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“City Of Tomorrow”
“The city and its citizens will be given the tools to defend themselves”. This was the official announcement from John Henry Irons this morning at the press conference in front of Steelworks Tower. In the midst of reporter questions and the noise of the crowd cheering, John looks upward to see several familiar faces swooping down from the blue sky overhead. If the news of an advanced energy system upgrade to Metropolis’ electrical grid, or state-of-the-art defense technology being installed throughout the city wasn’t enough excitement, the sight of Superman and his extended family joining the celebration was icing on the cake.
With all of the tragic events taking a toll on the city recently, John Henry Irons has made it his life goal to empower the common man in the fight against super-powered threats and alien invasions. It has become clear that emergency situations like the Dark Crisis, Luthor’s Truth Bomb, and the Lazarus Volcano have left Americans too reliant on Metahumans. The Steelworks initiative will be the key to all future defense. It’s time to build the city of the future!
Will John Henry Irons retire from his role as the technology based superhero known as Steel? Can he convince his young niece Natasha to join the crusade in empowering humanity in the ongoing fight against evil? Should mankind rely less on their heroes such as Superman? Collect the series to find out!
Reviewer Notes
I’m not a huge fan of modern DC Comics superhero books but after reading some of the mid 90s story arcs I found Steel to be the most interesting. Like Bruce Wayne, John Henry Irons uses his intelligence and cool tech to battle the bad guys. I have a big chunk of the original Steel series but haven’t read most of it. What can I say? It’s one of my retirement goals. I recommend the Millennium Giants crossover event if you can find all the books.
I came across this book last month and after seeing Michael Dorn credited as lead writer I decided to go for it. Since I have little knowledge of events following up to issue one, or the whole host of characters within, all I can go by is the story itself. Right off the bat we get introduced to Superman and his large family of super-siblings. John Henry Irons has a niece/protégé named Natasha. There is also an old nemesis from the past plotting for revenge. What’s not to like?
I usually give four out of five stars to each issue-one comic book I read – unless there is something inherently bad or extremely good about them. I figure a publisher puts their best foot forward when releasing an introduction to a new series. It can only go up or down from the starting point. To me Steelworks issue one is definitely a four star beginning. Michael Dorn does a nice job, I truly hope this series is a hit.
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