Superman: Up, Up And Away by Kurt Busiek, Geoff Johns, Pete Woods and Renato Guedes
01/02/2007 . Source: Geoff Willmetts 
Pub: Titan Books. 192 page graphic novel. Price: £ 8.99 (UK). ISBN: 1-84576-348-3. Buy Superman: Up, Up And Away in the USA - or Buy Superman: Up, Up And Away in the UK  check out website: www.titanbooks.com and www.dccomics.com
Following the 'Infinite Crisis' series, Superman finds himself powerless for over a year. This allows him to follow his normal life as reporter Clark Kent and continues this happy marriage to Lois Lane. He still tackles crime in his own way, although has to use a signal watch to attract Supergirl or people such as Green Lantern and Hawkgirl to do the muscle work for him when he tracks down members of Intergang. Lex Luthor, in the meantime, has gotten off all charges on legalities and gone to ground...literally. Even if Clark had his super-powers back, Luthor's underground bases are amongst lead pipes and would have been immune to his x-ray vision. You'd have thought in bygone times, Superman would just track down where the biggest power sources were being used down there.
After one serious incident, Clark Kent discovers his powers returning slowly but surely. He might not be able to fly at first and can cover distances with a single bound. Of course, Luthor hasn't been idle. Aided by the Toyman and Prankster, he uses them to hold up the Man of Steel until he's ready to use a piece of. what he calls, Kryptonian sunstone to attack him.
This story actually makes Clark Kent look interesting. Instead of being Superman's disguise to be cast off when not needed, this is his every day life now. Running down stories and showing what kind of ace reporter he actually is. Of course, all that will change again when he returns to being Superman but it makes for an interesting contrast. Having Superman's powers return slowly, he is less of an omnipotent threat to any villain. Granted, Superman is supposed to win but he shouldn't be so powerful as to be impossible to overcome as there's not much action in that.
There are little homages to the 'Smallville' TV series and little towards the recent film, which quite rightly should be regarded as more a separate entity. The art is consistent throughout. It's understandable why interest in Superman has perked up in recent years and anyone wanting to see an example of this should try this book.
GF Willmetts |
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