Superman #17
By Avi Weinryb
February 17, 2017 - 17:07
DC Comics
Writer(s): Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason
Artist(s): Sebastian Fiumara
Colourist(s): Dave Stewart
Letterer(s): Rob Leigh
Cover Artist(s): Fiumara and Stewart
It’s a tidy one-off story with a cute ending and some fun action sequences. Well, it’s really one sequence. This issue has almost zero plot and is essentially just a chance for Tomasi and Gleason to let their hair down and have fun. Fiumara really knows how to draw creepy forests. The entire issue is a moon-lit spook-fest, excellently captured by this talented artist.
There is no complexity here. No prior knowledge required. It’s just a pleasant tale to pack into a schoolbag and read with friends at school or on a sleepover. Or for adults to read and reminisce about the good ol’ days when everything was an adventure and how cool it would be if a damsel in distress showed up asking for you to slip on your Chuck Taylor shoes and jump on your bike and ride. It’s a comic for kids and those with fond memories of the past.