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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kansas history and Superman's family: a match made in heaven,
By Stephen Richmond "Librarian/Teacher/Reader an... (Newton, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Superman: The Kents (Paperback)
I've long felt that comics could be a powerful educational tool and here the medium realizes this potential. Ostrander and Truman, along with Mandrake and Bair, are far from novices and the benefits of their collective experiences shimmer through this, likely their finest work. Everyone knows that Superman's adoptive family found the infant Superbaby in a Kansas cornfield and raised the prodigious progeny in Smallville. This tale tells how the Kent family comes to Kansas and it is the story of the American westward expansion. There are rich characterizations here in Nathaniel and Jeb Kent, two brothers divided by personal, familial, and eventually political differences; the lovely half white, half Delaware native Mary, whose passion and grace sustains Nathaniel Kent through many trials, as well as the reader; and Jonathan Kent himself, the adoptive father of Superman, who narrates the saga in a series of letters to his son the reporter in Metropolis and his bride. Then there are the cameos; some historical; some purely from the western comics genre, including Brian Savage, the Scalphunter; Jonah Hex; John Wilkes Booth, John Wesley Hardin, the James brothers and so many others. This delicious tapestry is not only for comics fans, but also for Western readers (those who love John Jakes or Dana Fuller Ross, will find much to love here as well) and American history buffs. Ostrander did a superb job with the research here. Simply a glorious family saga in the full richness of that tradition.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A SUPER Western,
By Bennet Pomerantz "Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD" (College Park, Maryland) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)
This review is from: Superman: The Kents (Paperback)
The Kents is not about the relationship between Clark Kent and his father Jonathan. It is a mini series regarding Jonathan's kin in 1880's Kansas. It has very little to do with the Supermen legend, and there are hints of the BIG RED S thrown in .
John Ostrander has done his research. This western saga is well told. This could be told in a regular novel format, it is better as a graphic novel. Ostrander's storytelling ability is excellent. Even without the Superman family name, this could be the next best western on film, if some studio would take notice The art of Timothy Truman is amazing, and I do not use that word lightly. The classic artistic style that Truman has used in previous westerns makes this graphic novel a force to savor and enjoy. His work seems to pop off the pages, like 3-D. I always get humbled on what he does with his art on his projects, including his turns on Jonah Hex graphic novels good work...enjoy Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not a Superman tale...,
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This review is from: Superman: The Kents (Paperback)
This is a history lesson. It is well written and explains how the Kents came to Kansas and the hardships that occured during that time.
This is not a tale about Superman, but instead of Clarks Earthly family history. Nice change of pace.
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