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Superman: The Kansas Sighting #1
Superman: The Kansas Sighting #1
Before Superman's father sent his infant son to Earth from the doomed planet Krypton... wouldn't he have intensely researched our planet first? Before he blasted the baby Kal-El off into the void, would he have sent probes here to study human life? And would he have been capable of abducting humans for study?
Deep within the UFO believers' network, a woman who is sure her son was taken by aliens about thirty years ago investigates one of the most famous landings in unidentified flying object lore: the Smallville mystery that's been nicknamed... "the Kansas Sighting".
She confronts Superman, who must discover what really happened, if only out of guilt and curiosity over what his father may have done to ensure the Man of Steel's survival!
Deep within the UFO believers' network, a woman who is sure her son was taken by aliens about thirty years ago investigates one of the most famous landings in unidentified flying object lore: the Smallville mystery that's been nicknamed... "the Kansas Sighting".
She confronts Superman, who must discover what really happened, if only out of guilt and curiosity over what his father may have done to ensure the Man of Steel's survival!
64 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2003
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About the author
J.M. DeMatteis
1,911 books232 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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June 20, 2020
Legendary Justice League scribe and artist, JM DeMatteis asks an interesting question that until this book, I don’t think was ever explored in the vast history of the Superman family. Before sending his son, Kal-El to earth, did the scientist Jor-El do any field research on the third rock from the sun? And if he did, was he responsible for any of those alien abductions we hear about on the X-Files?
That’s the type of postulations explored when an Unsolved Mysteries type of show comes snooping around Smallville. When Clark Kent learns that his father was questioned during the filming, it leads to both adoptive father and son questioning themselves and the motives of Clark’s Kryptonian parents.
Eager to find some answers, Kent gets permission from the Daily Planet to investigate. Teamed with Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, Kent runs into the production team who’ve found more witnesses who’ve claimed to have been abducted the night Kal-el crashed to earth. Clark is ready to dismiss one of the witnesses until he gets kidnapped by alien beings himself.
This is mostly a Clark Kent tale. Superman appears very little in this story. But that’s okay- it’s a very well written and thought out examination of our countries obsession with UFOs. Along the way, Clark will question whether his biological father was an ethical scientist and if he discovers that Jor-El acted inappropriately, how will that change Superman’s role on earth? More importantly, how is it going to change how earth sees Superman’s role?
DeMatteis did a fantastic job on this opening chapter. The art was very good too but it’s not very consistent. However, I enjoy a good mystery and I love the X-Files eerie feel that the story has. I almost regret not waiting closer to Halloween to read this.
That’s the type of postulations explored when an Unsolved Mysteries type of show comes snooping around Smallville. When Clark Kent learns that his father was questioned during the filming, it leads to both adoptive father and son questioning themselves and the motives of Clark’s Kryptonian parents.
Eager to find some answers, Kent gets permission from the Daily Planet to investigate. Teamed with Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, Kent runs into the production team who’ve found more witnesses who’ve claimed to have been abducted the night Kal-el crashed to earth. Clark is ready to dismiss one of the witnesses until he gets kidnapped by alien beings himself.
This is mostly a Clark Kent tale. Superman appears very little in this story. But that’s okay- it’s a very well written and thought out examination of our countries obsession with UFOs. Along the way, Clark will question whether his biological father was an ethical scientist and if he discovers that Jor-El acted inappropriately, how will that change Superman’s role on earth? More importantly, how is it going to change how earth sees Superman’s role?
DeMatteis did a fantastic job on this opening chapter. The art was very good too but it’s not very consistent. However, I enjoy a good mystery and I love the X-Files eerie feel that the story has. I almost regret not waiting closer to Halloween to read this.
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!
February 15, 2025
A masterpiece in the vein of For All Seasons
January 1, 2023
Superman does DMT.
Or DeMatteis does. “Mandy.” The anecdotal s medium between the twelfth dimension and our human reality.
A standard Superman story but just the right amount of wacky. Unfortunately the 12th dimension thing and ultimate answer that leads to a couple more boring less dramatic ultimately mysterious questions is a shame. It’s true that Jor-El was such a weird presence that it couldn’t be as it seemed.
Read both parts 1+2. :)
Or DeMatteis does. “Mandy.” The anecdotal s medium between the twelfth dimension and our human reality.
A standard Superman story but just the right amount of wacky. Unfortunately the 12th dimension thing and ultimate answer that leads to a couple more boring less dramatic ultimately mysterious questions is a shame. It’s true that Jor-El was such a weird presence that it couldn’t be as it seemed.
Read both parts 1+2. :)
November 17, 2013
A little dry, but still somewhat intriguing.
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