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Superman: Heroes #1 — Brian Michael Bendis, Greg Rucka, Matt Fraction, Writers; Kevin Maguire, Mike Perkins, Steve Lieber, Mike Norton, Scott Godlewski, Artists; Paul Mounts, Gabe Eltaeb, Andy Troy, Nathan Fairbairn, Colorists
Ratings: Ray — 9/10
Ray: The other jumbo-sized anthology this week dedicated to the side stories of a massive event, Superman: Heroes #1 looks at Superman’s decision to reveal his identity from the perspective of those closest to him.
Pairing Bendis with Greg Rucka and Matt Fraction (but not Jody Houser, because Supergirl is still Jokerized), Superman: Heroes #1 proves once again that Bendis is finding his groove on Superman and it’s turning into something wonderful. Almost every vignette in this issue hits the mark, starting with a powerful segment dealing with a young Clark Kent confiding in his parents after a bad day at school. It’s good to see the Kents back, although we still haven’t seen them in the present day.
Bendis does a great job with the immediate fallout from the identity reveal, as he talks to his fellow heroes and gets their perspective. The two-page spread of comments from his fellow…
