Jimmy Olsen has just uncovered the story of his career. While covering
the mega battle between Superman and Atlas, Jimmy snaps a few shots of
a sinister character floating among the rooftops of Metropolis. Jimmy
recognizes the face and soon realizes it is a man named Jonathan Drew
that he covered in a story years earlier. As Jimmy digs into Jonathan’s
past he discovers a shocking conspiracy that threatens the life of his
best pal Superman.

I picked up this one shot issue only because it is a prequel to the
upcoming New Krypton story arc that will run through DC’s main Superman
titles. Truth be told I wasn’t expecting much and the cover really
didn’t do much for me. However, I was pleasantly surprised at both the
depth of this story and how much it pulled me in.

Clark has an appearance early on, but nowhere do we see Superman
throughout this issue. Nor do we need to. Jimmy effortlessly carries
the story with his endearing charm and relentless search for answers.
Along the way Jimmy crosses paths with some classic DC villains and
heroes that have been updated to fit nicely in this story. By the end
of the issue we are left with some startling revelations that will no
doubt make New Krypton that much more intriguing.

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen is actually a classic series that ran
from 1954-74 and was full of several strange character transformations
for Jimmy. This updated special works both us a New Krypton preview and
also a nice little shout out to the original. Even though this is a one
shot issue, I can’t help but see the potential here for a new Jimmy
Olsen series.

This issue really is a must own for Superman fans. James Robinson
continues his great writing from the Superman title and really paves
the way for Merino and company to shine with some impressive spreads
and nice cross page panels. Don’t let the cover fool you. This one is
definitely worth pulling.