supertide's Superman #701 - Grounded, Part One review

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    Superman Baby

    I thoroughly enjoyed this issue. It was good to see Superman in more of a light setting. Instead of fighting villains with powers he is helping everyday ordinary people. He walks around and just helps people. It helps us see how he simply cares about people and wants to help them. Spoiler I guess. In one instance he didn't even save someone's life. He simply used his x-ray vision to tell the person what was wrong with their car. Stuff like this shows that Superman can help people with the small problems, not just the huge ones. This is the kind of issue you could share with your child and not worry about them seeing something they shouldn't. Pick this one up today.

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