So Richard Donner, the director of the original Superman theatrical film, has teamed up with Geoff Johns, one of DC’s star writers, to craft this Superman story. I have to say, only one issue in and its already pretty amazing.
A spacecraft falls out of the sky and into Metropolis. Superman catches it, of course, but discovers a unique cargo inside: a human-looking boy. Tests at the Metropolis Metahuman Research Facility prove the boy to be Kryptonian in origin. Superman isn’t sure what to do; if he lets the government keep him, they could abuse his vast powers for their own gain. However, are he and Lois ready to adopt a son? And then there’s Lex Luthor…
If you’ve seen Superman Returns then you know how that movie ended and you are probably going to start making guesses as to where this story is leading. I’m not going to count my chickens before they’ve hatched; who knows if that kid is what he appears to be, and if he is, who’s to say he’ll be sticking around? Still, if any pair of writers can give Superman a son and make it work, it’s Donner and Johns. My only qualm is that the kid comes from yet another rocket that left Krypton before the explosion. We’ll see where this goes.