Super Sons: The Polarshield Project

Super Sons #1

by Ridley Pearson, Ile Gonzalez (Illustrator)

Jon Kent and Damian "Ian" Wayne are opposite in every way except one—they are the sons of the World's Greatest Heroes! To uncover a global conspiracy, this unlikely dynamic duo will need to learn to trust each other and work together to save the Earth. But who is the mysterious Candace, and what secrets does she hold that could be the key to everything?

The polar ice caps have nearly melted away, causing devastation to coastal cities. Erratic, deadly weather forces everyone inland, tearing families apart. Earth is facing its greatest crisis—and Superman and Batman are nowhere to be found.

From New York Times best-selling author Ridley Pearson (Kingdom Keepers) and artist Ile Gonzalez comes the first book in an epic new series that follows the Super Sons of Superman and Batman as they struggle to find their place in a rapidly changing world!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Middle Grade, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Childrens, Fiction

173 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 2, 2019

About the author

Ridley Pearson is the author of more than fifty novels, including the New York Times bestseller Killer Weekend; the Lou Boldt crime series; and many books for young readers, including the award-winning children's novels Peter and the Starcatchers, Peter and the Shadow Thieves, and Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, which he cowrote with Dave Barry. Pearson lives with his wife and two daughters, dividing their time between Missouri and Idaho.

Also writes Chris Klick mysteries as Wendell McCall.

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 1 out of 5]

What in the hell was this?
I don't...
It just...
I'm at a loss for words as to exactly how awful this turd was on multiple levels.



Ok, as an example of how randomly horrible this thing was, one part of the story is that Damian Wayne has a fit and decides he's going to start going by Ian now.
Why?
Wah! I'm IAN now! *stomp stomp*
What the shit am I even reading?



And the random characters? Tilly? Who the fuck is Tilly?!
Not to mention that neither Jon nor Ian Damian act even remotely like themselves. Ok, and yes, I did read the introduction where Pearson said that he kind of had no idea who these kids were but DC told him to just go for it and write the story he wanted to write.
But I thought: Surely he's exaggerating, DC wouldn't be so stupid.



Another example of weird and unnecessary changes?
Damian's outfit.
Holy hell, did this kid look ridiculous. Again, whyyyyyy would you change a cool outfit into a bike helmet and knee pads?! It makes no sense.



I'll give Pearson this, it really was his take on these characters. This has nothing to do with anything remotely connected to Superboy or Robin, and certainly, nothing to do with the other (far superior) Super Sons comic.



But even as some sort of f-ed up Elseworlds tale, this wasn't a good story or fun to read.
I'm not sure who I would recommend this to or what audience might enjoy it. My kids wouldn't touch it and it was too cheesy for me. I definitely wouldn't recommend it for kids who are wanting to get into comics - it might ruin it for them.
Swerve to avoid!

[Sans · Rating 1 out of 5]

Woooooooow. No.

EDIT: I've been stewing over this for three days now and what's really bothering me are the characterizations. I get that this is part of the young'uns line DC is experimenting with. I get that it's not supposed to tie into the original Super Sons series in any way. But shouldn't it have at least the smallest of tethers to canon?

As other reviewers have noted, the characterizations are wildly inaccurate, and honestly? It's insulting. Whitewashing Damian Ian and stripping him of any and all growth his character has achieved is wholly unnecessary. Jon is weirdly tantrum-y and seems to manipulate the girls around him by using their attraction to him. I think we can all agree that is the absolute last thing Jon Kent would ever do.

Honestly, I'm not sure what I expected. In the authors note at the front of this waste of paper, Pearson freely admits they don't read comic books and were in the dark about these characters when DC approached them to write this book. I'm guessing Pearson didn't do any research beyond a Google Image search before diving in. It's the only explanation for how wrong they got these boys.

