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David McK (3372 KP) rated Superman: Up, Up, and Away! in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Superman: Up, Up, and Away!
Kurt Busiek | 2006
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is one of those rare beasts: a Superman story that contentrates jsut as much (if not more!) on the Clark Kent side of the character than on the Superman side.

As it starts, Clark is powerless (apparently, following the events of an older story which I hadn't read), and has been so for the last year. With Lex Luthor once again released from prison, and with various other comic-book'y' threats (to coin a phrase) still popping up around the city, however, the need for theman of Steel is as strong as ever, even though Supergirl and various other Super-heroes (such as members of the Green Lantern Corp) are covering the vacancy, as it were.

If I'm honest, I also found these early sections to be a little slow, never really grabbing me all that much.

It became obvious, however, that these sections were laying the groundwork for the latter half of the book: the bit when Clark starts getting his powers back! Without those early sections, that particular bit (and Superman's battle - again! - with Luthor) would not have been anywhere near the same impact that it does.