A Complete Blast!!!
Overview.
So when this title was first released it was pretty Mediocre, Around the time they changed the artist to Kenneth. This title has picked up to be one of my favorite ongoing's. I can say with much truth, this is currently the best superman title.
Story (Spoilers)
This Issue continues from last Issue, It opens with this artificially created female know as the Hive Queen, Claiming she bring new birth to humanity, she requests to another member of the Hive that he bring her Hector Hammond as she see's him as the object to save humanity. It then moves to an science research block. It shows doctors tending to Hector Hammond, then suddenly one of the doctors get infected by the Hive he then infects another doctor, the infected get circled by workers of the Facility who then get infected. It then shows us Clark Kent dinning in a Chinese restaurant in Gotham, He is there to meet with a mysterious figure who is claiming that Clark is a teller of truths, this mysterious figure asks Clark to examine an urban myth named "The Twenty". It then goes back to the doctors who were infected by the Hive they are smuggling Hector Hammond to the Hive Queen who requested him. It then shows us Clark Kent on a plane going to investigate "The Twenty". It then returns to the Infected doctors carry Hector Hammond you see a cable snap on the circuits holding Hectors mind there is a "Mindlike explosion" and it shows citizen's of metropolis being overwhelmed by there Mind. It shows the plane Clark was on plummeting towards the ground, Clark quickly turns to Superman and save the plane he soon notices his Friends acting strangely. The Issue Ends with Hector Hammond arriving at the Hive Queens location.
The Good and The Bad
The Good
- The Art is beautiful
- It is quite action packed and the Issue has lot to it
- The Dialogue is Believable
- it sets it up for a great story
The Bad
- You really need to have read Issue 20# and 19# to get the full enjoyment
The Rating
This Issue was a blast my second favorite Issue of the series so far. I strongly Recommend you purchase Issue 19 and 20 as well for full enjoyment. I am keen to put this title on my pull-list
I give it