Super Sons: The PolarShield Project (Super Sons, 1)

As advertised. Well packaged an delivered in excellent condition.

Good read

Good solid fun read! I like the stories about the children of these two as they grow up and really learn about what it means to be the sons of the world's greatest heroes!

This is a great little book with a great premise of super heros tween or teen children coming into their own. Their angst and interaction is well thought out and for the most part, their internal dialogues and reactions seem pretty well thought out. The art work was very strong and combined with the story, you were pulled along. We all really liked it except that it was not a satisfying ending, with just a minor victory and lots of huge hanging plot lines. We want more!

My 10 year old is a total super hero nerd and she LOVED this book. It's the next generation of heroes (they are the kids of the DC super heroes we all know). The story is adventurous and very much in the hero formula, but still very fun and exciting. My daughter read this in one sitting and then asked when the next one is coming out. It's very well written and age appropriate for about 5-8th grades. Overall, I enjoyed it and she LOVED it!

As part of DC's Zoom imprint, Super Sons: The Polarshield Project introduces young readers to Jonathan Kent and Damian (although in this story he prefers to go by Ian) Wayne as they uncover an environmental conspiracy that could possibly destroy the world. The story focuses on the two young men who happen to be the sons of Superman and Batman, respectively, and their friends Candace (who has a secret family history) and Tilly, a go-getter who helps Jon.With Superman on a mission to Mars and Batman looking for answers on his own, the four youngsters team up to find out what's really going on with coastal flooding, the Polarshield Project (which will hopefully save the planet from environmental destruction), and a bizarre number of illnesses that seem to be tied to Sage Foods.The kids face environmental enemies and their dark leader, Avryc, in an attempt to discover what's really going on in the city of Wyndemere and to find out if they can stop the bad guys without the help of Superman or Batman.The story moves along at a very quick pace. It's so quick, in fact, that I had to go back and reread certain panels of the story. I'm sure that most younger readers (the book is aimed at 8-12 year olds) will have to do the same. Also, some of the panels are a bit confusing to follow at times.The artwork by Ile Gonzalez if colorful but somehow subdued at the same time. The art is cleanly drawn and fits the age range that it is directed towards. Author Ridley Pearson does a decent job of allowing the story to flow as well, but the dialogue is definitely aimed at the lower end of the targeted age of the readers.This book sets up the second volume with an explosive cliffhanger. I'm sure that many young readers will want to check out the next chapter of this story, but I also think that many of them might feel as if the writing is a tad too young for their reading level. That is why I'm giving this book three stars. It's a bit confusing at times and the writing could be just a little bit more intelligent.

The DC Universe is over eighty years old, and most of us have grown up familiar with its characters and the world they live in. This graphic novel throws most of that away. In the comics, both Batman and Superman have found them themselves as fathers with engaging stories told about their relationships with their offspring and development of the super scions. This book takes that basic premise and recreates the boys as totally new persons. It also further destroys continuity by placing them into a new (alternate?) Earth vastly different from the one readers (and viewers) might expect.The basic premise of the story is interesting (and sort of timely); however, this is not an item that connects believably to the DCU we know and love. Buy the book if you’re interested in end of the world/climate fiction, but don’t pick it up looking for anything familiar.

My 12-year-old says that this book runs along the lines of mediocre. It doesn't have as much action as he'd like and the story may be a little slow moving for him. He's more of a graphic novel reader than I am.I would say the story is better than mediocre, though it didn't wow me. I thought the dynamic between Superman's and Batman's sons was interesting. (It's worth noting that females get cheated in the title, as it's called Super SONs, despite there being at least one female super hero and one other lead female character.)Although I'm not a comic book afficianado, I know that this story diverges from other versions that fans might be familiar with. I found Damian's (aka Ian) character interesting and am curious enough to want to know what happens next. It does end on something of a cliffhanger that will make you want to read more, and it was effective in that sense.For a non-comic fan, this book was easy to read. The graphics weren't overly busy so they are easy enough to follow and understand when paired with the text.

As an adult, I like Ridley Pearson (the Peter and the Starcatcher series with Dave Barry, the kingdom Keepers series and the steel trap series) and got this book to check out his attempt at graphic novel. I know it's different from the comic book (I got the super sons comic book omnibus) and I kept that in mind when reading it knowing it's a different universe but that's okay. I enjoyed the story as do my 9 year old daughter who did not read the super sons comic book. Even though it's from DC, I picture this book to be at book stores, book fairs, and school libraries like the scholastic books. So if you have a older child who likes to read like mine, and a parent who enjoys kid's books, check it out. Pearson is a good writer attempting his first graphic novel and his story telling in this format will only get better.

Le gusto a mi hermana, una lastima que ella no sepa ingles.

I got to say I am not impressed. The artwork is the main thing I liked about this comic. Though I hated the Batkid costume.My biggest problem with this book is that non of the stories seem to he finished. Superman is on a side mission ok, Lois is sick and no resolution, the princess story I don't learn any more by the end of the book than I did at the begining, what is Batman doing this whole time? What was the villains plan apart from turning up and smirking at from time to time.If I did not buy volume 1 and 2 together I don't think I would bother with this story anymore. I just hope the next book is better or has more answers.

Well worn :(