Finally it’s villain’s month!!! And I have been waiting to
read ever since it was announced. I’m really excited to read them and please
check out the 3D covers. They are just absolutely awesome! Now on to Cyborg
Superman, if you have been reading Supergirl you would know what’s been up with
him. So far, I really like this interpretation of Cyborg Superman because he’s
really sick and evil. I really dig the original one too. But I think this
version is slightly better and this issue definitely lets us know his awesome
origin.
Story
The story is in a back and forth motion between Zor-el’s
conflicts with his family and the aftermath of Krypton. During the aftermath,
Brainiac builds Zor-el into to Cyborg Superman. He also causes destruction in a
nearby planet called Kampara.
The Good
I think this issue was really good! The character, Cyborg
Superman is just “wow”! He’s very immersively evil and violent. When he arrives
on Kampara he just destroys everything and makes the citizens of the planet
feel torture and suffering. Man, he is just brutal. You also get to learn about
the man he was which Zor-el is. This Zor-el is very different than the pre-New
52. He’s really arrogant and has become really obsessive with saving his family
and his city Argo. Zor-el is really cruel when he argues with his family. But
you can tell he really cares because he tries to apologize and even makes way
to try other means even if he disagrees like sending Supergirl to Earth. He
really tries his best to be good to them. I really the take on this character
because it really shows he has flaws. I have always known the previous Zor-el
to be one dimensional like all good and cheerful or all mean and vile. So, it’s
nice to see they combine the two. I also think the art is very beautiful
especially on action and explosions. It just works very well. The dialogue with the arguments Zor-el was
very well done here too.
The Bad
To be honest, I kind of miss Hank Henshaw being Cyborg
Superman. He had an awesome characterization that I would have to see redone.
The Team 7 appearance really didn’t do him justice. So, just knowing that he
isn’t this character seems disappointing. But I can understand because Hank’s continuity
before the New 52 was just a mess and I don’t think they wanted to try to fix
now.
Verdict
I give this issue a 4.5/9.8 out of 5/10 stars. I feel this
was an amazing issue. It’s just awesome to find out who this character was and
how he has become with this transformation. The only disappointment is missing
the original identity. But this issue is definitely a recommend buy.
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