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SUPERBOY #2

The vegetation of Smallville is out of control, and all evidence points to Poison Ivy as the cause! Superboy’s friend Simon thinks there might be more to this than meets the eye, but he’ll have a hard time convincing Superboy of that now that he’s in the thrall of Ivy!

Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by PIER GALLO
Cover by PHIL NOTO
Variant cover by GUILLEM MARCH

Price: $2.99
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  1. Avatar photo PozrDu says:
    December 6, 2010 at 5:01 pm

    #1 was a POTW for me.  Lemire.  Superboy.  Great cover.  Sold.

  2. Avatar photo Zeppo says:
    December 6, 2010 at 5:05 pm

    The varient cover for this is awesome. I’ll try find a link.

    I like the first issue, but wasn’t blown away, I’ve got a good feeling about the series though

  3. Avatar photo misterckent says:
    December 6, 2010 at 5:59 pm

    @Zeppo  I’m with you about not being blown away, but I really like the character, so I’m on.  

  4. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    December 6, 2010 at 6:36 pm

    Last issue was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it.

    Hope to see more of the same here.

  5. Avatar photo Fvckstick says:
    December 6, 2010 at 6:36 pm

    I dont know much about the superman family and his corner of the DCU, but jesus, last issue snuck up on me with how good it was. I never doubt Lemire, but damn! Can’t wait.

  6. Avatar photo Avistann says:
    December 6, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    The covers for this in general can sell me. First issue was good fun.

  7. Avatar photo Ultron8 says:
    December 6, 2010 at 8:50 pm

    Jeff Lemire & Superboy = Pick This Book Up NOW! 

  8. Avatar photo PozrDu says:
    December 6, 2010 at 9:05 pm

    @Ultron8: QFT 

  9. Avatar photo ibagree says:
    December 6, 2010 at 10:18 pm

    I hadn’t read a Superboy comic since I was a kid in the mid-90’s, but I picked up issue 1 on the merit of Lemire’s work on Sweet Tooth, Essex County, and The Nobody. I was hooked on the spot. Lemire made the character totally accessible to me, and I love Pier Gallo’s art. Can’t wait for this.

  10. Avatar photo BCDX97 says:
    December 6, 2010 at 10:52 pm

    My store didn’t have the first issue, but I was gonna maybe check it out.  The only Lemire I’ve read is the Atom back-up, which I think is incredibly boring.  Is this book more fun than his Atom stuff?

  11. Avatar photo TexasZombie99 says:
    December 6, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    I think the Atom one-shot and backups have been great, to each his own though.  Superboy is awesome and I’m super excited about Poison Ivy dropping in…look at that gorgeous cover!

  12. Avatar photo Peterparker18102 says:
    December 6, 2010 at 11:36 pm

    i couldnt care less about a character than i do superboy and i loved the first issue! top of the stack for me this week!

  13. Avatar photo wangman31888 says:
    December 7, 2010 at 4:30 am

    great cover

  14. Avatar photo Minion says:
    December 7, 2010 at 6:17 am

    Almost forgot to pull this because I skipped over it since it started with Super.

  15. Avatar photo CaseyJustice says:
    December 7, 2010 at 11:40 am

    @BCDX97  – Couldn’t agree more about the Atom back up. Issue one was definately better than that, but like several people have said, I wasn’t blown away. I’ll give it another issue or two, mainly due to my love of the character.

  16. Avatar photo PozrDu says:
    December 7, 2010 at 11:43 am

    @Minion: Aw, no love for the Superman family? 

  17. Avatar photo Minion says:
    December 7, 2010 at 1:24 pm

    @PozrDu Mostly just hate for JMS Superman. Nothing against Supergirl. I just haven’t read it.

  18. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    December 7, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    Lots of vine and tentacle stuff on DC covers lately.

    …..Just Saying. 

  19. Avatar photo wangman31888 says:
    December 7, 2010 at 10:56 pm

    ^^ Next event: Greenest Night?

  20. Avatar photo Minion says:
    December 8, 2010 at 6:46 pm

    Children of the corn?

  21. kortum22 says:
    December 8, 2010 at 8:19 pm

    The art really grew on me here and so did the story so I’ll defineitly be picking this up next month.

  22. Avatar photo ThePunisherMAX says:
    December 8, 2010 at 9:01 pm

    Just didn’t like this issue as much as the last. Still not feeling the art either.

  23. Avatar photo Peterparker18102 says:
    December 8, 2010 at 9:39 pm

    I loved this issue! I reall dig the art and lemurs writing, it’s so much more optimistic than what he usually writes and is just a lot of fun!

  24. Avatar photo MegaPhilip says:
    December 9, 2010 at 12:10 am

    I enjoyed this pretty well but the art on the faces is still off, looks really strange in places. But it was still a pretty solid and fun story, nothing extraordinary for me but I’m liking the fact that the issues can stand alone but are all a part of a bigger mystery. Hopefully it will get better as it goes on.

  25. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    December 9, 2010 at 1:01 am

    This was a pretty good second issue, but there are some letdowns here. The story doesn’t seem to have much focus to it and I thought Lemire’s take on Poison Ivy was generic at best. Plus the coloring was a bit too bright and cheerful for a supposed ‘dark’ tone. Plus we have some more funky faces by Gallo as well.

    But the new villains being put to light and the art still being good overall still made me enjoy it overall. I just hope next issue is a bit more focused with Lemire and Gallo.

    4/5 (POTW, not much of a choice since it’s the ONLY book this week) 

  26. Avatar photo Sinestroll says:
    December 9, 2010 at 11:30 am

    How did Conner go from being a funny egomaniac to the cardboard cut-out of a character he is today? — no personality whatsoever.  I was really hoping Lemeire would turn things around for him, but I’m just not feeling the art or the Smallville heroics.  I’ll give it a few more issues, but I’m no longer holding my breath.

  27. Avatar photo Zeppo says:
    December 9, 2010 at 12:24 pm

    Art and Story improved this issue. I’ve liked both issues, but for some reason this series hasn’t clicked with me yet, not in the way Sweet Tooth has. I’m sticking with it though.

  28. Avatar photo Skyfire124 says:
    December 9, 2010 at 10:23 pm

    I rather liked Parasite Frogs, cracked me up!  Im kinda seeing Simon as a scientific Jimmy Olsen….and putting a different spin on some of those old Jimmy Olsen stories that gave us Turtle Boy and Elastic Lad.   Keep it up, cause this has a lot of promise!

  29. Avatar photo TexasZombie99 says:
    December 10, 2010 at 8:19 pm

    This issue was great!  I loved the parasite frogs and Conner’s science genius “side kick” Simon.  Really fun, looking forward to more.

  30. Avatar photo Lebahn says:
    January 2, 2011 at 11:44 pm

    The story was fun, the frogs too much, and love the Lex Luthor cum Jimmy Olsen best friend. Not digging the art here. The humor in the art was there, but the faces were awkward and often uncomfortable. Ivy’s body and costume were weird…yet the half naked old farmer man looked great…(I know that sounds weird)…I’ll give it to the end of the arc at least, but not sure much after that, good writing is useless with poor art.

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