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Superman Unbound

Superman Contre Brainiac
May 31, 2013Keogh rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
An adaptation of the Geoff Johns story. First, the good: Stana Katic does a good voiceover as Lois Lane, Supergirl is more interesting (though erratic) than Superman himself, and at least Matthew Bomer seems to understand that Superman and Clark Kent ought to sound somewhat different, which comes across in his vocal performance. The not so good? The story is rather disjointed. Superman himself is fundamentally dull, and not compelling at all. And Brainiac is just not interesting, and indeed, his motivation doesn't add up to much. When you include the fact that this doesn't feature the long overdue death of Jimmy Olsen- seriously, what grown adult still uses a childish nickname- and that a respectable journalist like Perry White can't seem to figure out why Clark Kent is always gone for weeks on end when Superman is too... the entire thing is in the end rather forgettable.