When I heard the announcement of the continuation of
Smallville in comic book form, I was very much excited. Mainly because I always
such a big fan even despite of all the bad story plots it had. I think
Smallville came out strong at the very end. The last three seasons were
definitely one of the best so I was very glad and waiting to see how much more
characters were going to get introduced. But after I have been reading the
comic book series it has been from okay to mediocre. I don’t know what happened
with this series, it’s even from the same writer of the last three seasons and
it still doesn’t swing well. I am also not a big fan of the story switching as
of late. I prefer they stick with just one story. The only story I’m sort of
finding interesting is the Wonder Woman story. But sadly this week is about the
Lex Luthor special which isn’t that exciting.
Story
Tess Mercer is having a full fledge fight with Lex Luthor
after saving Dr. Hamilton. When he is defeated, Tess and Hamilton escapes and
she discusses about her humanity meanwhile Lex awaits his next plan.
The Good
This issue wasn’t really that good at all. It was nice to
see that Tess still has some humanity left since she became in A.I. But besides
that the story still feels pretty flat. But I did like the art in this book.
The characters did really look like their TV counterparts unlike in the Wonder
Woman story.
The Bad
I’m definitely not sold on Tess being an A.I. To me it looks
like she has lost much of her aggressive charm and gone completely soft. I kind
of wish she could have been Lex’s apprentice than Otis because Otis is still
that boring goofy character from the movie. I thought no one ever liked him.
So, I’m really surprised to see him here.
Verdict
I think this issue deserves a 2/4.5 out of 5/10 stars. It’s
a story that doesn’t have much character progression besides knowing that Tess
can still dream. I don’t see why this was waste on a special. I rather see this
happen on a regular issue because it really isn’t all that special. The only
reason I see that this is worth picking up is if you are actually enjoying this
series to see Tess finding her inner humanity. There is also some nice art. But
everything else just feels flat. 
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