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Lex Luthor: Man of Steel by Brian Azzarello
3.0

This was pretty interesting. Superman is almost always in a positive light. Besides Red Son or Injustice he basically is the "Good guy" everyone looks up to. He's all about hope, about helping, and about fighting for a better future. He's our protector. Lex obviously doesn't see him that way. What makes this story interesting is you see the perception of Lex and how Superman can come across as evil. On top of that you get a pretty cool flashback of Bruce vs Clark (which I assume is when they first meet) to show how scary Superman really could be. Lex creates a creature/robot called Hope to combat Superman. Not one on one but as a symbol of protection.

What I liked: Watching Lex and his view of the world and how he's not all bad. He actually is very humanized in here and somewhat likeable. I really enjoyed the art design and they made Superman pretty freaking scary. I also enjoyed the hope storyline though the ending not so much but before that it was nice.

What I didn't like: The Batman vs Superman scene was a bit confusing at first. I also thought Lex had too much talking to himself haha. It was really short too which was a bummer. Another 2 issues would have flushed out Lex more.

Overall this was a unique and different take on Superman. It's a Lex story for sure but still feels like a Superman, just the other side of the coin. I liked it just didn't love it so it stands at a 2.5-3. Check it out if for nothing else then the sweet art.