Comments on: What I’ve Been Reading: Superman: Camelot Falls

By: collectededitions

collectededitions — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:20:41 +0000

I loved how Busiek used Superman’s new super-intelligence throughout his run, and he showcased it well in Superman: Camelot Falls Volume 1 — that bit on the plane where Clark’s reading microscopic books embedded in the pages of his regular book were priceless!

Indeed this carried well the 1970s (and even early-1990s) theme of “Should Superman stop every threat?” and “Does Superman’s presence do more harm than good?” Unfortunately I didn’t think volume two finished it off satisfactorily enough, and of course the whole thing is near forgotten in deference to New Krypton. In retrospect I’m not sure I should’ve bought the hardcovers, but it’s no fault of Busiek or his writing.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:56:55 +0000

Interesting comparison to the 70′s-era Superman titles. While I didn’t make the comparison myself (which makes me feel less smart), it completely works, right up to the scale of threats, complications for Superman, etc…

I wished Busiek had more room to monkey with Subjekt 13, and I’d hoped the character would reappear as it seemed like an interesting reversal of the stranded alien, but without the baggage that comes from an Elseworld’s re-telling of Superman.

Not every note of Busiek’s run resonated with me, but it was such a quantum leap from pre-Infinite Crisis Superman, that it was very welcome by this reader.

By: Pj Perez

Pj Perez — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:43:15 +0000

I actually loved this collection. And I, too, was frustrated by the year span between hardcover releases (I got both volumes in HC, because, well, why not?). I think this is a perfect example of how to balance the post-Byrne-era soap opera Supes with the bam-pow-action Supes.