- Mass Market Paperback: 453 pages
- Publisher: Del Rey Books; Reprint edition (25 Jan 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0345496752
- ISBN-13: 978-0345496751
- Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 2.6 x 17.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 802,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Coming of age in rural 1930s America with X-ray vision, the power to stop bullets, and the ability to fly isn’t exactly every boy’s story. So just how did Clark Kent, a shy farmer’s son, grow up to be the Man of Steel? Follow young Clark’s whirlwind journey from Kansas to New York City’s Daily Planet. This ace reporter is not the only person leading a double life in a teeming metropolis, just the only one able to leap tall buildings in a single bound—a skill that comes in handy when battling powerful criminal masterminds like scheming Lex Luthor and fascist robots. But can Clark’s midwestern charm save the day and win the heart of stunning, seen-it-all newspaperwoman Lois Lane? Or is that a job for Superman?
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
really great start...
10 May 2011
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I'd honestly give this three and a half stars. It's better than your avergae book for sure, and De Haven does an incredible job reimagining the titular hero. He also is a whiz with sentences and historical details. My issues with the book though are that it has a rather lackluster plot and Clark Kent or Superman is not in the book as much as some secondary characters are which I think detracts from the entertainment value. In addition, De Haven handles so many things so well, except the first appearance of Superman comes off as really goofy, so that was disappointing. A hard feat to pull off, costume and all, but he almost wrote an incredible book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Imaginative take on the original Superman
30 Aug 2011
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When Superman debuted in Action Comics back in 1938, he had remarkable abilities, but wasn't the God-like mover of planets he became in the Silver Age. His strength while an infant caused bit of a ruckus during a brief stay at an orphanage, but he didn't take up life as a superhero until adulthood. Phrases like "able to leap tall buildings in a single bound" and "nothing less than a bursting shell could penetrate his skin" applied to Siegel and Shuster's creation, and his powers only increased gradually over the years. Tom De Haven's novel tells the origin of a Superman who's much closer to this original version, and set in the same era. However, it's also set in a world closer to the real one than usual for Superman stories, with New York subbing for the fictional Metropolis and aspects of 1930's America observed that would not have appeared in early comics. Lex Luthor has a rather different career here, one that forces him to deal with several historical New Yorkers well before he encounters Superman. I think these changes work very well, and make the book read more like a true novel than a novelization. There are also numerous little surprises to amuse hard-core Superman fans. (I don't want to give away too much, so let's just say it helps if you know the name of the artist responsible for the iconic look of the Golden Age Superman.) I can't quite give this novel five stars, as the plot meanders a wee bit too much in places, and I think ultimately any novel treatment is going to run into limits on how well it can deal with a character invented for graphic portrayal. Still, "It's Superman" is far more satisfying than anything along these lines that I've read before.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Not exactly the comic book hero
19 April 2011
Actually, the title of this review says it all. And the first sentence of the last section: "And here, at last, is the point where our version of the story merges with all of the others..." doesn't seem at all possible based on what has gone before. Don't get me wrong. This is a very entertaining new take on Superman's early life; it's that the author takes many liberties with the comic book legend, and completely ignores the "Superboy" comic books. Not the least of my issues is the source of Superman's invulnerable costume. Of course, "Smallville" the TV series takes a lot of liberties, too. Maybe this is just that kind of story: a mythology that can be molded to the dreams of the author. Again, very entertaining.
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