[Chad · Rating 1 out of 5]

DC's first foray into its new imprint for young children, DC Zoom, is unfortunately, a disappointment. I guess this is what happens when you have creators who know absolutely nothing about the characters write a comic book. The characterization is way off. Damian is an entitled rich kid who wants to be called Ian with none of his rich backstory, being the grandson of Ra's al Ghul. The story is incoherent at best. I can't believe Pearson has written like fifty children's books. I couldn't follow his story at all. This is set in the future where climate change is flooding the coasts. For some reason, kids in the unaffected cities hate the refugees from other cities calling them Flood Runners. What are they supposed to do, stay and drown? Characters have stupid pun names like Dr. Para Sol and Dr. Cray Ving. Para and Cray aren't even names! This is also not a complete story, but only part 1 even though that is not indicated anywhere in the title or cover.

The weak art is sloppy and unfinished looking, only somewhat saved by the coloring.

[Khurram · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have to say I am not impressed. The artwork is the main thing I liked about this comic. Though I hated the Batkid costume.

My biggest problem with this book is that none of the stories seem to he finished. Superman is on a side mission ok, Lois is sick and no resolution, the princess story I don't learn any more by the end of the book than I did at the begining, what is Batman doing this whole time? What was the villains plan apart from turning up and smirking at from time to time.

If I did not buy volumes 1 and 2 together, I don't think I would bother with this story anymore. I just hope the next book is better or has more answers.

[Jen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Artwork was serviceable, but ugly. On close-ups, characters had pig noses. Storyline was jumpy, multiple POV and timeline jumped when it went from POV to POV. Tons of dangling plot points to be dealt with in future issues. I won’t be seeking them out myself. Kind of boring, despite having too much going on. 2, could have/should have been better, stars.

[Ben Truong · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super Sons: The Polarshield Project is a graphic novel and is written by Ridley Pearson and illustrated by Ile Gonzalez. The super duo of Jon Kent and Damian "Ian" Wayne make their middle-grade debut.

Damian Wayne and Jonathan Kent may be the offspring of Batman and Superman, but they are still too young to follow in their fathers' footsteps. While their superdads attempt to save the world from coastal devastation caused by climate change, Damian and Jon team up with two other friends, Candace and Tilly, to find out who or what is behind the outbreak of an illness infecting, among others, Jon’s mother, Lois Kent, née Lane. Not only are they new at this whole superhero business, they must navigate their new partnership, all four with something to hide.

Super Sons: The Polarshield Project is written and constructed rather mediocrity. Pearson integrates timely elements through the focus on climate change and allusions to the refugee experience, while Gonzalez's artwork is vivid and crisp, riffing on a classic comic style. However, for those who are comic purist may be disappointed in the representation of the two main characters in this particular universe as they are hardly recognizable from their core continuity counterparts.

All in all, Super Sons: The Polarshield Project is a mediocre beginning to what would hopefully be a wonderful series, which I plan to continue in the very near future.

[Rod Brown · Rating 1 out of 5]

In his foreword, Pearson admits he is new to the DC Universe...and it shows. His script is gibberish with a plot that jumps around randomly as if it were written by a kid rather than for kids. Or by an an adult who thinks comics are garbage lit and their readers deserve what they get. Special shout-out to his atrocious choice of names for cities (Wyndemere and Coleumbria) and characters (Para Sol, Cray Ving and Damian "Ian" Wayne a/k/a BatKid).

Reviewed from an an Advance Reader's Copy that's been sitting around for a little while.

[Amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

The only reason why this isn't a one star is because the author prefaces this by saying this is a completely different version of the Super Sons. The problem is I hated it.



I am very biased though because Damian Wayne is my favorite DC character, and that is not an exaggeration. My favorite character and of course my favorite robin. Therefore, Damian going by Ian and being called batkid was just ridiculous. Damian's character was trashed in this and I did not like it!

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this up because my almost seven year-old son is VERY into graphic novels. I'm always looking for something new that we can read together, books that fall into this middle-grade range. Super Sons seemed like a perfect fit. And it was. For him. HE LOVED IT. I think he said, "This is a best book ever!"

For him, it would have been hands down a 5-star read.

