If you roll tape on any old episode of Secret Identity you will hear both Brian and I taking about the importance of Superman being good... for DC and for comic books in general.
Well... if you are reading SUPERMAN, TRINITY or ACTION COMICS right now then you know how incredible all three books are. And what is the common denominator? The Man Of Steel!
So what is it? Why are we loving it so much? i think it all begins with the creative teams and the directive they have been given... make a reason to care about Superman!!!
In SUPERMAN we see Superman as a father and hero, trying to juggle both and sometimes falling short in both. ACTION COMICS has the Man Of Steel trying to deal with someone else who is living in his legacy and TRINITY so far has given us a Superman just trying to fit in with his friends, Wonder Woman and Batman.
By far I have been loving SUPERMAN written by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason (who also does art) and Doug Mahnke. In the last two issues (#8 and #9) we had Superman and Superboy end up on Dinosaur Island, or as I know it, 'The War That Time Forgot' and not only fight some dinosaurs but was also able to help Captain Storm of the Losers go out a hero.
In case you read it and may have missed it, the books were a thank you and a beautiful tribute to Darwyn Cooke.
So if you are not reading SUPERMAN... you need too...RIGHT NOW!