A comiXologist Recommends:
Jen Keith recommends
Convergence: Superboy #1
It’s
a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…don’t EVER call him Superboy. The
Metropolis Kid dons the leather jacket and fade haircut once more,
bringing the full force of his ‘90s flare with him in this first of
two Convergence:
Superboy
issues.
I have been waiting for this book since
Convergence was announced: for the Superboy that believes he’s (let
me break out some proper '90s lingo here) all that and a bag of chips
just because he’s the clone of Superman who was da bomb until he
bounced (AKA was killed by Doomsday). This is a Superboy before he
ever meets Superman – a Superboy with the desire to prove himself a
worthy successor without knowing what that responsibility truly
entails.
Here
is where we get the great premise made possible through Convergence’s
colliding
universes.
This inexperienced teen meets a Superman unlike any other: the
Superman from Kingdom
Come.
A Superman who, in his universe, is disturbed by a new generation of
heroes throwing their powers around first and not asking or caring
about morality later. This is a Superman in the middle of a war
between metahumans when he has all but forsaken his humanity. This is
a Superman meeting the young, reckless embodiment of
that idea wearing
his ’S’ shield and holding the balance of his universe in his
hands.
Fabian
Nicieza,
no stranger to DC’s teen heroes, writes a vulnerable yet eager to
please Kon-El. The narration by Dubbilex, the Kid’s
telepathic Cadmus chaperone,
is an endearing touch, and there are more special guests from the
Kingdom
Come
universe to keep the audience on their
toes. Penciler Karl
Moline and
inker Jose
Marzan Jr provide a realistic and energetic appeal that reminds me of the older
Superboy comics without punching the reader in the face with a 90s
aesthetic. All of this is wrapped up in a gorgeous cover by Babs Tarr
of which I desperately need a poster. Needless to say, I am chomping
at the bit for the second issue to this storyline.
If
you’ve had enough of Pogs and Go-gurt and are looking for a different
Superboy, I highly recommend the
Superboy:
Boy of Steel story arc.
If
you’re like me and keep a '90s Superboy action figure on your desk,
then don’t
mess with the S and don’t miss this two-parter!
[Read Convergence: Superboy #1 on comiXology]
Jen
Keith is a Digital Editor at comiXology, comic artist, music addict,
and would like to point out that Superboy’s fashion sense is,
amazingly enough, in vogue again.