Superman Secret Origin #1 – SNEAK PEEK!
(5 votes, average: 4.60 out of 5)If Geoff John’s retelling of Superman’s “Secret Origin” starting at his boyhood in Smallville and running through his early days in Metropolis is only 1/10th as good as what he did for Green Lantern’s Secret Origin, it will be one of the better titles out this fall.
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is close at hand. The superstar team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank reunite to present the modern origin of the Man of Steel, and it all starts with a gigantic 48-page first issue.
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We know Geoff Johns likes Smallville (he’s working on a new episode for this season), so it’s no surprise that he threw in a nod to the early episode when Clark saved Lana from a tornado by instinctively flying. I’m sure this will be a wonderful melding of various previous versions and some exciting original ideas meant to spice up a familiar story.
“Secret Origin” is a DC term. It’s a classic one that I think should be back and carefully and selectively done. If there’s a “Creeper: Secret Origin” next month, the title’s just been wasted. It’s more than the term though – Year One is great, but it’s only Year One. Just by the nature of the title, it doesn’t encompass everything. [Green Lantern: Secret Origin] is from the time Hal [Jordan] is 10 years old until the time he really accepted his role as a Green Lantern. I think a “Secret Origin” can allow for a lot more ground to be covered.
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We haven’t seen a modern day retelling of Clark’s first adventure as Superboy with the Legion of Super-Heroes, or the day Superman met Jimmy Olsen or the origins of Superman’s long time enemies like the Parasite and Metallo. More importantly, Clark Kent himself will be explored in his earlier years in a way I don’t think he’s ever been explored before… [U]nlike previous Superman origin stories, this will be told almost entirely from Clark’s eyes. We won’t be spending an issue on Krypton. We’ll be opening on one of Clark’s earliest memories as a kid and moving forward from there. This is his story of self-discovery and the world’s story of meeting Superman.
Issue #1 starts out with Clark’s earliest memories in Smallville. #2 details his first meeting with teens from the future – the Legion of Super Heroes. #3 takes him to Metropolis and the Daily Planet. #4 looks to be about the creation of his Fortress of Solitude and discovery of his true origins. #5 introduces recurring foes – Brainiac, Lex Luthor and The Parasite (I think – hard to tell without his telltale purple). The cover to the final issue, #6 is less clear – Looks like possibly Bizarro.
via Newsarama, IO9 and The Source
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