Need somewhere to talk about individual Future State titles? This is the spot for Superman Worlds of War
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Well, that was underwhelming. This single title I looked forward to more than any and itās the one Iām most disappointed in. I pick up Robin with no exceptions and loved it. Guess thatās just the way it goes.
So, very nice opening story about how different people see Superman and react to him being missing while his kid is bottling Metropolis like itās Soader. The entire vignette capped by the evening remembrance is very nice, but itās just that a little vignette not a proper story. Nice for the backup pages certainly. And Superman swinging a chain and ax, enjoy your splash page cuz thatās all you get. Whatā¦?
Backup stories are a mixed bag that cannot make up for my disappointment in the main feature. Our second Mister Miracle story in Future State leaves me only slightly more interested than the first, which is not much of an accomplishment. Midnighter suffers from my primary Midnighter complaint in that as cool as he and the Authority are, I donāt think they belong in the main DCU. Theyāre too violent and putting them in the same universe as Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman is too limiting for the Authority (did like him in Grayson though).
Black Racer seemed okay, will wait on that one.
Fantastic start to his run. And Mongul was barely in a few panels, but you could feel how menacing he is. Canāt wait for the next issue.
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Gonna have to disagree with you for once there @msgtv. Well partially disagree, because Iāve only read the first two stories, the main one by Johnson and the Mr. Miracle one.
I loved the main story. Seeing how different people view Superman in his absence was, to me, almost like a reflection of how us fans view him. Some are awed by his powersā¦ some are moved by his heroic feats and accomplishmentsā¦ some are into the fantasticalness of it allā¦ some focus on his humanity, which sometimes outweighs our own, even though heās āthe alienā. When that Smallville visitor mentioned that it was āClark Kentā that saved her, I was deeply moved. Does she mean that āHey there is a man behind the costume, and his name is Clark Kentā? Or does she mean that it wasnāt a āsuperā act but a āhumanā gesture from Clark that saved her? Maybe weāll find out next issue. I feel like that, and along with the scenes in Smallville are a great way to convey what a world in which Supermanās identity is known can be likeā¦ a very good way to continue to build on what Bendis started. Johnson also continues Bendisā knack to give Superman a voice.
We got very little Superman in this story, but the few moments we spent with him, he felt like Superman. āWhatās your name?ā he asks his fellow prisoner on his way to the fight arena on War World. Thatās Clark, always concerned about those around him, even at the most difficult moments. How did we get here though? Hopefully next issue sheds some light on that.
Mikel Janin art is very impressive. Probably my favorite from Future State so far. Canāt wait for his big Superman event with Phillip Kennedy Johnson later this year.
The Mr. Miracle story was cool. Nice little sci-fi elements to it. Kinda odd that it happens after the events of Superman of Metropolis #2, which is not out yet. I feel like thereās an obvious disconnect Iām not getting.
Will report on the other two when I read āem 
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I likes it in general because its not just about superman but what he represents.
Iām really excited to see Midnighter again, I love him as a character and Iāve missed him, but I am a bit nervous about making Apollo an Antagonist for him. Maybe Iāll be pleasantly surprised and it will be well done, or maybe theres a Trojan horse situation (because of trojan solutions) but putting an established gay couple against each other is going to make me nervous. I hope Iām wrong! I hope its really good! But I have some doubts.
I dont know anything at all about black racer, but i love her personality, even without understanding the mythos shes cool enough to keep me interested.
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I just wish the Superman story had more Superman. I would have been happy with the intro part as a backup story. Hoping the next part gives me the World of Wars I was looking for.
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I get it. Itās not really a āmain story with backupsā, but more like ā4 storiesā. Kind of like a music album, where thereās a title song, and itās just one of many. That wasnāt a great simile, but I tried .
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I have my copy waiting for me at my LCS. The discussion here has me very intrigued. 
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This was my first time reading anything from Phillip Kennedy Johnson, so I was very curious how heād write my favorite hero seeing as how heās taking over both main titles soon.
^ Iām convinced- he gets him.
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Agree, like how he uses Mr. āheās Superman cuz heās always strongestā to argue the wrong position
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I really liked that portion, just wanted more of Superman himself. Could have done without the Mr Miracle backup for more Supes.
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Now that I went into issue 2 with an idea of what to expect from the main story, I totally loved the main story. Clarkās view of one manās heroism reflected in Supermanās drive to free the people of Warworld. Very nice. Glad the story will continue in House of El.
Backups. Midnighter and Black Racer were fine though not particularly compelling. Mister Miracle lost me a while ago and nothing here brings me back.
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