Not a bad comic by any means, reminded me of Spider-Man 2 where a big plot point his a loss of powers. But it was a bit paint by numbers as far as plot goes. The themes explored with Superman and Lex were done better in All Star Superman. But one thing I greatly appreciated was the nuanced moments with Clark and his civilian friends. Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White are, in my mind, just as iconic. So this comic became really fun with them. Also, I kinda enjoyed when Clark had no powers versu...

In his continual quest to get me to care about Superman, my pusher bought me this for my birthday. It begins as the story of Clark Kent, Superman having lost his powers during Infinite SuperMegaCrisis or whatever. It's been a year of living as a norm, and...he kind of likes it. Lois likes it too. It was neat to see the character in this light, as well as his relationship with Lois. Truthfully, I could have read a whole book about that, but the title is Superman, not Clark Kent, so he has to get

I think Busiek did a really nice job with this one. A very nice story that centers more around the character of Superman, rather than the action of people fighting all the time. That's a big problem with a lot of the mainstream superhero comics, in my opinion. Too much action, not enough character and story....

Not a bad Superman story, but felt by the numbers, especially given the writing talent. I did like the bits that focus on Clark Kent, the reporter, and the art is solid. Clark’s lost his powers since the events of Infinite Crisis, and the year that’s passed, he’s embraced his “normal” life. He’s loving it, Lois is loving it, but of course, the world needs a Superman. Lex is up to no good (he approaches moustache-twirling status in this one). Clark has to relearn his abilities, and take on a few

This is probably one of my favorite Superman stories ever! It starts off with the time of that one year when Superman lost his powers but became a great reporter and started spending more time with his wife Lois and stuff happens like when random villains attack including the Intergang goons who come after him for exposing them, he has to call in Hal and Kendra but then he realizes he can help in other ways. Meanwhile Lex is making more villainous plans using Kryptonite man and Metallo and sunst...

A nice re-into to Superman that touches upon much of the modern mythos and also sets the groundwork for stories to come. So, above average, but I'd also expected more from two of DC's top stars."

Nice little character piece that focuses on Clark and Kal-El instead of Superman, and I like it.So, one year later following Infinite Crisis where do we find Superman? Being Clark Kent!World: I feel Woods' art is ok, it's not the best and I find his character designs to be weird and his splash pages to be meh, but it served it's purpose. The world building here is quite good, it's very character driven and I like it. It's very on the ground and gives the series time for readers to see Metropolis...

Every couple years somebody comes along and does a story that reminds you just how cool Superman is.After the events of a really over hyped event mini-series that you don't want to bother to read, Superman has lost his powers and is actually enjoying just being mild mannered reporter Clark Kent. He writes, gets soft pretzils from street venders and spends quality time with his wife.Then things start to go bad, villains keep popping up, Lex Luthor has given up that stupid evil business man thing

So I love Kurt Busiek work usually, and I'm a fan of Superman, so this should be a slam dunk right? Superman doesn't have powers. After the events of Infinite Crisis he lost them. So he's trying to be the reporter he always wanted to be with his wife. However, soon Lex returns to begin his evil plotting as well as a world without superman having trouble adjusting. Half way through, no big spoilers, Superman regains his powers and begins the rebirth, in a way, of our caped hero. Good: I enjoyed t...

I was very concerned with the status of this book series following the "One Year Later" status, but this was absolutely amazing as it returned Superman to his true level of super powers.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no – it’s that rarest of beasts: a good Superman book! Whether or not you enjoy this book comes down to how you feel about classic Superman. By that I mean classic outfit, demeanour, and world setting – he isn’t the dickish New 52 Superman or the psychotic Injustice Superman or a combination of both in JMS’s Earth One Superman; he’s the true blue hero of yesteryear. If that character’s not your bag, you’re unlikely to enjoy Up, Up and Away! If you do like the original

Interesting note - this book is the first Geoff Johns-written comic that I've ever enjoyed. Whether that's due to Busiek's influence or simply because I'm not a big fan of meat-and-potatoes superhero comics unless those comics are Batman or Superman and Johns can deliver a solid meat-and-potatoes story -- well, I leave that up to you. Personally, I lean toward Busiek's influece though!They did a great job getting into the quiet moments, showing how much Clark enjoyed his life without powers, and...

A very good Superman book with exceptional focus on the character of Clark as a reporter and a superhero, and his relationships with everyone around him — Lois, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White and Lex Luthor. The pacing is a bit wonky and the artwork may not be to everyone's liking, but the story is full of fun twists and turns, and the character work is absolutely incredible.

I liked how this was a story about how Clark Kent loves the city he protects, and reminiscent of an old fashioned great cartoon, where every villain in the Superman mythos pops up, and Lex Luthor has yet another grandest plan to destroy Superman.

Easily the worst damn Superman cover ever! Moving past the cover however it's a very good book.

A wonderful Superman story that shows us who Clark Kent is without his powers, with a wonderful plot to boot.

Good Superman books are never about how hard he can punch, how fast he can fly, how invulnerable he s ... but, rather, about his humanity, his ideals, his ability in the most adverse conditions to survive and keep his moral compass and inspire us all.Busiek, not surprisingly gets this, and gives us a tale of a Clark Kent who's been unpowered since the events of the (ho-hum) Infinite Crisis event. Rather than mope, or rage, or start carrying around an arsenal of guns or high-tech Kryptonian weapo...

This is how you do Superman. The book uses the simple gimmick of taking away his powers for a whole year so that when he finally returns, Superman feels special and grand -- as he should. Skip this year's movie and read this book instead.

Kal-El, Clark Kent, Supes... It's great to see him going at it, in real life, as Clark, struggling, doing his thing without being "Super"... And still he tries to go after the bad guys... what a guy! :)And then all of a sudden, he gets his powers back.. And how! Being powerless for so long, for a year, you can see him struggling a bit with the overabundance of it all.. But of course Superman wouldn't be Superman if it would all turn out for the better..Go read this book and see him take on Lex o...

Back in the '50s and '60s, I didn't know of another girl who read superhero comic books. Thankfully, the boys I knew didn't mind me borrowing their copies. I devoured DC comics by the stacks. I loved Batman, the Flash, Hawkman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman, but, mostly, I loved Superman. I liked that he came from a small town in Kansas, became a reporter for a newspaper, and loved a strong, brave woman named Lois Lane. Those were all peripherals to the person he was, however. He was decent, s...