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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781401219871
ISBN: 140121987X
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: October 07, 2008
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: October 07, 2008
Sales Rank: 282979
Studio: DC Comics
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This book was a bit of a disappointment. Kurt Busiek is one of the best writers in comics today (check out Astro City or Marvels is you don't believe me. This story has the feeling of being phoned in though. It's as if he was handed a storyline from someone else, told to take all the relevence out of it, and put it in before his deadline was done. Even the artwork was stilted in some portions. All in all, not the best thing put out since Busiek took over the title. If you are a diehard Superman fan ... Read More
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With all the epic storylines leading up to and intertwining with the Final Crisis storyline, DC appears to be cleaning up some loose ends and here in the Superman stories this is one of those loose ends. It's not a great story... Kal meets a rogue Kryptonian with a sad and lonely story, who gives Kal even more insight into his Kryptonian heritage. Unfortunately this story is just three issues and done, which means DC had to tag on a couple loose filler issues on the end. Although we get to see Kal's ... Read More
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Thank you DC Comics for showing me the amazing telent of Renato Guedes! The cover to The Third Kryptonian, to put it lightly, is beautiful. Guedes' art is simply bright and amazing and closer to real illustration more along the lines of Alex Ross. This makes Superman more real, and this means Guedes' work stands out above other contemporary Superman artists. (Perhaps I exclude only Jim Lee) The story is credible but a little bit too simple at times, and has the potential to soar at other times. I liked ... Read More
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