3.0

I'm conflicted. The first 2 issues (and issue 0) are great. I mean truly special. They show what I LOVE about Superman. The way he uses his powers to save people, always hopeful, always cheerful, always willing to stick out his neck for people while still questioning if he should since of what he is (but never boring or dreadful like Zack Snyder's shitty version). So why is this only 3 stars?

The pacing goes crazy weird. It begins to feel so disjointed around issue 3 and 4, and then 5 and 6 are good but confusing as shit. I had to re-read pages a few times because Grant Morrison has a tendency to just shit the bed with his stories half the time. Like he has a great idea, then says "screw it" and writes the most convoluted bullshit that makes no sense and has no strucutre (see Batman R.I.P.)

Superman meets up with his future self, who goes back in the past, or the future self goes to the past and tries to prevent something so present self doesn't die...right? Sounds stupid yeah? Especially putting it in the middle of a goddamn fucking present day fight to save people. UGH what in the living hell was that shit?

Finally though we settle down into Superman finally getting his suit and addressing people in general. Telling them where he came from, but he plans to be their protector, and that he isn't going anywhere, while having a pretty good heart to heart with his landlord who knows his secret identity. Overall the start and ending were great, and capture the new Superman well, but the whole flip flop storyline with odd pacing just hurt it a little to much. A 2.5-3/5 for me.