I was blown away by this week's issue of Superman. "This Is Your Life - Part I" is an Infinite Crisis crossover that is really worthwhile. We see "our" current generation Superman getting pummeled by another blue clad figure--who has to be Superman I. I am sure we will see the entire fight in Infinite Crisis #5, judging from the Jim Lee cover. With each blow, Superman receives memories and visions of the elder Superman's life on Earth 1. The way this is told by Joe Kelly, using various narrators (Ma Kent, Lois Lane, Clark Kent) is just marvelous. It's also a jam issue, artistically speaking, with Ed Benes, Tim Sale, Jerry Ordway, and Howard Chaykin.
You can understand Superman I's point of view more clearly through this story. He's part of the first generation of superheroes. He has lived through World War II and the McCarthy era that forced the JSA to step down. He see evil in very black and white terms because the villains he fought had no shades of gray. And he loves Lois Lane more than anything in the world. We see a lot of Superman's courtship of Lois in these flashbacks, drawn by Howard Chaykin, which gives a nostalgic, Cary Grant\Kathryn Hepburn quality to their relationship. Fans of the Justice Society and the All Star Squadron won't want to miss this one. Hopefully the remaining chapters will be just as good. Nuff said.
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