Adventures of Superman: Book of El #3 – Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Writer; Scott Godlewski, Artist; Alex Guimaraes, Colorist
Ray – 9.5/10
Ray: Phillip Kennedy Johnson has taken us back to the future, revisiting his epic Action Comics run and finally bringing Superman’s adopted kids, Osul and Otho, back into focus. Well, sort of – because they’re lost in time. Superman has found himself in the far future, in a world where his descendants are scattered across the galaxy and Earth is ruled by a Luthor – who is actually a front for the immortal Brainiac. The only friend he has on this world is the mysteriously ancient Jimmy Olsen, who has become the archivist of the House of El. There’s a reveal in this issue about exactly why Jimmy is so long-lived and why he’s been able to survive in this world that’s one of the funniest and most clever twists I’ve seen in a comic in a very long time. God bless DC Comics for being willing to go so ridiculous and pay tribute to one of the mainstays of Silver Age DC with this issue.
This issue has some really clever and funny bits, but it can also get deeply intense and emotional when it needs to. The battle segment is framed by narration that’s almost poem-like, and after the battle, Superman visits his old farm to express his thoughts to the people he left behind. He’s ready to get back to his family – but he doesn’t realize that he wasn’t the target of the initial attack, the kids were. They’re both lost in the future too, and the real quest is only beginning. Kryx-Ul, his enemy from Warworld, has ascended to a new level of power and is so desperate to get his own family back that he craves even more power. This series has been building and building with each issue, and it may just have a chance at equalling the thrills of the WarWorld, saga. Johnson clearly understands the larger mythology of Superman in a way very few writers do – but that’s part of why the Superman line is so great right now.
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