Comics Review: Lois Lane #1

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Lois Lane (2019-) #1 by Greg Rucka

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Since reading the Event Leviathan Special, I have been looking forward to this.

I am sure it all has been dine before, but this really feels like something new. In this case, a comic that cares about Lois Lane and what she does, and not just as Superman supporting character.

It is true that Batman has been used as a detective, but it feels fresh in using it in a Superman title.

Ironically perhaps, I thought Bendis had a clunky way of getting us here and it didn’t always work, but the current situation works well for Rucka to spin off from.

He does a great job with the Lois-Clark dynamic, he does well with what is essentially a political espionage style plot and elements related to that, and then weaves in some traditional superhero action. It all works rather well

I am not familiar with Perkins but it’s a good pairing. The cover is striking. My Comic Shop Guy said if he didn’t know better he would think it was Carmen Sandiego. It is an easy accessible modern look in tune with what I would expect from a good Marvel title and works well in this context.

Goodreads doesn’t like people to do single issue reviews, so the Devils Bargain is that if I review it, I have to assign a rating to it.

I am going to give it five stars because it’s pretty dang good. I am really excited in where this might be going, and kudos to Rucka for delivering a story where Lois is the main character and Superman is in the background. Also falls into that category of ‘comics for people who normally wouldn’t read comics’.



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