After months of hubbub over Brian Bendis’ sudden move to DC after many, many years at Marvel, here we finally are: Bendis’ first full-length DC comic ever, Man of Steel #1. And unfortunately it’s kinda underwhelming.
Evil monster hates Kryptonians and vows to wipe them out for the good of the universe. Superman - with the reinstated red trunks o’course - does Superman-y things like stopping minor villains, rescuing a lil girl and her even more lil pet and puts out a fire. Clark Kent is the picture of modesty as he adjusts his glasses.
That’s it? Hmm. Not terribly impressive.
Like a lot of first issues, this one is mainly concerned with table-setting. The Big Bad is introduced along with minor characters - the flame-haired new fire chief - as well as establishing a generally upbeat tone. It’s a fine comic, competently written by Bendis and drawn by Ivan Reis - it certainly feels like a Superman comic and that’s important.
I just wasn’t wowed by it which is what I’d hoped to be given all the hype. But maybe I still will in the forthcoming weeks? Man of Steel is a six-issue weekly limited series leading up to Bendis taking over both Superman and Action Comics titles in July, so there’s plenty of time. As it is though, Man of Steel #1 is an inauspicious beginning to Bendis’ Superman run.
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