Even with a truly legendary creative team at the helm, Superman: Year One struggled to justify its own existence in its first issue. Superman's origin has been told and retold countless times over the decades. Apart from a slightly greater emphasis on the Man of Steel's superhuman brain, Year One #1 didn't add a whole lot to the story of Clark Kent's formative years in Smallville. Nor did that story tie back to the larger Dark Knight Returns universe in any tangible way. For whatever faults issue #2 may have, at least one thing can be said - we haven't seen a Superman story like this before.
Issue #1 chronicled Clark's childhood, ending with his high school graduation and decision to enlist in the Navy. There, finally, creators Frank Miller and John Romita, Jr. found an angle that hadn't been done to death in previous origin re-tellings. Maybe Year One should have led with that swerve? In any case, this issue explores what happens when the world's strongest man signs up with Uncle Sam and leaves Kansas for the first time. Also, there are mermaids and sea gods, because why not?
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