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SUPERBOY preview by Lemire, Gallo, and Albuquerque

SUPERBOY preview by Lemire, Gallo, and Albuquerque

10/29/2010 12:01 pm by Heidi MacDonald

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Via DC’s the Source, a preview of the new SUPERBOY #1, which goes on sale next Wednesday. The story is by Jeff Lemire and art by Pier Gallo, with cover by Rafael Albuquerque. Avoiding any issues with the still pending Superboy lawsuit, this is NOT young Clark Kent but a new clone named Connor Kent.

But this is a Smallville you’ve never seen – one that even Superman doesn’t know about. What are the mysteries surrounding the town and beneath the surface, and what do they hold in store for Superboy? Only one way to find out. Check out some pages from the first issue below, stay tuned to The Source for more from Jeff Lemire on the series and pick up SUPERBOY #1, which goes on sale 11/3.


Superman got a hoodie…Superboy has jeans! And what could be more foreboding for a lad than a visit from …The Phantom Stranger.

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Heidi MacDonald

Heidi MacDonald is the founder and editor in chief of The Beat. In the past, she worked for Disney, DC Comics, Fox and Publishers Weekly. She can be heard regularly on the More To Come Podcast. She likes coffee, cats and noble struggle.

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  1. Charles Knight says

    10/29/2010 12:06 pm at 12:06 pm

    Pass, show don’t tell – *of course* he’s going to have new adventures, having the Phantom Stranger turn up to say that reads as filler. The material you put out as a preview for issue 1 of a comic shouldn’t read as filler.

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  2. Jeffy says

    10/29/2010 12:09 pm at 12:09 pm

    yeah, I agree with Charles.

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  3. Dan Barlow says

    10/29/2010 12:22 pm at 12:22 pm

    I think this looks great. Never thought I would say that about a SUPERBOY comic.

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  4. Jimmie Robinson says

    10/29/2010 12:40 pm at 12:40 pm

    It looks fun.
    Though part of me would love to see an actual “boy” in the role of “Super Boy” instead of a full-sized young man (and I’d say the same for “Super Girl”, too). Of course, that would go against continuity and such; which would drive many insane.

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  5. Rich says

    10/29/2010 1:31 pm at 1:31 pm

    Bonus points to the superpooch for keeping Ma Kent’s hat out of the dirt.

    Good boy, Krypto!

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  6. Comics Cavern says

    10/29/2010 1:56 pm at 1:56 pm

    Connor’s not exactly a “new” clone, though, is he?

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  7. thefreakytiki says

    10/29/2010 1:58 pm at 1:58 pm

    Adding to the pull list!

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  8. Dave Hackett says

    10/29/2010 2:14 pm at 2:14 pm

    Psst, Conner’s not a “New” clone, having been around since the Death of Superman arc. And I also highly doubt it has much to do with the lawsuit, as Clark *IS* running around as Superboy over in Adventure Comics and has been for months now.

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  9. mario boon says

    10/29/2010 2:23 pm at 2:23 pm

    4 pages, 12 panels with a splash page and half a splash.
    Yeah, that’s decompression in action.
    Booh!

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  10. Alistair Robb says

    10/29/2010 4:01 pm at 4:01 pm

    So Lemire was really writing Suberboy when he wrote that first issue of Essex County, because that first page certainly looks familiar.

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  11. Todd VerBeek says

    10/29/2010 4:08 pm at 4:08 pm

    Superboy now looks about the same age as the new JMS/Davis SuperMAN over in “Earth One”.

    The character was more of a “boy” when he was introduced. At the time Karl Kesel had the rather clever idea of having him “stuck” in mid adolescence due to the circumstances of his origin, the perfect excuse for keeping him a boy…. until they decided not to.

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  12. austinspace says

    10/29/2010 4:19 pm at 4:19 pm

    Not to nerd out too much, but don’t we already know there’s more to Smallville beneath the surface? Weren’t there Manhunters down there, operating in Smallville during the Millenium series?

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  13. Martha says

    10/29/2010 4:23 pm at 4:23 pm

    Gee, that wristband makes him look just like Chachi. Because the young people LOVES them some Chachi!

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  14. Brett says

    10/29/2010 4:30 pm at 4:30 pm

    Chachi?

    Who’s Chachi?

    (Young people are lucky enough to have no idea who Chachi is or who his lovely wife Joannie is either.)

    Personally, I like me some Pinky.

    Tuskadero, not the Brain.

    ;)

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  15. Brett says

    10/29/2010 4:31 pm at 4:31 pm

    Okay, I like me some Brain… in my head, not in my Pinky.

    ;)

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  16. Jeff Bonivert says

    10/29/2010 5:48 pm at 5:48 pm

    He looks 25 to 30 years old. And way too buff to be a “BOY.” So yes, it’s a problem.

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  17. KET says

    10/29/2010 9:25 pm at 9:25 pm

    The opening exposition reads like a lame excuse for willfully avoiding this incarnation’s “now-muddled-by-retcons” origin.
    And the Phantom Stranger’s appearance just seems completely out of place as well. Not a promising start.

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  18. Jason A. Quest says

    10/30/2010 9:07 am at 9:07 am

    I like the interior art, but I think the (yellow background) cover artist’s interpretation of the character is closer to the idea of a super boy.

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  19. Alex says

    10/31/2010 12:31 pm at 12:31 pm

    This reminds me a lot of Frank Quietly, which is pretty neat. The Jamie S. Rich colors really make it glow.

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