My brother begged me to read this mini-series, as it seems to be his favorite comic ever, so I’ve read the first half of it and… yeah, I’m not feeling it. I haven’t read much of the character before, but I always thought he was cool, and I liked him in the JLU cartoon, but in this, he just seems like a watered down parody of Rorschach, who was already a parody of the Question. I know Ditko was an objectivist, but I generally tend to root for more altruistic heroes.

I’m also not a fan of how Superman supporting characters are used here, this being set in Metropolis and all. For example, Lois Lane is typically strong-willed, but this book writes her as almost mean-spirited. Then again, Jimmy Olsen keeps prying into her past sex life, so I kinda don’t blame her, but why the hell is Jimmy Olsen prying into her past sex life? There are also random Metropolites speaking almost entirely in Freudian slips when she’s around, and it’s just depressing, really. I’m almost grateful Supes himself hasn’t been seen at all.

I do like the art, though. The flat colors and hazy lines work really well.