Superman: Secret Origin #4

gc8's Superman: Secret Origin #4 - Parasites review

One of Superman's First Battles

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Another good chapter in Geoff John's 21st Century retelling of Superman's origin story. Though the series got off to a rough start with some annoying issues about Superboy, the third issue and this fourth issue are much better.

The cover image featuring Jor-El and Lara isn't very appropriate, as they never actually appear in this issue. In this issue Luthor takes Daily Planet janitor Rudy Jones under his wing, and Lois and Clark score a personal interview with Luthor. But then something goes awry at Lexcorp.

Aside from the cliched portrayal of janitor Rudy Jones as a doughnut-munching fat guy, prior to his transformation into Parasite, the writing and art are both sharp here. It's not quite as good as John Byrne's Man of Steel, but is probably your second best bet if you can't get ahold of those back issues.

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Superman: Secret Origin #4 - Parasites by jhags on March 19, 2010
Superstar writer, Geoff Johns, and artist, Gary Frank, breathe new life into a classic tale with the six issue mini-series, Superman: Secret Origin. Issue #4 features the origin of a janitor-turned-super-villian named Parasite, who appropriately enough feeds off the life (and powers) of others. For the most part, I like the art in this issue. Growing up in the 1980s, I instantly connected with Superman's resemblence to Christopher Reeve. In addition, I really enjoy Frank's rendering of Superman ...
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Superman: Secret Origin #4 - Parasites by gylan_thomas on April 24, 2010
Having Geoff Johns and Gary Frank together was some thing I was really looking forward to here. Like me Johns seems to be a fan of the classics but has been able to give a fresh, modern spin. As for Frank, well, he's been one of my favourite artists since his days on Incredible HULK.  How ever so far I've been pretty disappointed. While the art is truly amazing Johns devotion to the classics has gone a little too far for me on the series in general. In issue one the Clark as Superboy idea was br...
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