Superman has left earth and taken residence on the planet of New Krypton along with 100,000 Kryptonians freed from the bottle city of Kandor to prevent a war between Earth and New Krypton. Chaos erupts on New Krypton after a Kryptonian is shot and The Man of Steel will stop at nothing to find the culprit. When the shooter flees to Earth, it's up to Superman and Supergirl stop the assassin in time to prevent further hostilities between earth and New Krypton. Will their actions cause more harm than good and lead to a war of the worlds?
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4.0 out of 5 stars
"...for how can anyone on Earth ever trust him again?" - Superman's good rep keeps plummeting,
By H. Bala "Me Too Can Read" (Just moved to posh Marina Del Rey, CA - where if you drop a quarter, why, you just keep on walking) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
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SUPERMAN: CODENAME: PATRIOT not only goes overboard with the colons but also feels very much like the second volume in the trilogy. Things are happening, yep, but we know the resolution to the entire shebang is still a ways off. It's running on treadmills, locomotion without achieving destination. It doesn't mean this collection of stories sucks, mind you. Some things do happen, and these are necessary steps in the story arc. But it's still only the second act.
On New Krypton the assassination attempt on General Zod has left him in critical condition, has left New Krypton's populace reeling, fearing another catastrophe such as that which Brainiac had wrought. Kal El - Superman to the nubes - came to this fledgling world to keep a wary eye on Zod, tensions having been stretched taut between New Krypton and Earth. Kal El had to acclimate to New Krypton, to the customs and philosophies of his fellow Kryptonians. Assigned to the military guild, Kal had risen to the rank of Commander and now leads his own squad, called the Red Shard. So you could say he's adjusted some. It's suspected that Zod's assailant did not act alone, that perhaps this conspiracy involves Earth. When the assassin flees to Earth, Kal El launches in pursuit, not as Commander El but, keeping in mind Earth's current state of paranoia, as Superman, shedding his stark military greys for the more familiar bright red and blue outfit. He brings his cousin Kara Zor El with him. That's Supergirl. She's banned from Earth. So, okay, maybe Kal El isn't thinking so clearly after all. SUPERMAN: CODENAME: PATRIOT collects SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #6, ACTION COMICS #880, SUPERGIRL #44, SUPERMAN #691, and SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN SPECIAL #2. If you want to jump on to the New Krypton arc, I discourage you from starting with this volume. Too much stuff had already gone down and you'll go insane trying to make sense of it all. A good jumping off point is Superman: New Krypton, Vol. 1. But if you're caught up and if you're expecting some grand reunion between the Man of Steel and those he'd left behind on Earth, what we get is somewhat anticlimactic, although, okay, there are some great quiet moments shared by him and Lois. But, mostly, Superman is just too dang busy trying to stay on top of things (he doesn't quite succeed). The conspiracy is very real, of course, and you already knew that if you've been following this whole New Krypton saga. At its very core is Project 7734, a black bag government op ramrodded by General Sam Lane. General Lane - and, yep, he is Lois's father - isn't as dead as previously assumed and he still sees extraterrestrials essentially as threats to humanity, with Kryptonians as his current whipping boys. And with 100,000 arrogant Kryptonians just being arrogant on the other side of the sun, Lane may even be justified. His machinations continue to erode Superman's reputation. The New Krypton arc has been chugging along for a bit now, and I'm still fully engaged. But it's getting to the point now where I wish the writers would start working towards the end game. We do learn some more things in this volume. General Lane really is as big a stinker as we've assumed. He unveils his nasty big picture, and we also learn some more about Mirabai, Lane's mysterious illusion-casting agent, and get a glimpse of her home world. In Action Comics #880, Nightwing and Flamebird become celebrities. Nightwing gains groupies. Flamebird gets jealous. It gets just a bit soap opera-ish. But then the action kicks in. In his dangerous search for the truth Jimmy Olsen peels away another layer, but this makes him an even bigger target. Project 7734 has been keeping tabs on him, of course, and finally Codename: Assassin makes his move. Jimmy's watch is now attuned to Mon-El, and so that doesn't do him much good when he calls for help. Wha- ? You haven't heard about what happened to Mon-El? By the end of this volume, things look very bleak. Bleak for our heroes, fun for us. Except, being an out-of-shape comic book reader, I usually detest treadmills.
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The Beginning of the End!,
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Its safe to say that we are at the halfway point here in this New Krypton saga and wow, Codename: Patriot really blew me away. Fantastic story telling takes place here, with all the different stories of New Krypton uniting to weave this tale. Do not fear though, readers that have only read Superman's involvement up to this point will still be able to piece the story together. The conclusion to the Jimmy Olsen arc that began at the beginning of Superman: New Krypton, Vol. 1 is here as well. James Robinson has really found a niche for Jimmy Olsen and his exploration of the character works fantastic, even when stacked up against Grant Morrison's take in All-Star Superman (although its a much different characterization). The biggest problem with Codename: Patriot lies in the fact that there are so many remaining threads afterwards. Almost all 5 of the primary plots are left hanging at the conclusion of this arc, but New Krypton clearly isn't over yet, so its no loss as long as you pick up the next volumes. New Krypton has shown itself to be a fun and fantastic adventure into such an important piece of the Silver Age Superman mythos, Kandor.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very important part of the New Krypton saga!,
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This is a very well written and great artwork. It is a nice book to read between vol3 and 4 of the New Krypton saga!
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