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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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What the H'el - a Review of Superman: Krypton Returns

 

Cover of Superman - Krypton Returns TPB


Review:

Gathering together the parts of a title-spanning crossover tale, this collection presents in one handy place the entire Krypton Returns story. Earth's most famous Kryptonians - Superman (Kal El), Supergirl (Kara Zor El), and Superboy (it's complicated) - are brought together to battle H'el, the sentient, if not exactly sane, genetic experiment. H'el seeks to fiddle with the timelines and multiverses enough to finally resurrect and rule long-destroyed Krypton.

With 6 credited writers and 8 artists across the eight chapters, small gaps and inconsistencies creep in, which we can forgive as artistic license - minor variations in appearance or history details. But Lobdell's overall guidance keeps the narrative from spinning out of control - a real risk, given the complexity of the inter-weaving of people, past vs present, and the time-shifting nature of H'el and his threat.

It is an engrossing read, especially the potent combination of strength and blindness, brilliance and arrogance in Superman's closest relatives. This is a primer in Kryptonian history and mythology, yet lightly enough done that the new reader can follow, and the old hand can immerse and enjoy.

For any who felt that Superman had drifted away from his roots, this is worth your time, bringing Superman both forward and back in an exciting way.


Description:

Crossing over between SUPERMAN, SUPERGIRL, SUPERBOY, and ACTION COMICS, this Super-family team up brings all the fan-favorite heroes together to take on H'el! The Super team must travel through time and Krypton's history to prevent H'el from dooming the entire universe.  Written by Scott Lobdell, writer of TEEN TITANS and formerly Marvel's X-Men franchise

Collects: Superboy #0, 25, Supergirl #0, 25, Superman #0, 23.3: H'el, 25 and Action Comics Annual #2

Authors: Scott Lobdell and others
Artists: Kenneth Rocafort and others
Published By: DC Comics
Published When: Aug. 18 2015
Parental Rating: Teen
ISBN: 978-1401255442
Pages: 208 pages

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