SUPERMAN FATHER OF TOMORROW #2: The Best Intentions

Creative Team: Kenny Porter, Danny Earls, Nick Filardi, and Lucas Gattoni.

SPOILERS AHEAD

The Story:

Death, taxes, and Lex Luthor vowing to kill Superman. Different world; however, what I love most about this take on Luthor’s lust for revenge is that there is a reason given by Porter. Jor-El views Lois and Lex as his children, and Lex betrays his trust and belief in him by wanting to turn his Kryptonian technology into weapons. He vowed to make them harmless and non-lethal, but he helped create tech to harm Jor-El as well behind his back. It’s an endearing and justified reason as to why Superman and Luthor now have beef between them. The character dynamics shift exponentially, but everything that Kenny sets into motion makes sense within what’s being built. Kenny also explores humanity’s desire to have the best and brightest technologies and yet simply want to use them against one another. Our intentions may be there; however, we are driven by fear and a greed for power. This issue is setting up something bigger to come to a head down the road in an organic manner, and one I am heavily invested in.

The Art:

Danny’s usage of facial features in this issue takes a less-is-more approach. Such as when characters are interacting, their faces are void of emotion or details, and instead Lucas’ lettering fills in the emotionality with the scene. I enjoy when there is a lack of facial expressions because it lets our minds fill in the gaps and the words on the page to play into the artwork more.

Nick’s coloring is vibrant and shiny, giving us this hopeful feeling of tomorrow. It is a wonderful contrast to the darker tone being set in this story. There’s one panel that stood out to me, and it’s Superman standing over Starro with a destroyed city behind him and an orange fiery sunset showing him triumphant. It’s a beautiful panel and shows Superman’s strength and poise, but also the wake of destruction left behind and why humanity perhaps does fear him all the same. The art is complimenting the story as it unfolds and gives us more heavy hitting action and intense narrative moments.

Final Thoughts:

Superman Father of Tomorrow #2 dives into real-life aspects such as humanity’s nature and decisions driven by power and greed. We’re given beautiful artistic moments, and conflicts are driven in a way that makes sense behind every decision. I’m enjoying this run a lot so far and look forward to continuing to see it play out.

Overall Grade: 9.5/10

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