Superman #1
“What Price Tomorrow?”
Writer/Breakdowns/Cover artist: George Perez
Pencils/Inks: Jesus Merino
Colors: Brian Buccellato
Letters: Carlos M. Mangual
Editor: Matt Idelson
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $2.99 US
George Perez has always been one of my favorite comic artists, if not the favorite. His style was probably the first one I could recognize in a comic book, and after I first saw his work in the original New Teen Titans series, I sought out his work wherever it turned up. Yes, he’s a dynamic artist who brings an awe-inspiring level of detail to his work, but that can make some people forget he’s an accomplished comics writer as well. Not only did he co-plot New Teen Titans with Marv Wolfman back in the day, but he was responsible for one of the most popular and well-received interpretations of Wonder Woman has published in its history. I was curious when DC announced Perez would pen this new series featuring its most recognizable icon, and after reading Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #1, Perez had an unenviable task ahead of him. He offers up one of the densest and topical of the New 52 debuts in Superman #1, and his take on this new version of the Man of Steel jibes well with Morrison’s, set five years earlier.
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