Convergence: Superboy (2015) #2

Convergence: Superboy

by Fabian Nicieza (Illustrator), Babs Tarr (Cover Art), Hi-Fi (Colorist)

STARRING HEROES FROM ZERO HOUR! Superboy and Kingdom Come Superman face off over Metropolis – but can these two find a way to work together and save both their worlds?

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 13, 2015

About the author

Fabian Nicieza is a writer and editor who is best known as the co-creator of DEADPOOL and for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, and Robin.

His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.

The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 3 out of 5]

(B) 73% | More than Satisfactory
Notes: Read in trade paperback. Collective review for issues #1-2 and other tie-ins can be found here: Convergence: Zero Hour, Book One.

[F.C. Schaefer · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Superman from Kingdom Come and Kon-El, the Superboy of the 90's square off in an epic battle to save their respective Metropolis's; that is reason enough to want to read this comic. Both of these versions of the Man of Steel are fan favorites and the story by Fabian Nicieza and penciled by Karl Moline does them justice. We get more than a few terrific visuals, such as the one on the credits page where Superman slams the Boy of Steel with a jetliner and the next to last page, where their battle is finally decided with a single punch to the head. The supporting cast includes Lois Lane and Jimmy Oleson, along with the Kingdom Come versions of The Flash and Dick Grayson. The theme of the story: experience against youth, is and old one, but well played here, with underscored by a poignant encounter between Kon-El, Superman and a Lois Lane the older hero has never known, though she is the spitting image of the one he loved and lost years before. This was one of the best installments of the Convergence series, where familiar faces from the past returned; many of us fans would have liked to have seen them stick around in ongoing series where we could have had the Superboys, Robins, Flashes and Green Lanterns, among others of different incarnations and different eras, interact with each other. Am I the only one who thinks the illustration of Superman on the cover bears more than a passing resemblance to Michael Shannon's General Zod?

[Agus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Estuvo bien

[Adrian Santiago]

Zzzuperboy

[Celine The Bookish Queen · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 stars