Clark Kent has done nothing else but distance himself from the world since he arrived here despite of the best intentions from some of his closest friends, he hasn't be able to leave behind the feeling of loneliness due to being so different from the rest of the people. However, that might be about to change since a person with a pretty similar background to his has just arrived to the world.
The beginning from the highly anticipated run written by Geoff Johns and drawn by John Romita Jr.
It's necessary to mention a bit of the background before we start, the current Superman volume didn't have the best luck in terms of quality stories. George Perez' opening run was filled with editorial interference and dated writing, Keith Giffen/Dan Jurgens' work was cut short and also suffered from that kind of control from the high forces at DC, Scott Lobdell tried to do something a bit more creative but at the end his uneven execution got the best of him. How does Geoff Johns fares in comparison?
Well, Johns had his own run in the Superman books in the past, especifically on the Action Comics title from the mid-2000's. His run consisted mostly on celebrating the past by referencing different eras from Superman and trying to make them work in the DCU from that time and he did it really good for the most part.
Now, Johns tries to bring a completely new story to the New 52 interpretation of Superman created by Grant Morrison and so far it's a pretty faithful at that. Johns acknowledges the "alien" characterization that Morrison tried to define so much in his run but knows that it's necessary to do some character work to progress from that portrayal and he does it by introducing a pretty logical new character that could represent the current representation of Superman.
That's not the only thing that Johns delivers on this story though since there's a lot of classic Superman mythos here. From the usual cast from the Daily Planet, including one of the most on-point portrayals of Perry White I've seen in a long time, the old and obscure villains like Titano, Johns seems to be dedicated to bring both the old and the new back to the Superman book.
John Romita Jr.'s art however, doesn't fare as well. He's one of the most famous pencillers in the industry but his style can be a bit off-putting for some, his storytelling skills are pretty solid but his artwork can look a bit unrefined at times, fortunately this doesn't ruins the story at all.
Overall, this is a pretty promising first issue and it's one that delivers hope for the future of the title.
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