The Summer of Superman continues as Brennan reviews the comic series that takes us back to Richard Donner's Superman, Superman '78!
Superman ’78 tells a brand-new adventure in the world of the beloved film. A bright, shining day in Metropolis is interrupted by a mysterious drone that crash-lands in the city and starts wreaking havoc. This looks like a job for Superman! But where did the metallic menace come from, what is its purpose, and who is Brainiac? As Metropolis is invaded by this being and its mechanical drones, Superman must make a life-changing sacrifice and leave Earth once and for all. But once aboard Brainiac’s ship, the Man of Steel finds he might not be the last son of Krypton as he believed.
And in Superman '78: The Metal Curtain, when the planet Krypton exploded, its last son was rocketed across the cosmos and came to settle in a small town in Kansas. But what else came with him, and what if a piece of his home landed somewhere we never knew about? As Superman has become a symbol of strength and pride for America, the Soviet Union looks to crush that image with a creation of their own, built by their own might and forged by their own power—Metallo!
The series is written by Robert Venditti and illustrated by Wilfredo Torres and Gavin Guidry.
The entire Superman '78 series is collected in two trades available on digital storefronts and on DC Universe Infinite!
For more Superman talk, check out Brennan's review of the original Superman movie!
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For a more classic movie, check out the latest installment in our My Father Before Me series: Cloak and Dagger!
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