Frezno's Comics Challenge: The Straight Story Six Part 2 (My Adventures With Superman: Jon Kent)

Oh good Christ. I suppose I had to confront this madness sometime during all of this. After 3/4ths of a year broadening my horizons, covering corporate magical girl wars, space capitalism, the unflattening of perspective and consciousness, road trips through the dark heart of America, and the pitfalls and perils of wishing... I have arrived to face down the monolith that is Mainstream Superhero Comics. And it's the Mainstream Superhero to boot. Well, a version of him, anyway. The contrast and shock is palpable. It's as if, after a night of classy dining at a new restaurant and tasting hereto unknown dishes with their own flavor palates and unique buildups which set your taste buds alight with fresh boldness... your dessert is a pack of Oreos. There's nothing wrong with Oreos, per se. Sometimes you're just in the mood for something trashy that's not good for you, because of the sweetness. It's junk, but a little junk can be fine. Sometimes. After a night of fine dining, though? Not so much.

Frezno's Comics Challenge: August 2024 (Shubeik Lubeik)

But first, a good comic. Hello, and welcome back once again to the Comics Challenge. It was around this time in the Criterion Challenge when I started losing steam because all the interesting movies I wanted to see had been seen, and I was winding down to the ones that felt like work. There was also the fact that I got what I needed out of that challenge at this point. That's not true here. I still have lots to learn about comics criticism, but I am enjoying learning it. I am also enjoying broadening my horizons and learning more things about more storytellers on this weird and wild Earth of ours. To wit then, we're off to Egypt this month for Deena Mohamed's Shubeik Lubeik. That's enough preamble, so let's get on with it.