For me it barely ekes out 3.

Batman and Superman's teenage sons team up with some girls we barely know to find the cause of a disease that had no connection to the overall plot and seemed to pop out of nowhere.

This had bigger plot holes than the newly discovered black hole.

I have no idea why Batman isn't the picture, or how these kids ended up chasing after the same bad guys. Apparently everyone is falling ill to this strange disease, but we don't hear about it until after Lois Lane becomes ill. Also, if there's some incurable sickness floating around school, wouldn't the kids/teachers/parents be a little concerned?

Then there's Candace. Her mother's dying prophesy was that Candace would be the leader of the five fingers. (Don't ask me. I have no idea what this is.) So when Candace finally meets the other four fingers, she calls them liars and runs away from them?

This could have benefited greatly from some backstory and streamlining. What I thought was going to be a story about saving Earth in the face of extreme global warming turned into convenient disease that doesn't really harm anyone except Lois Lane.

[Ayşe · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 *

[Teresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Thank you Netgalley, Ridley Pearson, and CD Entertainment for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

I'm not a huge DC fan to begin with, but I generally like Batman as well as younger heroes (like the Teen Titans and Young Justice). So I was drawn to this by the fact that it features the sons of Batman and Superman, as well as introduces the reader to some new characters.

This graphic novel has a lovey introduction by the author about the excitement that comes with a project like this, but also coming from a non DC background attempting to incorporate these new characters into the DC universe.

The art is decent. I like the design for Jon Kent, but not so much for Damian "Ian" Wayne. The colors and character designs are simple, but in a good way. The reader is introduced to Candace, a supposed princess of some sort. How does she connect to our two super sons? Well, I guess you'll find out at the end, where there is some potential to this series.

So what is the Polar Shield Project? In this world, global warming has been a major natural disaster. Over the course of time, coastal cities have built walls to keep the water at bay, but the walls break, or aren't high enough, so all the people must relocate. The Polar Shield project is a plan to cover the planets atmosphere with a layer of dust that will help regulate the Earth's temperature. Superman gets to handle this one because they are using Mars dust (or something like that. I didn't follow it 100%)..

Meanwhile, Jon and Ian are complete opposites, yet find themselves drawn to each other through the ruffian crimes around them. They try to hide their relations to superheroes, but when Jon can lift pretty much anything, people tend to grow suspicious, you know?

Overall, a relatively quick and pleasant read. Only really recommend for younger readers or those who aren't too connected to the DC universe.

[John · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read an ARC of this and, so far, at least, there's more wrong with this book than there is right. Some of the issues will probably be fixed by publication time; others won't.

The art is generally flat and muddy-looking; I suspect that there is some part of the production process which hasn't been done yet to resolve this. There's also a typo in the foreword (the author refers to "Columbria," but throughout the book it's spelled "Coleumbria").

Issues which will probably *not* be fixed by the time the book is published:

* Bruce Wayne's son is a tiresome entitled twerp, and it's not at all clear that the author knows that.

* We don't spend enough time with any of the rest of the characters before the plot kicks off, which means that it's hard to care about them or what happens to them.

* The entire book reads like it was written and drawn by people who don't read comics. In particular, it has a clumsy visual grammar which sometimes makes it hard to tell what is happening in a scene. As an example, I had to read the three panels where Jon rips off a button and crushes it six times before I understood that he was probably taking something off the other person's clothes and crushing it, a guess which wasn't even confirmed until a bit of dialogue on the next page. This scene could have been handled much more cleanly with a different choice of images, angles, and distances from the "camera"--I have ideas on how to do that, but it's not my job to rewrite the clumsy bits.

* The book also makes liberal use of thought balloons (well--here they're boxes), which were falling out of favor back in the late 80s, mostly because the technique is lazy and the effect is cheesy. In this case, the thought balloons also lead to a lot of head-hopping, which feels both disorganized and omniscient and also makes some of the authorial choices feel like cheating (for example, choosing to end the scene where Jon demands someone's name right after he asks the question and before he gets the answer).

