Superman family / line: 8 months in, which is the best?

[Ice Wolf]

I've only read Superman & Superboy so I wont comment on the others.

1. Superman - Really enjoying this series, Good writing, Good Stories, Good Art

2. Superboy - Just couldn't get into it, too attached to the original Clone Superboy I guess. Felt some of the changes were just changes for change sake. There was no need for an new Organisation called N.O.W.H.E.R.E. considering that it is almost a carbon copy of the Agenda. I would have had the new Clone Superboy being a experiment stolen form Cadmus by the Agenda.

[DrewHLMW]

wow tough choice

I love all 4 of them but I give it to supergirl

[Redk]

I dont care nor like Superboy and supergirl

Its between superman and Action. Because its showing so much promise and growth, I would say Action Comics is the best superman relaunched book.

[brik-el]

1. Action Comics
2. Superman
3. Supergirl
4. Superboy

[OldSchoolfan]

1. Supergirl-clear concise story telling with the introduction of some really cool new villains.
2. Superman-Inspite of what hindered it(Action comics continuity) Perez and Scott told a great first story arc with some interesting new villains.
3. Action-Better than I thought it would be. I still see problems with the writing....important plot points are underemphasized and it undermines the books potential.
4. Superboy-When it stayed with the Superboy in the science lab and trying to be controlled it was more interesting than when it started to cross over with Teen Titains. Don't care for the whole cross over thing....its been done.

[Dr. Hurt]

Action, followed by Supergirl.

This for me too. Nice to see Kara getting some love!

[vampiric_cannibal]

This for me too. Nice to see Kara getting some love!

Did she get laid in issue 8

[Desaad]

Action
Supergirl
Superman
Superboy


Superman would be below Superboy a few issues in, but 7 was a big improvement where as Superboy continues to wallow in 90s mediocrity and lack of ambition. Interestingly Superboy started off much stronger - based only on first issues, I would have put it below only action - but there has been a lack of direction and conceptual density that has hurt it, in my mind.

[Mr. Holmes]

Yeah Superboy started really strong - it had a creative, intriguing cyberpunk kind of book, but it's gone from that to a generic action book with lots of fight scenes. I really enjoyed the intelligent, introspective monologues from the earlier issues, but since Defalco took over, even Superboy's voice has become generic. I'll probably drop the book now to fit Dial H in my pull list.

[coconutphone]

Supergirl
Action (a close second)
Superboy (fun but I miss old Conner still)
Superman (good but nothing outstanding)

[Starry]

1. An easy choice - Action Comics! I absolutely loved it from the start - then the Legion issue happened and well, I was really unhappy with the direction in which AC seemed to be going. Thankfully, the series has returned to its initial climat and is still one of my fav DCnU-titles.

2. Supergirl. At first I liked Superboy better, but lately Kon's series seems to be busy trying to do as much exposition as possible... That really bugs me, mainly because the whole explaining is done way too clumsily. Supergirl, however, maintains high quality in terms of both art and the story-telling (I happen to like the slow pace of this title).

3. Superboy. It has generally nice art and a good story going on, but the newest issue almost killed all my interests in the series (because of reasons stated above). And that's quite impressive, considering how fond of this new Kon I have become.

As for Superman, I don't read it. The first issue felt like the series was already in the middle of the second arc. I also thought that knowing the future (or rather the present?) status quo would lower my enjoyment in Action Comics, so I dropped Supes. Sadly.

Overall, I'm happy that the Super-series are so nice (I honestly didn't expect Supergirl to be so much fun!) and I hope they continue to be just as good, if not even better.

PS. I'm new to the forum, hi everyone!

[stephens2177]

scott lobdell will be back writing the book again,after we get done with the Culling story,so you might not want to give up on the book so quick when that was what you didnt like about it.also in a couple issues SB is gonna be away from NOWHERE,and start having his own life,so the fun is just starting.

[Starry]

scott lobdell will be back writing the book again,after we get done with the Culling story,so you might not want to give up on the book so quick when that was what you didnt like about it.also in a couple issues SB is gonna be away from NOWHERE,and start having his own life,so the fun is just starting.

Wait, Lobdell did not write issue # 8 of SB? *checks it* Ah, I see, he only did the plotting... Thank you for pointing it out to me, I wouldn't notice it myself! Now I certainly have hope again.

[vampiric_cannibal]

But Lobdell often puts way too much text on a page also. The last issue of TT IIRC had so much exposition it nearly ruined the book. Still, I like SB and TT.

[Starry]

But Lobdell often puts way too much text on a page also. The last issue of TT IIRC had so much exposition it nearly ruined the book. Still, I like SB and TT.

Yes, I know and yes, I feel the same about TT - still like it even though it surely has its flaws. And I actually like the way Lobdell writes Kon's monologues, especially the obligatory "My name is Superboy"-beginning. So awkward it's amusing, I would say... :) Plus even when he overwrites an issue, I still can follow the story with ease and understand it (well, most of the time), something that wasn't there in SB # 8.

BTW now that the "set in the past"-period of AC seems to be over, I'll reconsider picking up Superman again.