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March 21, 2012 9:52 pm I picked up the Birthright trade just as Secret Origin was between issues. Not to knock any of Geoff Johns' work, but I think that Waid knocked it out of the park. Much more so than Johns did with Secret Origin. I am (and continue to be) a true believer in Waid's DC work and although my reading of Birthright was after he had already left, the story confirmed for me his ability to handle DC's flagship character. It has been decades since I've read The Man of Steel. I am glad that it is getting the recognition here that it properly deserves. That being said, many readers at the time could not believe that Clark had to shave using a mirror and his heat vision (the smell of burning hair, anyone?). I believe that Byrne, wisely so, avoided the grooming quickly afterwards. I know that I absolutely hated the loss of Superboy and his ties to the Legion of Superheroes. It was a problem that took many writers years to retcon. And in full circle I return back to Johns' Secret Origin, which despite its somewhat disjointed, episodic storytelling made it clear that Superboy and the LSH are a fundamental part of Superman's history.

October 16, 2011 9:13 pm Only read a few trades of Starman. Didn't make a difference, as this was a great intro chapter. Anything you need to know is inferred or explained. Plus--it's a new universe. Who's Starman?

January 31, 2010 8:58 am I have been waiting for this product for years.  I love my iphone, but I want something a bit bigger to read webpages and for taking notes.  Will I buy more from iVerse and Comixology?  Certainly.  Will I still shop at my LCS? Definitely.  The same way that the Nook won't cause the closing of B&N, digital comics on the IPad won't close LCS.  What it will do is bring in 'outside' readers and increase the circulation of the stories themselves.  Of course, this would only happen if comic publishers lobbied to be part of the iBook domain.  The only downside is that as with most Comixology titles, iBook is only going to work in the US.

January 31, 2010 8:40 am I don't understand how the issue described is not what I read. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the story but it wasn't the same one solicited.

December 4, 2009 3:02 pm

I have enjoyed this series from Day 1 and have looked forward to each issue.  When it started I wasn't sure if it was a mini or ongoing.  I imagine from the way the 6th issue ended that Wildstorm's PTB have decided to let Williams (and hopefully Staples) an opportunity to create another mini or two.

Up until the last two pages, the comic provides enough scares and thrills to satisfy most readers of the series. Answers to most of the questions/subplots are provided, again with the last few pages proving that there is more story to tell North of 40.

Peter