Superman #666
Writer: Kurt Busiek
Artist: Walt Simonson
Just like Wolverine this week, this one-shot story is worth hard-earned money. At 36 pages, this story is really cool and fun. Superman gets corrupted in a dream by a demon from Krypton's hell, and imagines what the world would be like if he took over, and eventually takes over hell himself. If you're not reading Superman regularly, you can still read this issue. It has nothing to do with the Camelot Falls arc that is going on from time to time in this book, it's just a fun dark Superman story in honor of the 666 number. Walt Simonson does the art for this issue, and it looks great, at least for this dark story.
There are some great moments in this book. From Superman finally dealing with Brainiac and Lex Luthor the way he wishes he could, to Superman killing Jimmy Olsen and Perry White. This ain't your daddy's Superman. It's these Dark Superman moments that make the book worth buying. This is DARK Superman, not the wannabe from Superman III, so don't be thinking about that when I say Dark Superman. It feels like Kurt Busiek needs to let loose and do more done in one Superman stories, since his arcs haven't really done much for me yet. Walt Simonson's art is great to look at, and this is my first exposure to him. It's really jagged, similar to Adam Kubert over in Action Comics (but Simonson's book is out). Go get this book, it's a great story, and really takes the 666 number and runs with it, more than Batman 666 ever did (in my opinion). B+
