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Superman Adventures #2
Superman Adventures (1996-2002) #2
A woman vying for Superman's attention gets her wish when the media mistakenly identifies her as his girlfriend! At first she loves the idea...but she regrets her wish when Metallo steps in and kidnaps her to get back at the Man of Steel!
23 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 30, 1996
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Scott McCloud
126 books1,580 followersScott McCloud (born Scott McLeod) is an American cartoonist and theorist on comics as a distinct literary and artistic medium.
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December 7, 2022
Scott McCloud takes over the writing for an issue #2 winning debut, crafting a good-natured tale around one of the incidental drawbacks that come with being a superhero. Female infatuation.
Indeed, now that everyone knows Superman is a real being—and a handsome one at that—what’s stopping any lonely woman from simply shouting “Superman, help!” whenever she sees him swoop by? And that’s exactly what happens here: Young Kelly, spotting the godly stud flying overhead, calls to him for help. Superman obliges only to find that he’s fallen for a new kind of trap—one of female opportunism. To his credit, Supes handles the encounter gracefully enough and simply flies off, leaving the girl dejected and displeased, but…why should he reward her bad behavior?
Of course, this doesn’t stop Kelly from bragging to a pretzel vendor that Superman’s now her boyfriend—a conversation which Metallo, a kryptonite-powered cyborg introduced early in the TV show (episode 7!), conveniently overhears. Naturally, he nabs the girl in hopes of dragging Superman into his own kind of trap...one that soon devolves into an exchange of fisticuffs between the two super beings. McCloud’s chief point of concern, however, is not the battle. It's Kelly. Does she learn her lesson in the end? Perhaps her normally uneventful life now doesn’t seem so bad?
Rick Burchett, as always, delivers some excellent pencils that are further enhanced by his team’s excellent inking and coloring skills. As seen in even the simplest movements, from Kelly munching a pretzel to Clark yanking on his blazer, Burchett excels at rendering motion. In fact, his overall style is a perfect counterpoint to the heavy realism or manga stylings that comprise most mainstream Superhero fare. In fact, Burchett's art is an equally effective, Western-equivalent to the now tropish anime aesthetic seen absolutely available. It's a fine, "American" alternative.
Easily worth the Kindle $0.99 purchase.
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Indeed, now that everyone knows Superman is a real being—and a handsome one at that—what’s stopping any lonely woman from simply shouting “Superman, help!” whenever she sees him swoop by? And that’s exactly what happens here: Young Kelly, spotting the godly stud flying overhead, calls to him for help. Superman obliges only to find that he’s fallen for a new kind of trap—one of female opportunism. To his credit, Supes handles the encounter gracefully enough and simply flies off, leaving the girl dejected and displeased, but…why should he reward her bad behavior?
Of course, this doesn’t stop Kelly from bragging to a pretzel vendor that Superman’s now her boyfriend—a conversation which Metallo, a kryptonite-powered cyborg introduced early in the TV show (episode 7!), conveniently overhears. Naturally, he nabs the girl in hopes of dragging Superman into his own kind of trap...one that soon devolves into an exchange of fisticuffs between the two super beings. McCloud’s chief point of concern, however, is not the battle. It's Kelly. Does she learn her lesson in the end? Perhaps her normally uneventful life now doesn’t seem so bad?
Rick Burchett, as always, delivers some excellent pencils that are further enhanced by his team’s excellent inking and coloring skills. As seen in even the simplest movements, from Kelly munching a pretzel to Clark yanking on his blazer, Burchett excels at rendering motion. In fact, his overall style is a perfect counterpoint to the heavy realism or manga stylings that comprise most mainstream Superhero fare. In fact, Burchett's art is an equally effective, Western-equivalent to the now tropish anime aesthetic seen absolutely available. It's a fine, "American" alternative.
Easily worth the Kindle $0.99 purchase.
For more reviews like these, please seek www.lostnostalgia.com
September 25, 2022
This one is by Scott McCloud, who actually did a talk about comics at my Alma Mater UC Irvine a few years ago. Anyway, this issue takes place after the first seven episodes of the series, as there are mentions of Toyman, Parasite, and Metallo. In fact, Metallo makes an appearance, kidnapping a woman who, through her words, is mistaken for Superman’s girlfriend. Classic funny misunderstanding.
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