Patrick Gleason

This TPB is sort of a few different father-son sort of super stories. There's my favourite story in the TPB, a cute story that takes place at a county faire with the 'Smith' family.

Then Jon creates something that transports he and Clark quite a bit away where they meet a very resilient one legged/one-eyed man who is fighting dinosaurs.

And finally, there were the trials from the title. Robin and Jon have confrontation after confrontation with one another (Robin totally started it) and can't show more seem to get along, even as Batman and Superman try to create situations where they have to work together. But, can those trials work?

I'm still liking this Superman and his family, and can't wait for more.

I got this ARC through Netgalley on behalf of DC Entertainment. show less

the art does suffer quite a bit when gleason leaves imo, but contrary to what others have said the writing decidedly does not. i loved gleason's writing, don't get me wrong, but fawkes sticks the landing and then some. this is one of damian's best books.

A great way to end the 2017 reading challenge, this delivers on the promise of the first Tomasi Superman collection in a really satisfying way, with Big Blue and Son being played off Batman and Damian (of course), their idyllic small town, and one more that I don't want to say because his appearance was a total surprise and delight. Really looking forward to the Multiplicity stuff.

What a terrific collection of stories! This second volume contains a trip to the fair, an adventurous tribute to Darwyn Cooke, a feud between Superboy and Robin (Damian Wayne), and a team-up with Frankenstein. The stories are so hopeful and fun (with the exception of Frankenstein's failed marriage), the art so colorful and lively; I hope Tomasi and co. don't pass off the reins of Superman: Rebirth anytime soon.