Superman : Kryptonite
(2008) HC
Author: Darwyn Cooke
Art: Tim Sale
Pub date:c2008
Art: Tim Sale
Pub date:c2008
OVERVIEW
Written by Darwyn Cooke Art and cover by Tim Sale
The
amazing story from SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #1-5 and 11 by Darwyn Cooke (DC: THE
NEW FRONTIER) and Tim Sale (BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, Heroes) is collected in
hardcover. While Superman attempts to survive his first encounter with
Kryptonite, will Lois Lane fall prey to a mysterious stranger?
REVIEW
You would think that an awesome pairing of comic book heavy
hitters such as Darwyn Cooke (Catwoman, New Frontier) and Time Sale (Batman:
The Long Halloween, Hulk: Gray) would knock it out of the park since their
threading on familiar water with Superman.
With Cooke having portrayed him in
New Frontier and Sale working on him with his writing-partner Jeff Loeb on the
excellent Superman For All Season; but no this hardcover falls flat with a
thud.
The plot ties in a previously Krypton artifact and a
semi-Tony Stark/mobster style semi-villain along with the nefarious Lex Luthor
and Lois Lane tagging along on the plot. Superman becomes more of a throwaway
side character in this story.
The art is typical Tim Sale with some awesome retro-50s
style designs for architecture and costumes. If you’re looking for the
all-encompassing “wow” or even a nostalgic storyline in this series, I believe
you will be disappointed.
The art is indeed serviceable, but the pedestrian
story here looks like it could've been a part of an anthology series instead of
headlining as a stand-alone hardcover.
RATING
2 out of 5 MONSTERS
