Superboy #1 and Superboy #2

So far, I'm really enjoying the Superboy title among the new 52. Perhaps top 10. Superboy #1 was released on 9/14 and Superboy #2 on 10/12. Written by Scott Lobdell, so far we've gotten an exciting adventure about a clone grown by N.O.W.H.E.R.E. along with a healthy dose of mystery.

Perhaps more than other DCnU titles (excluding the "Bat" titles), Superboy pulls together a wide web in the DCnU. We see Lois Lane leaked information about a cloned "Superboy". Among the scientists cloning and growing Superboy, we learn that part of his genetic material comes from Superman and a mystery person. Perhaps this will explain his telekinetic powers? Finally, we see a mysterious director setting him against the Teen Titans.

Sadly, this was all #1 and #2 doesn't give us much more. Instead, despite the fact that Superboy has involuntarily destroyed multiple labs when threatened, he painfully learns the limits of his abilities as he attempts to prove his abilities to his captors.

The artwork of R.B. Silva and Rob Lean is enjoyable. Superboy really is an adventure and its their work that brings it to life and makes it pop. If it wasn’t for their action scenes #2, the series would have already lagged. Perhaps the best examples of their work is the contrasting of the frail, vulnerable being barely months old to the cocky and sure teenager that is Superboy.