At least it was a quick read.

[Rian *fire and books* · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lacked transitions and wasn’t easy to follow because of that. The outside story is good. There are issues stemming from global warming resulting in coastal dwelling families being forced to move inward, causing issues with the land locked cities. There’s chaos, sabotage, magic, and missing parents too.

But overall? The lack of transitions and sudden appearance of a plot line felt really disjointed. I’ll probably read book 2, but it’s certainly not one I’ll recommend to my customers.

[Chad · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought this book was boring. I literally started nodding off while reading it. The art was terrible, but did its job. I hope that DC addresses some of the contrast issues with the coloring. Some panels were difficult to read visually, as the colors would almost blend together, particularly in dark scenes.

The characterizations were just bad, and really offered nothing interesting about the characters, not to mention that they had really ugly costumes. Jon Kent complains about his parents running off to help people, and Damien (or “Ian” as he goes by in this book) is an arrogant jerk with absolutely no redeeming qualities. Both of these characters are different from their DC comic book counterparts, and they lack the depth needed for the audience to get behind them. Also, there are two original(?) characters in this story, but they are so underdeveloped and poorly written that they really shouldn’t have been included.

Other issues I had, though they are small, are: One, why did they change Damien’s name to “Ian”? In the story, he hates the name “Damien”, but it’s never explained why, and two: What happened to Alfred? Did he die, or is he on vacation?

If you want my advice, skip this book and go for the Super Sons comic book by Peter J. Tomasi. It is way better, and the artwork by Jorge Jimenez is top level stuff, plus the action is also way more entertaining.

[Angela Blount · Rating 2 out of 5]

An alternate reality take on the Super Sons series, featuring the middle-school aged offspring of Batman and Superman. When "climate disruption" threatens coastal cities, both boys are displaced. And with their fathers busy off trying to save the planet in their own ways, they get caught somewhere between school bullies and investigating the source of a mysterious virus outbreak.

What I Liked:

I did enjoy the artwork. The coloring was vibrant and the use of shadow gave it a vaguely cell-shaded appeal. It often reminded me of the art style found in the The Iron Giant movie, (which elicited fond feelings.)

The character of Candace presented as a strong, promising female MC. She's African royalty of some kind, and outside of nebulous visions abilities are unclear. So there is plenty of room for expanding on her character in any future installments.

What Didn't Work for Me:

The storytelling format was disjointed and often difficult to follow. Transitions were jerky, and the pacing sometimes felt uneven. A lot of the plot drive seemed to be a result of off-screen events we readers simply aren't privy to.

While the author did give the introductory disclaimer that he was essentially told by DC to do his own thing, I wasn't expecting him to dive right in without having any real knowledge of the characters he was adapting. And yet, that appears to be what happened.

Existing fans of Damian Wayne are advised to brace themselves. This alternate version of him comes across as a bratty, arrogant rich kid with incredibly bad (and inexplicably underfunded) costuming choices. When his dad doesn't allow him to tag along and play vigilante, he throws a tantrum and demands to be called 'Ian' rather than Damian. And there's sadly no mention of his intriguing backstory as the grandson of Ra's al Ghul. (It also doesn't help that the artwork seems to have divested him of all hints of his ethnic background.)

Please be forewarned that this interpretation is unrelated to the established Superboy or Robin, and has nothing to do with the original Super Sons comic. While some aspects of this book may appeal to young readers who have little or no familiarity with the DC Universe, I wouldn't advise it for anyone who is easily put off by inconsistency with canon.

