Well, I’ve finally gotten to the end of this themed month…
at the beginning of October. That happens when one needs a root canal. This
time, I think it’s time for a free-for-all. Instead of one villain taking
Superman on, have an A-lister and bunches of B/C-listers take him on. There
have been a few stories that have done that. Heck, they just did that recently
in Action Comics. The one most think of is “Whatever Happened to the Man of
Tomorrow?” Since I’ve already did that one, I found another that’ll do the
trick. You might even recognize aspects of it from another Superman property:
Superman Returns.
Superman: Up, Up, and Away was a crossover between Superman
(#650-653) and Action Comics (#837-840). It was a part of One Year Later, an imitative
that moved the DCU ahead a year. The missing year was covered in the
maxi-series, 52. During that year, Clark was powerless ever since his fight
with Superboy-Prime in Infinite Crisis. The
story was written by both Kurt Busiek and Geoff Johns. Pete Woods handles a
majority of the art duties with Renato Guedes doing a couple of issues. So, if
you want to see Superman Returns done better, keep reading.
Superman: Up, Up , and Away!
Writers: Kurt Busiek and Geoff Johns
Artists: Pete Woods and Renato Guedes
Colorists: Brad Anderson and Renato Guedes
Letters: Jare K. Fletcher, Nick J. Napolitano, and Rob Leigh