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SUPERBOY #1

Superboy is back in a brand-new ongoing series! Join Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH) and amazing up-and-coming artist Pier Gallo as they take Superboy on a journey to a side of Smallville not even Superman knows about! What mysteries lurk beneath the surface of this all-American town – and what are their direct ties to Superboy? The start of the next great DC Universe epic begins right here!

Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by PIER GALLO
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Variant cover by JOHN CASSADAY

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  1. Avatar photo Zeppo says:
    November 1, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    Really interested in this. I love Sweet Tooth and want to see what Lemire can do with a DC character.

    Never had any interest before but this has my attention.

  2. Avatar photo Franktiger says:
    November 1, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    Great cover by Albuquerque, wish he was on interiors as well.

  3. Avatar photo Minion says:
    November 1, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    Have to get at least one issue of this series for the creator alone.

  4. Avatar photo ctrosejr says:
    November 1, 2010 at 3:23 pm

    I pre-ordered this because of Lemire, but the preview has me excited.  Should be good.

  5. Avatar photo Jeff Reid (@JeffRReid) says:
    November 1, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    I’m probably the only person who’d like to see Superboy go back to living in Hawaii for a bit, aren’t I?

    But hey, I loved Geoff Johns’ take on the character in TEEN TITANS and ADVENTURES COMICS, so I’m all for seeing what Lemire does with him here.

  6. Avatar photo comicBOOKchris says:
    November 1, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    Superboy is my homeboy. Plain and simple.

  7. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    November 1, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    Might get this since the week is a bit slow.

    The preview certainly caught my eye. 

  8. Avatar photo comicBOOKchris says:
    November 1, 2010 at 5:59 pm

    I love that Conner is being showcased so prominently lately. Not only is he in the excellent looking Krul & Scott Teen Titans book, but he finally gets his own series again!

  9. Avatar photo misterckent says:
    November 1, 2010 at 6:12 pm

    This is a great looking cover indeed.  Not a fan of Lemire (I know, I know), but i love the character.

  10. Avatar photo PozrDu says:
    November 1, 2010 at 6:51 pm

    If this feels like the early Adventure Comics reboot Superboy, I’m totally in.  Jeff Lemire ensures that I’ll give it a shot.

  11. Avatar photo Roly says:
    November 1, 2010 at 7:43 pm

    Oh, god. That Rafael Albuquerque cover is such a tease. The interiors could never hope to match it.

  12. Avatar photo CaseyJustice says:
    November 2, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    Tried Lemire on The Atom and found it severely lame, but the Don’t Miss podcast combined with my unabiding affection for the character (and his little dog, too) ensured a pull. Looking forward tot his.

  13. Rustyautoparts says:
    November 2, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    @Casey: Just curious, but how much did you read of his Atom stuff? I thought the one shot was pretty boring, but the story has been steadily picking up the pace. His creator owned work is often like this as well.

  14. Avatar photo Peterparker18102 says:
    November 2, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    I’ll buy at least one issue of anything Lemire does. That being said, I know nothing about superboy (who is he anyway) but I have high hopes. Wonder if Ron plans on breaking his superman boycott to pick this up.

  15. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    November 2, 2010 at 7:53 pm

    I really liked the Superboy reboot from Johns and Manapul, and i’m really liking how this character is being handled around the DCU right now. Totally in.

    I can’t judge Lemire’s work from the Atom almost one shot (sorry but if the story continues in another line of books, its NOT a one shot) but based on his other work, i think we’re in good hands.  

  16. okc says:
    November 2, 2010 at 10:55 pm

    This is by Lemire, therefore it will be awesome.

  17. Avatar photo Meanmrmustid says:
    November 3, 2010 at 5:05 am

    Whata catch! What a catch. (says in my best Richie Benaud voice)

  18. Avatar photo JimBilly4 says:
    November 3, 2010 at 8:54 am

    The Atom one shot was dull, mostly exposition stuff introduing the character and setting things up. I think they were concerned about people knowing who the Atom was, but it just turned me right off. If they had just told a good story, then mayne they could have hooked me into the Adventure comics second feature. Hopefully Lemire recognizes the error and jumps from the starter’s gate on this one.

  19. Rustyautoparts says:
    November 3, 2010 at 11:51 am

    @Jim From what I read in interviews, the whole origin story was an editorial mandate. The only real freedom Lemire had was those last few pages. I agree, the one-shot wasn’t very interesting because it spent so much time on The Atom’s boring origin, but I don’t think that decision was his fault.

    I’m a huge Lemire fan, and I’m expecting big things. Can’t wait.

  20. Avatar photo CaseyJustice says:
    November 3, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    @Rusty – Yeah, I just read the one-shot and the very first back-up. The Atom’s a character that I’ve always wanted to like, but this story he was weaving about a secret society tied in with his family just put me to sleep. It may well have been good, but it wasn’t what I wanted out of an Atom book, I guess. I wasn’t wild about the art either. It felt a bit too dull for a guy in primary colors with one of the coolest FX gimmicks in comics.

  21. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    November 3, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    This is how you do a #1 issue. Lemire did an amazing job making Connor an interesting character and also the fighting in this was perfectly scripted. Although to be honest, having this take place in Smallville is right up Lemire’s alley. Gallo is also pretty good on doing this series, although some of the faces (mainly Connor’s) look a bit wonky. Great issue all around and I will be wanting more of this next month.

