Superman: The Men of Tomorrow Review

Finished reading Superman: The Men of Tomorrow, this brings Superman face to face with Ulysses, as writer Geoff Johns introduces the new character into the DC universe. The book opens up with the origin of Ulysses which mimics that of Superman's with the difference of Ulysses being Earth born. While in the present photographer Jimmy Olsen is trying to sell photos of Superman's fight with Titano when Clark Kent arrives for his appointment with the Daily Planet's editor in chief Perry White who plans on persuading Clark to take his old job back. Later that night Superman gets into a conflict with an interdimensional being which is defeated with the help of Ulysses. After meeting Ulysses, Clark decides to do some digging in hoping to find Ulysses's parents starting with an article that perry wrote over twenty five years prior about a team of scientists who were looking for a better tomorrow on a new world. After checking out the research centre where Ulysses was transported from Superman takes him to his real parents where the family embrace for the first time in twenty five years while a mysterious person is watching them from a distance. After meeting with his family Ulysses helps Superman against the villainous Machinist when he comes to the conclusion that humans are constantly fighting to gain control deciding to invite a small percent of the worlds population to travel back with him to the Great World. The final story at the end of the book is an epilogue to the story of Ulysses as Superman reveals his secret identity to Jimmy Olsen after losing the use of his powers for one whole day after he discovers he can create a super flare during the battle with Ulysses. Overall this was an amazing book as writer Geoff Johns focuses on the character development for new character Ulysses and the multiple interactions between the characters of the book extremely well as the interactions between Ulysses and his family are incredibly heartwarming. While the many interactions Superman has with the support cast from Perry White to Jimmy Olsen are brilliant as his conversation with Perry helps to show how good of a reporter Clark is while in the ending story of Clark dealing with the loss of his powers and Jimmy not believing he's Superman which leads to the story showing how Clark still try's to be Superman without his powers with Jimmy eventually believing him when he sees Clark fly. The artwork throughout the book is great as artist John Romita Jr. designs stellar landscapes and characters while the attention to detail within the offshore fight with villain the Machinist and the confrontations between Superman and Ulysses are stunning thanks to the use of the rain and water as the details of the scenes are further enhanced thanks to the use of the inking and colours from the rest of the art team. 9/10.