Rating: Teen
ISBN: 978-1401258689
Pages: 256 pages


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