[Veronica · Rating 2 out of 5]

ARC via Netgalley/the ARC shelf at work. Brace yourselves, I have opinions here. Look, I loved Tomasi's Super Sons, ok? And this new series is spitting on everything that made Super Sons great. Damian "Ian" Wayne (whose hatred of his given name is never explained, nor why on earth he would have been given such a white bread nickname in the first place) is a jerk -- which, yes, he's a jerk in every continuity, but he doesn't have Damian's redeeming qualities. We don't get to see his love of animals, or his desire to please his father, or his conflicted relationship with his mother, or anything at all with his siblings. He's a disrespectful asshole to Patience, who has replaced Alfred (is Alfred dead in this continuity?) and is just overall really unappealing. Other people have already written about the initial whitewashing of his character design, and while his skin tone is darker than was shown in previews, that's literally all that was done to fix the problem. Jon Kent is introduced in a scene where he's *complaining about his parents helping people*, and if there's a bigger misunderstanding of his character in all of the DC Universe, I'd like to know what it is. Then there are two new female characters who get almost zero introduction and they're fighting over Jon's attention because why would you have TWO girls in a story if not so they can fight over a boy. The actual plot is a mess. I'm all in favor of raising awareness of climate change but this book is terrible. The art is the one redeeming quality -- as mentioned above, I'm not crazy about Damian's character design but overall there's a coherent sort of cartoony style that works for this age group.

[Subham · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a fun book, focusing on Jon and Ian, kids of Superman and Batman, it tells the tale that when climate change happens and the coastal cities of Metropolis get flooded, its upto Superman and Batman to go find some dust particles near Mars and cover up the earth in order to act as a barrier. Circumstances happens and Jon and Ian have to move to the city of Wyndemere. This all takes place in a country named Coleumbria. Its fun. So gradually you have Jon and Ian meet and they clash, both having opposite ideals, Jon's mother gets sick and so its upto him and his friend Jill to find info on whats exactly happening and they find info on the project and some organization and a woman named Arvyc is the mastermind and so Jon and Tilly and Ian have to team up to defeat her. Also another companion named Candace is there who is supposedly the successor of a continent named Landis and the way they work, co-operate to find the villains is fun, there is fun banter, whimsy moments, but overall a good story highlighting the coming together of this group and also fun is to see Jon's growth and him remembering the teachings his father taught him. Also Ian is brash and acting like a rich kid which is fun to see but more mysteries are set up regarding what this project polar shield really is and Landis. Its a good rid, the artwork is soothing to look at and easy to follow! Overall a good read and a fun Super sons adventure!

[Beth Bryden-miller · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not sure if this reads too young for the middle school student, on the fence about how old the kids look. Completely a graphic novel.

The storyline introduces a great new character Candance and then drops her storyline to focus on Jon Kent and Damian Wayne. It even introduces a fourth character who was pretty unnecessary. More focus on Candance!

As a fan, I didn't like the way that Damian Wayne was called Ian, or his homemade costume. He's also white, like whiter than Superboy, when it would have been a good way to introduce another character of color. Here's a good link: https://butwhythopodcast.com/2018/08/...

[Jenny Clark · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would maybe have liked this better if I did not know the other version of Supersons. It's not bad, and does have an interesting plot, but I would have preferred other characters or a more in character Damien and Jon.

[Dan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was an alternate world Super Sons. Very different and very lame.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jonathan Kent wants to be like his father, Clark Kent, aka Superman, and he is, more than anyone other than his parents, knows. Ian Wayne is already a lot like his father, except with too much arrogance and a lack of experience. But their world is in serious trouble with flooding and other devastating events occurring more and more frequently. In an effort to help, Superman leaves Earth on a mission to Mars, and Bruce Wayne heads for Asia. This leaves the two boys to their own devices, especially when Jonathan's mother is struck down by a mysterious malady. The two combine forces with two girls, Tilly and Candace (who appears to have powers of her own), to track down the source of the malady, and stop it's spread. This graphic novel is full of excitement and adventure as these budding heroes seek to save the world. Like many graphic novels the focus is on plot and not on character development, but middle grade readers aren't likely to care overly much. The art works well for the graphic novel format and the coloring is nice. The book does end on a major cliffhanger, but there is a bit of an ending. Young readers will most likely be eagerly awaiting the sequel as am I. This is the sort of book that is intended solely for entertainment though so don't go into it expecting a whole lot of depth.

[Jordanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super Sons – Ideal for New, Young Readers

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This book is evidently not aimed at me or my peers, however, I still managed to enjoy the fun, face-paced storytelling and my previous experience with the Super Sons filled in a lot of information gaps that a younger reader is unlikely to notice, but as a more mature reader added another level of humour. I will say for older readers (13+?) that this book will hold very little in terms of an in-depth intro to Super Sons because it is very surface level, as per its target audience’s attention span.

The animated and colourful artwork is really appealing to a younger audience and I liked it for the tone of the story.

My only criticism would be that not much time is spent introducing Candace. I think she has great potential to be a fan favourite among young readers, however, I know I had not heard of her and I’ll tentatively assume she is a brand-new character and I think that can sometimes be a problem in attracting younger readers. This is purely because the cavernous DCU is a bit much to take in at once so iconic, well-known characters that have permeated popular culture en masse (like Batman & Superman) are a great gateway for young people because they already kind of know what they’re about, and by extension can make assumptions about their sons. This pre-existing knowledge isn’t there with Candace so a little more story on her background is probably a good idea to maintain interest.

Overall, I really like it and think I will buy a copy for my baby brother once he can be trusted not to rip paper pages.

I received a copy of this book from DC Zoom via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

To read more of my reviews, visit my blog, Bloodthirsty Little Beasts.

[K Whatsherface · Rating 2 out of 5]

After reading: I read this in one sitting....because if I didn't I wouldnt have finished it. I wanted to give up on it halfway. I like the art style itself but I still hate damian's design. and his first costume....ugh....the 2nd costume is also bad but bad in the way I though it should have been the first costume not the batman upgrade. also batkid?! I could see it has a joke. but that's what Jon continued to call him. I get that Candace and Tilly are original to the story. I still dont know if they are tied to other characters. who knows. This is not the main universe. probably should have said that sooner but I wanted to say something nice and I do like the art....just not the designs. okay jon is fine. he looks like himself. he even seems like himself. Alfred is dead. Yes we couldn't talk about Damian's mom but we could squeeze in time to point out alfred isnt around anymore. Its implied that Damian never really knew him. oh and if you havent figured it out yet, I'm refusing to call Damian, Ian. There is nothing wrong with the name Ian. if your name is Ian I'm sure your a lovely person but Damian is Damian. His dog is name is Titus not Taco.....Yes his dog in this is named Taco.......that's a name I would call a dog but not Damian. Damian isnt really a kid. okay maybe I could see him naming his dog Taco after he started hanging out with Jon because Jon brought out the kid in him. That's part of what made the 2017 super sons so good. can we just get that back please. And yes. Damian did name batcow. but that;s funny. even he can make dumb jokes. Yes. I may be overly thinking this book for kids. I get this is to introduced kids to these characters. Just get them the 2017 series. Also retelling aren't a bad thing. you just dont want to be the catwoman movie when you do it. you want to be the woman woman movie.

Before reading: Why does Damian not look like damian? And why is a kid that named his dog Titus going by Ian now? And what's with that logo? And who's the girl? Is she vixen's daughter? Only saying vixen because of the elephant on her shirt. Does vixen have a daughter right now? I Honestly dont know if she ever did in the comics. It's so hard to keep track of who has kids in comics. Because comics. Sometimes they have a son, sometimes they have a daughter, sometimes they have neither because timeless are confusing. I'm going to have to read this now aren't I?

