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Superman: Camelot Falls, Vol. 1 by Carlos Pacheco, Kurt Busiek, Jesús Merino
3.0

Another good, but could be great, superman story.

The start is Lois and Clark talking about their date night. Of course that can never go well as Clark is swamped with reports to do. Once he begins though it unravels that a dark force is coming to end him and the world. Before that though another creature pops up, similar to Doomsday but actually has a sad backstory that made him this way.

Good: I love the stuff with Lois and Clark. It's heartfelt, cute, and well told. It makes you root for them. You also feel for Clark, a normal dude, with amazing abilities, just trying to do the right thing. The art is solid and the fights are crazy cool at times.

Bad: The storyline itself is a bit overstuffed and then feels rushed, not getting the organic feel of a epic that I think Busiek is trying to tell. Also, the major "villain" playing them all is kind of a goofy.

Overall, another solid adventure of Superman from Kurt. A 3 out of 5.