Source: comixology.com
10. Rise of the Hollow Men, Part Three: Time and Tannarak
Writer: Jeff Lemire
Artists: Pete Woods, Cafu and Bit, Paulo Sequeira and Andrew Magnum, Pier Gallo
Well, we’re ending our look at Superboy just one issue before its official ending, so I’ll talk a tiny bit about the eleventh issue, too. It’s only fair. But Issue 10 is kind of a jam piece that reveals our villain, Tannarak, in all his glory.
And we get a cameo from Arion, Lord of Atlantis. I literally never see him around anymore.
Honestly, this series kind of feels like Lemire and Gallo had bigger plans that were canned by the New 52, and as such, the run never really takes off. Psion’s plotline is hand-waved away, Lori and Conner don’t get the time their relationship needs, and Simon feels like he’s building up to something that never comes. There are definitely good things here, but they feel buried under the rest of the series. It feels like the seeds of a good comic book that were never allowed off the vine.
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