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| Superman: Strange Attractors (Superman) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Gail Simone, John Byrne, Nelson
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Category: Book
Buy Used: $11.84
Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 3631861
Format: Import
Media: Paperback
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1845762495
EAN: 9781845762490
ASIN: 1845762495
Publication Date: July 21, 2006
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Mostly good, some bad...overall...recommended (spoilers) February 28, 2006
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
This trade collects:
Superman #218-2002 (written by Mark Verheidan (Smallville) and illustrated by Ed Benes (Birds of Prey).
Adventures of Superman (written by Greg Rucka and art by Karl Kerschl, Morales et al.)
Action Comics #829 (written by Gail Simone and art by John Byrne)
Wonder Woman #219-220 (written by Rucka, art by Morales, Johnson et al.)
This is the collection that is an extension of the OMAC Project. It takes place when Superman is min-controlled by Max Lord and attacks several members of the JLA obviously including Wonder Woman. The story overall is written very well, especially the portions written by Rucka. He really delves into the Superman character and knows what makes him tick. He also captures the relations between the big 3 JLA members very well. Yes, they are colleagues, yes they are friends, but there are certain lines that they are not to cross. The Wonder Woman issues after the big event is also handled very well as she re-examines her friendships with Batman and Superman in light of the recent events and her actions. And last but not least, is the fight scene. Long have comic fan boys (including a younger version of myself) examined the situation if Superman fought Wonder Woman...what would happen? Well, Rucka and a plathora of artists answer the question...and answers it very well. Wonder Woman is no push over and in this book, we see the warrior side of her personlaity fleshed out. She even turns her much-maligned tiara into a deadly weapon.
The only problem I had was with Verheidan's portion of the writing which is basically two issues in the book. His ideas seem all over the place and needs to be tied down a bit more, for the sake of making the story flow a little better. While, Rucka insists on slow and methodical, sharacter-driven writing, Verheidan opts for action...too much of it at times. And that's the only downside.
This book is recommended for those following the Infinite Crisis events and also for those who wants a look at the darker DC universe.
 Eh May 10, 2006
10 out of 17 found this review helpful
Like the previous volumes in the Ruin trilogy, this story has problems all over the place. For one thing, it's inaccessible to people who aren't long-time Superman readers. I've been reading comics for years, but no effort is made to explain Ruin's identity when he is unmasked - you're just supposed to know. Then there's the way the story jumps all around the place, in part because of Infinite Crisis and in part because like the previous volumes, DC keeps shifting writing duties around. So Superman will be worried about Ruin one moment, and the next - bam! - he decides to chase down Toyman.
On top of all this, the writing is melodramatic enough to make Jeph Loeb wince. It opens, for instance, on a six to eight page flashback of Ruin's previous attacks (played on tape), with a monologue from Lois explaining the rationale behind Ruin's strategy. But, I mean, it's pretty straightforward - it doesn't need an entire issue explaing how Superman is nigh-invincible, and the best way to get at him would be to attack Clark Kent's friends. Hasn't Luthor had this idea before? Say, every time he kidnaps Lois Lane? Throw it an idiotic plot twist like former President Pete Ross being mistaken for Ruin when Pete Ross being president is an idiotic idea in itself, and the whole thing is completely unbelievable.
I know it wasn't all written by Greg Rucka and Geoff Johns, but they're both capable of much, much better things than this.
 More hype than story in the end. March 17, 2006
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
I wanted to like this story more than I ended up liking it.
The DC Trinity together in one TPB should almost guarantee for a great and epic story, right?
Well here we get the sense that things will be epic, but they never really turn out to be more than the start of a snowball effect that leads us (in some way) to the Crisis event of 2006.
Look, that Wonder Woman makes what seems to Batman and Superman a drastic decision is great as a plot device.
That Superman is a threat is a great plot device.
But somehow the two don't really seem to strike the right chord with me.
I am in no way against what WW does, but I am more concerned with the seeming ease with which Superman is made to be a threat in the story.
The fact that the art changes styles and seems subpar in the last part of the TPB is a real letdown for me, too. If only the art could have been solid througout, I could have let this one squeeze by with 4 stars, I think.
I don't think DC fans will be let down by this book. Casual readers may not see the events within all that big a deal.
I personally fell for the hype in this story and expected more.
 The reviews before mine are talking about a different Superman GN March 14, 2006
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Okay, now I have yet to read Superman: The Journey, but from the premises I read from different comic book websites, this is definately NOT the book the two reviewers underneath read. They are talking about Superman: Sacrifice (Countdown to Infinite Crisis), NOT Superman: The Journey. I just wanted that to be known.
Fitting, if not average, end to the trilogy April 28, 2006
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
Why people are reviewing this item as Superman: The Journey and Superman: Sacrifice, I have no idea, but Superman: Ruin Revealed is a good read, and worth reviewing in its own right as well.
As the final part of Greg Rucka's Ruin trilogy (which started with Unconventional Warfare and continued in That Healing Touch), Ruin Revealed brings the story full circle as Lois sets out to determine the identity of her shooter and Superman weeds through his closest friends trying to determine who Ruin is once and for all.
Superman being a generally optimistic character, at times naive for his undying faith in people, is at a terrible point in his life here. Ruin is systematically attacking Clark Kent's friends and family, proving to Superman that whoever Ruin is, he's someone who knows *everything*. And for the eternal optimist, coming to terms with the fact that one of his friends has turned against him is a much deeper and hard-fought battle than any he's faced before.
Unfortunately, as Revealed is the final part of a trilogy, it spends a great deal of time tying up loose ends and completing the story from the other two books. In addition, as it is a tie-in to other stories like The OMAC Project, Day of Vengeance and Superman: Sacrifice, which in themselves are tie-ins to the larger Infinite Crisis, there are many plot points and disruptions in story that do not allow Ruin Revealed to stand on its own. Which is disappointing since Unconventional Warfare and That Healing touch do.
The build-up to the identity of Lois' shooter is much more interesting than the actual reveal, but in the end, the identity of Ruin will shock you... and that's really what this book is all about.
A decent mystery story, Ruin Revealed is solid, but recommendable as the completion to the trilogy, and not as a stand-alone graphic novel.
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