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What we have here is a “everything that was old is new again” story. This is the Superman who is faster than a speeding bullet and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. And it’s great!! Morrison is able to strip this character back to basics, harkening to his original concept while giving him modern sensibilities. We have a young man who is learning about his powers and isn’t afraid to show off. He hasn’t learned to fly yet so he runs through the city evading police. That's right folks, evading police. Metropolis isn’t the shining city it’s usually perceived as, but one full of corrupt cops and organized crime.

Best thing Grant Morrison and DC Comics did was give Superman a lesser level of invulnerability. He’s as much of a God as he once was, at least at this point in his development and it really helps to make him more identifiable and brings excitement in danger to the book.

There is a particular touching scene where Superman is almost captured by Soldiers after saving a building full of people trapped while it’s being demolished. The rescued people gather to protect Superman and give him time to escape. It’s a nice moment that shows the city has chosen their champion and are willing to protect him.

The book starts off 5 years in the past. We see two dialouge boxes stating: "There was a time when we didn't call them its' Greatest Super-Heroes, There was a time when the world didn't know what a Super-Hero was."

Indeed this is the case. We start off with Batman chasing a villain across the rooftops of Gotham. The both of them are being pursued by three Gotham City Police Helicopters opening fire on them. The art is fantastic and the pacing of the chase is palpible. I would say that Lee is having a lot of fun on this book. To quote a director friend of mine, "Pace, Pace, Pace!!" This book has it.