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By Kurt Busiek<\/strong>, Carlos Pacheco<\/strong> & Jesus Merino<\/strong> (DC Comics) The concluding volume of the serial epic that ran intermittently in the monthly Superman comic is finally available, and although it is very impressive eye-candy I still question the fairness of two little books when the whole story could quite easily have fitted into one. In volume 1 (ISBN: 1-84576-434-X) the ancient Atlantean sorcerer Arion showed the Man of Steel a vision of the future where the hero’s continued defence of the planet inevitably lead to its destruction, and asked him to retire before that vision became horrendous reality.<\/p>\n In this volume (collecting Superman<\/strong> #662-664, 667 and Superman Annual<\/strong> #13) the Mage decides to force Superman’s decision.<\/p>\n Chockfull of guest-stars and featuring pertinent asides with the tragic Superman-analogue Subjekt 17, plus a pack of very young New Genesis truants and even old foe the Prankster, this is a very pretty adventure. But even although the final confrontation is visually spectacular, story-wise there’s nothing we haven’t seen before.<\/p>\n Shiny and simplistic, this is a pallid disappointment for fans with precious little to recommend it to the casual or new reader.<\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a9 2007 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Kurt Busiek, Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino (DC Comics) ISBN: 978-1-84576-651-1 The concluding volume of the serial epic that ran intermittently in the monthly Superman comic is finally available, and although it is very impressive eye-candy I still question the fairness of two little books when the whole story could quite easily have fitted … <\/p>\n
\nISBN: 978-1-84576-651-1<\/p>\n