Smallville: Whisper....

I'm fighting off a cold. Or maybe actually have one. Feel crummy. I'm going to bed.

But first: gotta mention tonight's Smallville episode, Whisper. ( Read more... )

Superman: Secret Identity...

A new DC four-part miniseries, I see this one as writer Kurt Busiek's version of Smallville.

Clark Kent is a kid aged about sixteen, living in a small town in Kansas. His parents, David and Laura Kent, named him after Superman, and all the other kids make fun of him for his name. He hates the Superman references, and hates it that people keep giving him Superman comics and toys and memorabilia. He's a loner who likes to read, and he likes a girl named Cassie - who, if you squint right, maybe looks a little like the original Lana Lang.

Then one day Clark Kent gets Superman's superpowers, and had to decide what to do with them.

It's beautifully written, which I have come to expect from Curt Busiek. And beautifully drawn by Stuart Immonen, whose art was good even back when he was drawing Legion of Super-Heroes, but it's better now.

This Clark Kent reminded me more of Peter Parker than of the various other versions of Clark Kent. The storyline, too, was reminiscent of Spider-Man - especially when Clark considers the possibilities of fame, fortune, and being a television star. And this Clark, like Peter, is intelligent, insightful, and sensitive. Nice to see in a superhero, even if he's still a fledgeling.

I look forward to part two.