quote:Originally posted by A Jar of Cardinals: The Loeb/Sale Challengers of the Unknown mini-series from several years back. I was hoping for something that would revitalize the characters and concept. Didn't happen. A noble failure, though.
There was a good Superman story that came out of it: TAOS #508, "The Future Is Now," by Kesel and Kitson. One of the last truly great post-Crisis Superman yarns before the books totally collapsed, and a cool team-up issue to boot.
Oh, yeah. The team-up with the original Challengers. That was a great, great issue. Nice little tribute to my favorite Chall, Prof. Haley, as well.
Two best scenes in the issue: the bit between Superman and Cat Grant at her son's funeral (Kitson and McCarthy's wonderful shadowy art stole the show with this moment) and the end, where Superman promises not to tell the Challengers their future...while Prof. Haley's tombstone shows up in the last panel. Classic.
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