Yes, Superboy. A genetic grab bag from Superman and Lex Luthor, this aspiring hero seen in comics and TV gets the spotlight this week. Let’s take a look at what’s on tap!
Read:
Adventures Comics (2009-2011) #'s 1-7. After Infinite Crisis and the Final Crisis, Superboy is once again back in the DC Universe!
These are some choice reads folks, as they’re packed with ample amounts of: Adventure! Krypto! Romance! Blackest Night! A rampaging dinosaur! More Blackest Night! The Legion of Super Heroes in the Second Feature!
Watch:
Titans S2, E6: Conner
Sure, you’ve probably seen this one already, but likely not as an accompaniment to the above comics, so (as NBC said in the 90s): “It’s new to you!” Sort of.
Discuss:
In this week’s reading, Conner gets into assorted adventures. What was your favorite?
What’s your familiarity with the Conner Kent Superboy? Was Titans your first exposure to him, or are you a fan from way back in the “Don’t mess with the “S”!” days of the 1990s?
Superboy has been featured in many comic book series over the decades, as well as assorted outside media. Which of his series is your favorite, and what outside media that he’s featured in do you take a shine to (aka “like”)?
Be it Clark Kent, Superboy Prime, Conner Kent, Jon Kent, or otherwise, what’s your favorite iteration of the Boy of Steel?
There ya go Superfans, another week of action packed adventure as only the mighty Superman franchise can deliver! Toss on your jeans, your snappy black t-shirt, tell Krypto he’s a good boy and enjoy!
, I couldn’t sleep so I’ve been reading Adventures Comics. Just finish issues 5. It seem like I’m reading about 2 different Superboy so far.
By the way, thanks for the food!
I started this a while ago, sort of at random. The cover of the first issue kind of grabbed me. I may add my $0.02. i got up to the blackest night tie ins and then either life or other comic books got in the way.
Going through the first issue, it was interesting to see how it felt like a reset and a new direction at the same time. When Johns wrote him in TT, he was living with the Kents in Smallville and hated every second of it. Now that he’s a little older and wiser after coming back from the dead, he appreciates it more. But he still has the stuff that makes him uniquely Conner, still dealing with the nature of his birth and being a bit of a horndog.
Also, like I said in the PM, I relate to this girl. I mean, guy’s cute, BUT DAT DOG THO.
@Jay_Kay I generally don’t turn down free grub either, especially when it’s digital and completely free of calories. Mmmm, pixilated nom-nom.
I agree about these stories being a slightly different direction for Conner. He’s still the same guy, but definitely a little wiser too. It was nice to see him fully embrace the wholesome, homespun nature of the Kent farm this go-around, compared to the love/hate nature of his first time there.
@Don-El I find there’s just something really neat about this modern Adventure run. From issues 1-7 and beyond, it was a fun read, and one of my favorite books when it was published.
I may have to skim thru the selection to remind myself…
my first Conner Kent, or black shirt Superboy, is as seen in YJ. Of which, I like that he’s a clone without the memories of the donors (unlike in Titans).
I did like seeing the checklist at the end of the first issue. Its odd reappearance was its own adventure.
Whatever, man. I didn’t even do nothing. I’m just a troubled youth sure that reading these comics will in no way soften my hard attitude toward the world around me.
After reading issue 6 of Adventures Comic, I can’t help but hate Lex Luthor! What he did was Beyond evil! I don’t want to spoil the story, after reading it you’ll know what I mean!