Superman Secret Files 2009 #1
There's never been a better (or busier) time to be a Superman fan! With so many new characters and locations to keep track of, DC brings readers the definitive guide to the ever-expanding world of Superman. Here you will get profiles of characters like Nightwing and Flamebird, General Zod, Supergirl, Mon-El and more, plus maps of locations such as New Krypton's Kandor and Metropolis.
Also included is a bittersweet story about the friendship of Supergirl and Flamebird, and a story revealing the dark legacy of Pete Ross' brief time as President of the United States. Plus, a week in the life of Science Cops Billi Harper and Jonathan (Mon-El) Kent. This SECRET FILES issue serves as an excellent primer to this month's "Codename: Patriot" crossover in the Superman titles, so don't miss out!
Written by Sterling Gates, Geoff Johns, James Robinson and Greg Rucka
Art by Pete Woods, Jamal Igle, Renato Guedes, Julián López and various
Cover by Aaron Lopresti
Size: 64 Pages
Price: $4.99
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I cannot decide if this is one big marketing piece they expect us to pay for or vital information that'd be a fun read. The map of Kandor sounds cool, but is that it?
Posted by misterckent on 08/10/09 at 07:50 PM
It doesn't say how many pages the story is, does it? It actually sounds like a fun little tale. I like Supergirl and Flamebird. According to the latest Action annual, they both go way back.
Posted by robbydzwonar on 08/10/09 at 08:04 PM
Yeah...I keep up with most of the titles, but don't know why DC would charge for this when Marvel does this type of thing for free-ninety-free.
Posted by misterckent on 08/10/09 at 08:14 PM
I hope they just flat-out make a Who's Who, then throw a story at the end, and not make an issue-long story that shoehorns in all the info you need on everyone.
Posted by Slockhart on 08/10/09 at 08:57 PM
I don't know what is wrong with me but I am a sucker for the Secret Files stuff. I couldn't tell you what was ever in all the ones I have bought but everyytime I see one I'm like 'Ooooh Secret Files issue!"
Posted by Hawkboy on 08/11/09 at 01:55 AM
Well, the talent is hard to pass up. I hope this is worth it.
Posted by magnum240 on 08/11/09 at 10:58 AM
Secret Files tend to be hit or miss, but the two most recent Green Lantern ones were pretty damn important. I would bet it's the same story here.
Also, I'm guessing Secret Origin kicks off after Codename: Patriot?
Posted by PraxJarvin on 08/11/09 at 01:12 PM
I'm actually looking forward to these profiles. I need to get updated.
Posted by robbydzwonar on 08/11/09 at 03:21 PM
going to have to flip through this in store to see how many story pages it has before committing.
Posted by skeets on 08/12/09 at 03:28 AM
average rating 6.5. WOW! must pick up
Posted by vaughan on 08/12/09 at 09:49 PM
James Robinson's science police story was quite good. I didn't care for the secret files themselves, but all of the little side-stories were really cool.
Posted by Crippler on 08/13/09 at 05:41 AM
Wasn't a bad book, although damned expensive for the amount of story in it, and t as a longtime reader all the origins and 'files' were info I already knew or didn't care to know (nobody needs a map of New Krypton, they just don't). I guess it's a good jump-on point for new readers, but honestly new readers are hard to come by, it's mostly old readers that are balls-deep in the Superman books right now, I doubt many of them need to be told who Krypto is any more...
Posted by JedeyeSniv on 08/13/09 at 08:34 PM
I hope it gets included in one of the collections.
Posted by theegreatone on 08/18/09 at 02:58 AM
I wonder if my store is even going to have this?
Posted by robbydzwonar on 08/10/09 at 07:40 PM