![]() ![]() I have to agree at some extend about Lana, Pak gave us a new version of her that was quite likable if we compared her characterization before New 52 arrived, but the Lana that we saw on this issue was more recognizable to me, that is Lana Lang. I am not enjoying this Perry and I hope this arc is soon over so we can leave these characterizations behind. It's sad to read so much resentment coming from a good man like Perry White is, I don't understand why DC chose him to be the resentful guy on this story, it wasn't long ago that he was giving Clark some wisdom and trying to help him return to journalism and to his friends during Geoff Johns's run, only to be depicted like this? Makes me sad, he is Editor in Chief of the Daily Planet, he knows the deal about secret identity to protect people, to protect sources, he has to know how difficult is for Clark. I really didn't like Perry and Diana on this one. Though I haven't been following this book because I am not a fan of this relationship at all, I picked up this issue and #19 and so far this relationship is going nowhere, and if it does is going nowhere good. There is also a sort of unneeded fight with the Parasite in the middle of the book but Mahnke's art shines there. ![]() There is a lot of tension in the air of these conversations and Mahnke brings that aura to the scenes. The dialogue is also a bit on the nose, with the word truth in a bunch of lines, to remind us of this arc's theme. ![]() But then Diana does something I simply can't explain or get behind. The other is Diana, rescuing Clark's friends from being held by the government. One is Clark talking to Steve Trevor and the President, discussing his life decisions, to be Clark and Superman. This issue seemed to undo all that momentum. And the story was decent with excellent art. Writer Peter Tomasi actually had me feeling like Clark and Diana had feelings for each other. Last issue of this book was an improvement overall. And I have continued to wrestle with the lack of Lois, the lack of a supportive supporting cast, and the romantic relationship with Diana. I have tried to reconcile the divergent paths that each super-book has been taking. I have had a hard time with the overall direction of The Truth, the depowered Superman revealed to the world. But it also is another issue of this new direction of Superman that overall just doesn't make much sense to me. Superman/Wonder Woman #20 came out this week, another chapter in The Truth, another book labeled with the cover dress 'Alienation', another book with a couple of decent moments. ![]()
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