    4/5 

  22. Avatar photo andybmcd says:
    November 3, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    Wow, this was much better than I expected.  I usually hate books starring Kryptonians but this one really struck a chord with me.  I’m very interested to see where this goes.

  23. Avatar photo Myncy says:
    November 3, 2010 at 4:48 pm

    I loved this issue. Before, I thought I was going to trade this series but the cover just looked so good so I picked it up. This is such a great continuation of the Johns stuff, and I loved the art almost as much as Manapul’s (which is hard, considering he’s my favorite artists). Can’t wait for the next issue.

  24. Avatar photo Lebahn says:
    November 3, 2010 at 4:53 pm

    The character of Conner is well developed and interesting. The relationships around him and his reactions to them are well defined. The fact that it picks up after the Adventure Comics arc where he hunted for he was and what defined him makes it all that much better. In fact I dropped Adventure a few issues after he lost the spotlight in the series. Lemire does well with small articulated character driven pieces, which I hope he keeps this in the same vein, small and contained. Over all, 4 for art (weak facial renderings), and if it were possible, 4 1/2 for story (due to the “oh well you know” reaction to Simon).

  25. Avatar photo Doddsickle says:
    November 3, 2010 at 4:57 pm

    I can see Lemire adding his personal touch to this book, and if it’s anything like I’m imagining, I’m gonna I’m gonna love this book so much.

  26. Avatar photo Peterparker18102 says:
    November 3, 2010 at 7:06 pm

    Good start, I will be back next month! Nice to have a dc book back on my pull list

  27. Avatar photo Minion says:
    November 3, 2010 at 8:37 pm

    This is great so far. I tried to keep up with Lemire’s Atom work but I really didn’t like the Legion main story. I’m glad I now have a chance to read an ongoing.

  28. Avatar photo dryan says:
    November 3, 2010 at 9:13 pm

    I really don’t think I’d being enjoying the Superman family of books if he was in them. But do I love what they’re doing with Connor. This was a great setup that almost got my POTW.

  29. Avatar photo CaseyJustice says:
    November 3, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    The best part of this issue, to me, was the preview page at the end. I love that DC has adopted this technique, as it always leads to speculation and excitement. Overall, a very nice start. Some of Conners high school buddies seem a bit one dimensional, but the twist right before the fight led to some really neat interations that I didn’t see coming. I’ll be back next month, for sure.

  30. Avatar photo MegaPhilip says:
    November 4, 2010 at 12:44 am

    Thought this was a really solid first issue. Loved the references to Lemire’s Essex County books and thought the story itself was very nicely done. Looking forward to more. Only gripe was that the faces were pretty odd looking at points.

  31. Avatar photo zacharyxbinks says:
    November 4, 2010 at 2:34 am

    Think this book’s got a lot of potential, but that’s all I’m banking on right now- it’s potential. This issue was good, but I think it’s got a lot of room to grow. The art is downright awful, though. I’ll be buying more to see where Lemire takes it.

  32. Avatar photo ResurrectionFlan says:
    November 4, 2010 at 2:48 am

    The cover is misleadingly good.

  33. Avatar photo TomO says:
    November 4, 2010 at 10:06 am

    For everyone fawning over the cover of this issue, make sure you check out Albuquerque’s interior work on American Vampire as it’s truly stellar…and it could probably use an extra sale or two on a monthly basis.

    If Vampire’s aren’t your thing, check out his all but forgotten run on Blue Beetle.  That guy has managed to make me care about two projects that I had little or no interest to prior.  Good stuff.

    And this new Superboy comic is pretty darn good.  I wasn’t all that thrilled with the preview, but this issue really pulled it all together.  The are by Silva was a little wonky in places, so here’s hoping he grows into the characters in the next couple of issues.

  34. Avatar photo TomO says:
    November 4, 2010 at 10:11 am

    ^ That should read the "art by Gallo".

    And yet another post with the long ignored request for an edit button…

  35. Avatar photo heylook says:
    November 4, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    I was really disappointed in this issue on my first reading. I had high hopes and the praise from here and elsewhere had me really excited, but I guess I didn’t get the feeling that others have gotten from it.

     I’m going to read it again tonight before I write a full review.

  36. Avatar photo Zeppo says:
    November 4, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    I liked the story as a first issue, I would have like a few more character moments, but we did get a nice scene between Conner and his supporting cast.

    I liked the art, but the cover is definatly the hit.

  37. Avatar photo stasisbal says:
    November 4, 2010 at 11:16 pm

    I like Lemire’s other stuff but his Atom didn’t grab me at all so I was skeptical about this but it was good.  Maybe The Atom is just naturally boring.

    Krypto was great.  I loved the little things like him sniffing The Phantom Stranger and catching Ma Kent’s hat.

  38. Avatar photo robbydzwonar says:
    November 6, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    Superboy got a pretty rough break coming out the same week as Batman & Robin and Amazing Spidey, cuz I would’ve given it POTW on a shittier week for sure!!

  39. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    November 6, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    Loved this cover….so glad that this was the regular cover and not the variant. This was a fun time overall. 

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