Review: ‘Superman’ #10 Goes Wild, Wild West
by Tony Thornley
Time travel is just Tuesday for the Man of Steel. In Superman #10 though, Kal-El finds a lot more than he bargained for.
Joshua Williamson, Bruno Redondo, Caio Filipe, Adriano Lucas and Ariana Maher take it back to the 1800’s for Superman’s wildest adventure in years.
The machinations of Dr. Pharm and Mr. Graft have thrown Clark a hundred plus years into the past without his powers and his support system. His only lifeline is his travel companion, the mysterious Marilyn Moonlight. The two heroes are the only hope that the infant Metropolis has when a time-traveling supervillain begins to menace the City of Tomorrow. Luckily for them, that might also mean a way home.
Superman and weird science go together like peanut butter and jelly. It’s what this series has been based on. But Williamson has definitely seemed to find his footing and gives us a story that balances the super adventure with the character drama and world building that he’s been trying since this series launch. It comes together to give us a story that captures the feel of Superman without leaning any one way.
This issue is really an art showcase. Redondo and Filipe take advantage of the unusual setting to create sweeping landscapes, put characters in period costumes, and draw some great action. Moonlight’s design in particular pops off the page. Under other artists, it was cool. With Redondo and Filipe’s lines and Lucas’s colors, she sings. The issue is full of great panels and splashes, and the color art makes it jump off the page.
Superman #10 is available now from DC Comics.
Overview
This was a great issue- incredibly fun and novel, with fantastic art. It would have been fun to see it go one more issue, just for that, but otherwise it hit all the right notes.
