So I Read Today… Super Sons #1 to #7 (DC Comics // 2017)Talk...

So I Read Today… Super Sons #1 to #7 (DC Comics // 2017)

Talk about reading a random book with no expectation and getting your money’s worth and this one is atop of the list. I usually pick the odd comic for nights like these (when I can’t sleep) because they usually offer a sheer amount of surprise. I mean, when you see the first six covers the only thing that crosses your mind is that this is a kids book or something aimed towards very young readers (much of them sadly lacking in the comic book medium these days). If you told me twenty years ago that I would be enjoying a book featuring Batman and Superman’s offspring in my late 30’s I would have laughed at your face. But here it is. Beautifully written by Peter J. Tomasi a man who knows Damien Wayne like the back of his hand and who’s got a really good hold on the corners of the DC Universe and draw by Jorge Jimenez whose art style fits the feeling of the book like a glove. The synergy between these two men it’s so great that you’ll get warm feelings reading it.

Our story begins when Robin out of boredom recruits Superman’s son Jon Kent to solve a case regarding the Amazo virus that attacked the DC Universe in N52 Justice League #35. He’s well aware that the cure implemented back then cured 97% of the people affected by it while 3% kept their powers. A family who was playing heroics with their newfound abilities went missing and a mysterious breaking into Lexcorp has made the Amazo technology available to a mysterious interested party. While Damian, who is 13, has no problem getting out of his house and taking these kinds of cases on his own, Jon is just a 10 year old kid who has to follow rules set by his mother and father around schedules and the use of his powers. Their characters are literal oil and water  but they both want to help the people in need and Jon is hungry to experience more out of this world that he barely knows while Damian acts like a know it-all 40-something drill sergeant . The kids get to crack the case while facing each other over their massive differences on background only to slowly come to terms they are more alike than what they willing to recognize, very much like their fathers did back in the day.

I’m always glad when a low profile book like this falls on my lap.  We get a lot of character development as we get to see side by side the growing pains of the sons of Superman and Batman and what makes them who they are in a very straightforward superhero story that shows the strengths of their two leading characters doing what they do best, that being Damian being a royal pain because of the cumulated, condensed training he’s had in his short life or the naïve innocence of Jon who almost always just stares in awe at what his so-called friend is willing to do to get things done despise being able to do amazing feats by himself. It’s also full of humor and good feelings for those moments when you just want to enjoy a light reading.  Go and find it! This one is truly a gem!

Prof_Dan

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