[Ada Seven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Metropolis, sular altında kalırken herkes Mertopollis'i terk ediyor. Jon Kent ve Ian Wayne'de dahil olmak üzere, tesadüfen aynı ülkeye taşınıyorlar. Özel olansa dünyanın en büyük kahramanlarının çocukları olması: Superman ve Batman. Babaları Metropolis'e yardım etmeleri gerektiği için Metropolis'te kalıyorlar. Fakat, Jon Kent ortalıkta garip olaylar döndüğünün farkına varıyor ve bir şeyler yapmak istiyor. Babasından geçen SÜPER GÜÇLERİ var. Ian Wayne ise her zaman babası gibi olmak ve savaşmak istemiştir. Bir gün Ian Wayne, Jon Kent'i bir kaç pisliğin elinde kurtardıktan sonra, ortalıktaki gizemli olayları çözmek için birbirlerini bulmuş olurlar. Aynı zamanda Jon Kent, okulda Tilly adında genç bir kızla tanışır ve bu üçlü bu olayları çözmeye çaılışır. ''Fakat kim bu gizemli Candace''. Bakalım ortalıktaki olaylar son bulacak mı?
Heyecan ve gizem sevenlere tavsiye ederim.
Sevgiler: ADA SEVEN :-)

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art is nice.

I guess this is fine for kids, but I was hoping for something more. There are plenty of books aimed at children that adults can enjoy, but this isn't one of them... at least for me.

Some of the dialogue is rough, even for middle schoolers. The adults in this talk like children but the children actually sound fine, it's weird.

And "Ian" Wayne? How is that an improvement on Damian?

[Noelia · Rating 1 out of 5]

No se merece ni reseña. Estoy indignada con DC, con este comic y con el tema de Ian. Osea quien es Ian?
Yo quería aventuras guais de mis niños favoritos de DC, y no voy a tocar temas dolorosos al respecto. Y pensé anda pero se hay también estos comics. Mira no se quienes son esos individuos pero no los conozco

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Venho acompanhando e lendo o lançemntos da linha DC Kids pela DC Comics e tenho gostado muito dos títulos. Este Superfilhos, vem na esteira do título de Jonathan Kent e Damian Wayne, criado por Peter J. Tomasi e Patrick Gleason para a linha principal da editora das lendas. Como gostava muito daquelas histórias, achei que esta versão "kids"poderia me agradar também. Contudo, me enganei bastante. Existem quadrinhos infantis que são feitos para todas as idades, como por exemplo o Querida Liga da Justiça, desta mesma coleção, mas existem aqueles que são feitos apenas para crianças curtirem. Esse é o caso de Os Superfilhos: O Projeto do Escudo Polar Vol.01, que não me empolgou tanto como os demais, mas certamente irá empolgar às crianças que estão descobrindo os personagens pela primeira vez. Os desenhos de Ile Gonzales são bem bonitinhos e lembram traços feitos para livros ilustrados. Essa é mais uma aproximação com o universo das crianças, ainda que livors ilustrados possam não ser só para elas. Mas, aparentemente, o público principal deste encadernado são mesmo somente as crinaças. O que não é ruim em nenhum caso. Só não é para mim.

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a take on the sons of Superman and Batman that have nothing to do with other takes on the pair. The author admits that they have no idea who Jon Kent and Damien Wayne are, and so he just wrote his own version.

Which would work if the story made some sense, but it doesn't. So, you get characters that aren't like any other version of themselves.

And you get a strange story where Superman has to take a spaceship to get to mars, to get mars dust, or something to cool off the planet, by putting it in the atmosphere to slow down climate change

And meanwhile, someone is causing people to fall into comas.

Oh and the coasts of the country are underwater.

And, yeah, that's it. Read it at your own risk.

[Steven Wilson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing. I’ve never read anything by Mr. Pearson before, but I’m surprised that a bestselling author and a Fulbright Fellow would script such awkward, ungrammatical dialogue. I’m also surprised that someone who admits to having no prior knowledge of the DC universe would be contracted to write a series about the sons of their two most famous characters. Jon Kent comes off as hot-headed and of only average intelligence. “Ian” (ugh!) Wayne is a displaced character from Spencer’s MORNING GLORIES, instead of the dark son of Batman and an assassin. Both boys are denied the inheritance of their mothers’ strong natures. The new characters are just sketched in and not really appealing. And that a ten-year-old is the only person investigating an epidemic is too unbelievable even for comics. I won’t even touch the climate hysteria. I hope young readers find something with more substance than this.

[Isabelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