Superman #678
James Robinson's run on SUPERMAN continues as the battle for Metropolis between Superman and the long-vanished Atlas rages on. It's full-scale war, mano a mano, in the streets of the city.
Plus: the secret of where Atlas has been and how he ended up in the modern age is revealed! And if that weren't enough, who is the shadowy figure pulling the titan's strings?
Written by James Robinson
Art by Renato Guedes and Jose Wilson Magalhaés
Cover by Alex Ross
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $2.99
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 0.03%
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| Ilash | 07/26/08 | No | Read Review |
| mrmister | 07/25/08 | No | Read Review |
| Mart | 07/24/08 | Yes | Read Review |
| CharlesDaCriticCzar | 07/23/08 | No | Read Review |
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Posted by WadeWilson on 07/22/08 at 02:46 AM
No, none at all!
Posted by NealAppeal on 07/22/08 at 03:07 AM
The covers look awesome. Im glad I flipped thru this at my dealer and didnt buy the first issue in the run. I was very disappointed in Robinson and his tSuperman. I had such high hopes being the huge Starman and Leave it to Chance fan!
Posted by Dietz82 on 07/22/08 at 10:41 AM
@Dietz82
Its only one issue in so it could get a lot better. I mean the first issue wasnt bad and there were some strong moments. I plan on Robinson building from here and this book just becoming amazing, similar to Action Comics
Posted by rift1128 on 07/22/08 at 10:50 AM
First issue for Robinson was okay, not the best. But I'm expecting this arc to get better as it goes on. Plus the art should be just as good as the first issue. Let's hope to the promise of big things here!
Posted by TheNextChampion on 07/22/08 at 11:09 AM
You can't judge a story or run on one issue, whether it's awesome or it's crap -- it's only one issue. That's like judging a novel on the first chapter.
To me, Robinson's first issue was like deja vu -- it wasn't a bad issue, it just felt like I'd read that same Superman issue about 100 times before. But, I have high hopes things will pick up, and I'm looking forward to see how this book will tie into Action Comics.
Posted by WadeWilson on 07/22/08 at 12:31 PM
the first issue wsnt bad i liked it, the scenes out in space i liked allot with GL and Krypto
Posted by Petro09 on 07/22/08 at 01:04 PM
I just want more science cops!
Posted by ohcaroline on 07/22/08 at 01:56 PM
The Krypto stuff was such a refreshing change of pace in the last issue. I think it set a good foundation going forward for this story, and I hope will make Superman as fun a read as Action Comics is right now.
Posted by johnorlandella on 07/22/08 at 02:07 PM
This had better be a whole lot better than the overall crappy first part. I have high hopes for a Robinson run on Superman but he really needs to up his game to even come close to what Johns is doing in Action Comics.
Posted by Ilash on 07/22/08 at 07:23 PM
Why are people hating on Robinson's run after one issue. I'll read through this first arc good or bad to let him get his feet under him. If the next arc is bad then I'll drop it.
Posted by Kory on 07/23/08 at 08:14 AM
Did this one come out? I some how missed it at my lcs. I guess I'll head back tomorrow to double check...
Posted by daebo on 07/23/08 at 11:25 PM
"I'm going to go play with Crypto. In space. Me and Hal."
"That's Crazy."
Anyway I'm realling digging this art. And Jimmy Olson on a motorbike is cool. I liked this.
Posted by NealAppeal on 07/24/08 at 03:13 AM
Kind of a weird issue ...
I'm not sure what to make of Atlas, or this arc, yet.
Posted by WadeWilson on 07/24/08 at 04:28 AM
@wadewilson I feel you on that.
Posted by NealAppeal on 07/24/08 at 04:34 AM
yeah this was a strange book for me.
Posted by Kimbo on 07/24/08 at 10:12 AM
I hve never read Superman before this other than some Action Comics issues. It wasnt what i expected from a Superman issue but it wasnt bad at all. Just... Different.
Posted by rift1128 on 07/24/08 at 11:04 AM
I'm not likng this Atlas guy. But it is good for Supes to have villians he can smash and bang with.
Posted by Kory on 07/24/08 at 01:09 PM
Atlas may have the worst costume I've ever seen in comics, and that's saying a lot.
Posted by WadeWilson on 07/25/08 at 11:04 AM
This issue definitely picked up the pace from last issue.
I still don't really care for the art, however. It's not bad, it's just not very good for a Superman title. It feels too "flimsy", if that makes any sense.
Posted by TomO on 07/25/08 at 02:08 PM
Still fascinating. I like Robinson's approach.
Posted by Muady on 07/26/08 at 09:04 PM
I liked the story a lot, especially the kitchen scene with Lois and Clark. Good for Clark, getting a personality and all.
But the art was weird nonetheless and I'm just not sure if I liked it or not.
Oh, and I want to know what happened with Zatanna...
Posted by cylonpete on 07/28/08 at 06:58 AM
Robinson's writing is superb - it's rich with the sort of subtle humor and believable mannerisms that are so rare in comics. Also, his character monolouges are superb.
The art blows me away. This is among the best comic book art I've ever seen. The Atlas flashback sequence in particular was incredible.
My only complaint: these read too fast.
Posted by Aerodynamics on 07/30/08 at 08:53 PM
I'm super excited about this.
Posted by NealAppeal on 07/22/08 at 01:28 AM