Adventure Comics #3
Superboy is back and hunting for Lex Luthor! He can't find Luthor on his own, and he needs help from his best friend Tim Drake, a.k.a. Robin. But Tim's now traveling the globe under the alias of Red Robin! The boys' reunion isn't all smiles and hugs, as Conner discovers that Tim has been hiding a great many secrets from the newly returned Boy of Steel. And they're secrets that could destroy their friendship!
Plus, in the Legion of Super-Heroes co-feature, the intergalactic odd couple known as Sun Boy and Polar Boy team up to figure out what's up with the menace trying to destroy the universe.
Written by Geoff Johns
Co-feature written by Geoff Johns and Michael Shoemaker
Art by Francis Manapul
Co-feature art by Clayton Henry
Covers by Francis Manapul
Size: 40 Pages
Price: $3.99
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 49.7%
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| MarcSpector | 10/17/09 | No | Read Review |
| JesTr | 10/15/09 | Yes | Read Review |
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| Ender35k | 10/14/09 | No | Read Review |
| akamuu | 10/13/09 | No | Read Review |
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Avg Rating: 4.6
Comments
So this is the last one w/ Johns/Manapul? Is the story gonna be continued somewhere else? I love the Luthor/Superman notebook gimmick
Posted by cutty on 10/12/09 at 05:52 PM
I think they're coming back for the co-feature for the next few issues.
Posted by Rustyautoparts on 10/12/09 at 05:54 PM
I think I'm quickly falling in love with these DC writers/comics. Who would've thunk it?
Posted by vadamowens on 10/12/09 at 06:06 PM
So, whos taking over after this arc?
Posted by Ruo21 on 10/12/09 at 06:19 PM
There are still the 2 Blackest Night tie-in issues with Superboy Prime written by Johns by art by Ordway.
Posted by Devastron on 10/12/09 at 06:21 PM
I was pretty positive that Johns/Manapul had done six issues of Adventure Comics before agreeing to leave and do Flash. We should have this team for three more issues.
Posted by MarcSpector on 10/12/09 at 07:10 PM
Supercool speedlines!!
Posted by MisterJ on 10/12/09 at 07:18 PM
Sun Boy & Polar Boy! I'm there. I just finished rereading LO3W and loved that team-up. More please!
Posted by zattaric on 10/12/09 at 08:14 PM
I'll be sad to see the Superboy lead feature go, but we had known this was going to happen from when Adventure Comics was announced. (The quote went something along the lines of "The first arc won't feature the Legion, but after that..")
Posted by PraxJarvin on 10/12/09 at 08:28 PM
@MarcSpector
Jerry Ordway is solicited for art on issues 4 and 5.
Posted by Slockhart on 10/12/09 at 09:03 PM
Is Geoff Johns only on this for the first three issues??
If that's the case, I'm going to have to pick up issue #2 and this one.
I thought he was doing six issues?
Posted by ScorpionMasada on 10/12/09 at 09:17 PM
@ScorpionMasada
Johns and Manapul are doing 1-3, Johns and Ordway are doing 4-5, and probably 6
Posted by Slockhart on 10/12/09 at 10:57 PM
@Slockheart
NOOOOO! NO! NO! NO! ... No Ordway! Do! Not! Want! Want Manapul to pencil FOREVER!
Oh, he and Johns will be on Flash soon? O-okay... I'll... I'll calm down. Still, I was loving this series; my little heart will just break in half when the creative team changes.
Posted by captbastrd on 10/13/09 at 04:29 AM
Yes yes yes!!! Love me some Ordway!! His art is so much cleaner and crisper than Manapul.
Posted by boostergold4 on 10/13/09 at 08:37 AM
I'm excited to see the interaction between Red Robin and Superboy. I believe they were on the Teen Titans together, so they likely have a lot to catch up on. (I haven't read any Titans books, so please correct me if I'm wrong.)
The Bruce/Ra's and Clark/Lex dichotomy working here should be interesting.
Posted by stuclach on 10/13/09 at 09:06 AM
@stuclach They've been friends since Peter David's YOUNG JUSTICE book from the 90s-00s. And then both starred in the Johns' TEEN TITANS relaunch, so yeah... they have a lot to catch up on.
Posted by PraxJarvin on 10/13/09 at 11:52 AM
Cool. Thanks for the info.
Posted by stuclach on 10/13/09 at 11:56 AM
Ordway is the next artist for this series?
That's unfortunate...
Posted by TheNextChampion on 10/13/09 at 12:41 PM
Superboy and Robin were best friends until Superboys death. TIm even tried (and failed) to bring him back several times.
Posted by supertrackmonkey on 10/13/09 at 01:11 PM
Think I might drop this after the Johns issues. No real interest in the Legion of Super Heroes.
Posted by dneufeld on 10/13/09 at 02:36 PM
I'm trying to hold off on reading the Legion back up story until after I finish up LO3W, of which I now have 3 of the 5 issues. I'll definitely have to finish it before next issue, when Superboy Prime come back to rear his ugly whiny head.
Posted by comicBOOKchris on 10/13/09 at 03:48 PM
Ugh, Ordway. I still haven't recovered from the couple of issues he did of the previous Wonder Woman series. Horrible.
Posted by zattaric on 10/13/09 at 08:51 PM
Does anyone know what's happening with the format of the book when the Legion takes over? Will it be Legion with Superboy co-feature? Legion and something else? Maybe even, the best and least likely choice, no co-feature and a $2.99 price tag?
Posted by Slockhart on 10/13/09 at 11:11 PM
This issue is so good it isn't even funny. I was actually angry and sad when it ended to go to the Legion feature.
I really want DC to make a Superboy/Red Robin book. And Krypto has to be involved in it! This issue was, from start to finish, absolutely amazing.
Posted by supertrackmonkey on 10/14/09 at 04:05 PM
I really enjoyed the interaction with Tim. This makes me want to go grab some of the old Titans and Young Justice books.
Posted by stuclach on 10/14/09 at 09:43 PM
All I know is that the Flash book had better be worth losing this.
Posted by Slockhart on 10/15/09 at 01:56 AM
This is such a great comic. I hope The Flash is even better.
I too am sad about Ordway taking over. I thought Johns said that him and Manapul had done 6 issues of Adventure Comics? I guess he was just talking about himself. Sad.
Posted by ProjectX2 on 10/15/09 at 05:24 AM
Long live the Legion.
Posted by bitingthesun on 10/15/09 at 10:29 AM
I didn't enjoy the Legion bit in this, but I absolutely love the interaction between Tim and Conner, so this one had to be a 5. Really can't wait to see what this team does with Flash. 5/5.
Posted by kwisdumb on 10/15/09 at 01:11 PM
Loved this book so much. This is what Teen Titans should be.
Posted by gnanniv on 10/15/09 at 01:15 PM
this one was great. my fav read this week.
Posted by Hexsas on 10/15/09 at 05:54 PM
I really like this book but I just can't get into Legion. So at this time I'm just going to read the Superboy story since its so enjoyable.
Posted by lantern4life on 10/16/09 at 05:42 PM
Really a fantastic story. There's some really great characterization going on here and of course brilliant art. I also really enjoyed the Legion Back-Up. So an all round awesome package. 5/5 and my POTW.
Posted by PraxJarvin on 10/17/09 at 01:57 AM
I'm basically only picking up this book, because of the Legion. Superboy is ok, but I wouldn't buy a book about just him.
Posted by zattaric on 10/18/09 at 04:58 PM
As pumped as I am for the Flash series, I really wish this team wasn't leaving the book.
Posted by magnum240 on 10/12/09 at 05:47 PM