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A nicely written story re-introducing Superman to his powers and his old nemesis Lex Luthor. For me, Lex is overused. He's the same old boring bald guy who hates Superman and will do anything to kill him. I liked the fact that he hired/used super powered villains to further his own desires, but how much Krytonite is there on the Earth now? It seems like it's become a common rock. The art was okay - but nothing special. Overall I liked it, but I was hoping for something more.
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One of my favorite Batman stories was called "24/7", written by Devin Grayson, and the story was actually about Bruce Wayne. It portrayed a day in the life of Bruce as we followed him from a board meeting to a golfing date to visiting friends, etc. I adored that story because there is something that arouses our interest about the ordinary lives that our superheroes lead. "Superman, up, up, and Away" is written with that premise in mind. Superman has lost his powers in the aftermath of the Infinite Crisis. He can finally be just Clark Kent for an entire year. It does wonders for his marriage, it brings him closer to his own humanness, he performs better on his job, and in his own words, "She (Lois) was happy, I was happy. With my powers gone, it was just us." And we find out that he particularly loves warm pretzels with mustard. However, Clark is not totally on vacation by any means. For the action enthusiasts, there's always Luthor meddling in the background and the Intergang is more than willing to cause trouble so Clark can still carry out his mission for truth and justice. It's a great story, written by Kurt Busiek and Geoff Johns with artwork by Pete Woods and Renato Guedes. The artwork is perfect, portraying the everyman Clark Kent we all love and making him believable. I highly recommend this book if you're interested in finding out who Clark Kent really is, because that's what this lovely story is all about.
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