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2. Smallville Attacks! Part Two

Writer: Jeff Lemire
Artist: Pier Gallo

So far, one thing I like about this series is that the arcs are shorter. This one and the next one are both two issues. In, out, all done before you know it.

Anyway, Ivy shows up, but not in a hostile way. She feels the pull in The Green that’s messing with all of Smallville's plantlife, and has come to help fix it. She goes off with Superboy to find the source, while Simon and Krypto watch over Parasite. Well, Krypto does; Simon has some experiments to run.

The source of the plant catastrophe turns out to be a big space alien probe thing that has PLUGGED ITSELF INTO THE FARMER WHO FOUND IT. That's horrifying.

Ivy immediately betrays Conner, because she wants the probe for herself. Simon brings his army of genetically spliced parasite frogs and takes Ivy out. Conner then goes to throw the probe back into space, but it falls apart with a white flash. Somewhere in the night, a group of people note that the scan from the probe has arrived. The plan is in affect.

Another solid issue, but I want to specifically mention Pier Gallo's incredible art. The characters look awesome, and the action is incredibly follow-able.