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Superman: The Kansas Sighting #2
Superman: The Kansas Sighting #2
Superman is an alien, a fat he cannot deny, a factor he can never forget. No matter how much he loves his adopted planet, there are some who will never let him put his past behind him.
One woman believes that the arrival of Superman on Earth coincides with the kidnapping of her son by extraterrestrials. The Man of Steel himself wonders if there could be a connection...
Could his father have sent probes to our planet? Could he have used humans as test subjects?
Before his odyssey into his past is done, Superman will be taken on another kind of journey, one in which he will learn what it truly means to be alien.
One woman believes that the arrival of Superman on Earth coincides with the kidnapping of her son by extraterrestrials. The Man of Steel himself wonders if there could be a connection...
Could his father have sent probes to our planet? Could he have used humans as test subjects?
Before his odyssey into his past is done, Superman will be taken on another kind of journey, one in which he will learn what it truly means to be alien.
64 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2003
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J.M. DeMatteis
1,912 books233 followersAlso Credited As:
DeMatteis, John Marc
Ellis, Michael
Lombego, Wally
Bio:
J.M. DeMatteis was a professional musician/singer and rock music journalist before entering comics in the late 70's.
Credits include Spider-Man, Moonshadow, Brooklyn Dreams, Justice League, Abadazad, Hero Squared, the Life and Times of Savior 28.
Created I, Vampire , Creature Commandos, Moonshadow, Hero Squared (co-creator), Abadazad, Stardust Kid, Savior 28 and more.
DeMatteis, John Marc
Ellis, Michael
Lombego, Wally
Bio:
J.M. DeMatteis was a professional musician/singer and rock music journalist before entering comics in the late 70's.
Credits include Spider-Man, Moonshadow, Brooklyn Dreams, Justice League, Abadazad, Hero Squared, the Life and Times of Savior 28.
Created I, Vampire , Creature Commandos, Moonshadow, Hero Squared (co-creator), Abadazad, Stardust Kid, Savior 28 and more.
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March 12, 2018
A very interesting, intriguing, confusing, creative, wonderful new take on the origins of the man of steel, from many cool new perspectives!
June 20, 2020
After a lovely opening chapter, Book 2 of Superman: The Kansas Sighting quickly became a hot mess. After discovering his father on the alien ship that kidnapped him in the previous issue, Superman/ Clark Kent declares war on extraterrestrial life. See, it appears that Jor-El did abduct humans prior to sending his infant son to earth. Rather that listen to his 'father’s' explanation, The Man of Steel gets bitchy and starts a war with anything that looks like a little grey man.
Seriously, this just doesn’t seem like something Superman would do. But, he feels so betrayed at having honored his Kryptonian parents for so long that the mere shock at learning that his people kidnapped humans sends him into a rage. Here’s the kicker, we later learn that the humans kidnapped by Jor-el’s probe, were collected deceased. One of the characters in this book claims her son was alive when he was kidnapped by Jor-El, so how did he die? It’s never explained. In fact, if the mother did it, which I think happened just prior to the alien contact, instead of being brought to justice, she’s literally rewarded with a chance to spend the rest of her days with her boy.
The other issue with this book I have is that the probe used by Jor-El has somehow gotten stuck on autopilot after losing communication with its creator after the destruction of Krypton. Thus, looking for new instructions and a new master, the probe continues to abduct people- living people who when returned to earth report of being experimented on. I like the idea of the probe seeking out the last surviving Kryptonian as its pilot. But in executing this mission, the probe has contradicted itself. So, which is it- live humans or dead humans being kidnapped?
If this review seems confusing, that’s probably because of how much of a mess this closing chapter is. Kansas Sighting started out with promise and quickly fell into disrepair. I’m not even going to hype how this chapter takes much of its inspiration of the little lost probe from the train wreck (that I actually love a lot) that is Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
I just thank God that there wasn’t a third installment in this series. I don’t think I could’ve stomached it.
Seriously, this just doesn’t seem like something Superman would do. But, he feels so betrayed at having honored his Kryptonian parents for so long that the mere shock at learning that his people kidnapped humans sends him into a rage. Here’s the kicker, we later learn that the humans kidnapped by Jor-el’s probe, were collected deceased. One of the characters in this book claims her son was alive when he was kidnapped by Jor-El, so how did he die? It’s never explained. In fact, if the mother did it, which I think happened just prior to the alien contact, instead of being brought to justice, she’s literally rewarded with a chance to spend the rest of her days with her boy.
The other issue with this book I have is that the probe used by Jor-El has somehow gotten stuck on autopilot after losing communication with its creator after the destruction of Krypton. Thus, looking for new instructions and a new master, the probe continues to abduct people- living people who when returned to earth report of being experimented on. I like the idea of the probe seeking out the last surviving Kryptonian as its pilot. But in executing this mission, the probe has contradicted itself. So, which is it- live humans or dead humans being kidnapped?
If this review seems confusing, that’s probably because of how much of a mess this closing chapter is. Kansas Sighting started out with promise and quickly fell into disrepair. I’m not even going to hype how this chapter takes much of its inspiration of the little lost probe from the train wreck (that I actually love a lot) that is Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
I just thank God that there wasn’t a third installment in this series. I don’t think I could’ve stomached it.
September 1, 2016
wordy, slightly confused ending to a good first half of a story.
goodreads says "Superman is an alien, a fat he cannot deny," nothing about weight watchers in the story, only ufo watchers. maybe the editors cut those parts out.
goodreads says "Superman is an alien, a fat he cannot deny," nothing about weight watchers in the story, only ufo watchers. maybe the editors cut those parts out.
November 17, 2013
This book is pretty much all explanation, answering tediously the questions put forth in the previous volume.
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