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This is volume 27 of the series, corresponding to chapter 27 of the digital serial Smallville: Season 11—the third part of the "Haunted" storyline, written by Bryan Q. Miller with art by Jorge Jiménez, first released digitally on December 28, 2012. The chapter runs two parallel narrative threads. One takes place in prison: Lex Luthor brings gifts to visit the solitary-confined "Dr. Psycho" Simon Jones (Psimon), hoping to use the man's telepathic ability to check whether traces of his lost memories remain in his mind. But Jones senses Tess residing within Lex's consciousness, secretly sides with her, refuses to help, and accuses Lex to his face of being a monster who can never atone. The other thread takes place in Paris: Watchtower sends Superman (Clark Kent) and Kid Flash (Bart Allen) to the Louvre. Monsieur Mallah and the Brain are leading a troop of monkeys in looting famous paintings from the collection, planning to fund a country of their own with the proceeds. Superman knocks the monkeys over with a single sweep of his hand, but in the chaos Bart has a brief and perilous close encounter with "the demon that belongs to him"—a speed phantom he can never put into words. The volume is short, but it is the turning point where the "Haunted" arc shifts from setup to climax: the villain's identity, Bart's fear, and Tess's defiance all converge here.

Editor's review

这一册只有二十来页,信息密度却很高。米勒最擅长的,是把美剧式的双线并行结构放进漫画的篇幅里:一边是莱克斯在幽暗牢房里试图从自己残破的记忆中挖出真相,另一边是超人与巴特在卢浮宫上演一场几乎像闹剧的混战。轻与重、闹与冷,恰好构成了这条故事线的张力。 希门尼斯的画风干净利落,动作场面的节奏感很好,猴子军团被一掌掀飞的画面既有喜感,又不失超级英雄漫画该有的分量。而真正让人记住这一章的,是巴特那一下短暂的“失神”——一个跑得比思考还快的人,第一次被自己追不上的东西追上。对熟悉《超人前传》剧集的读者来说,这是巴特这个角色最有厚度的一笔;对新读者来说,也足够让人想往下翻。 需要提醒的是,这是连载中的一册,前后紧密咬合,不建议从这里开始读。

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • 看过《超人前传》电视剧、想延续剧集后续故事的老观众
  • 喜欢DC超级英雄漫画、尤其是闪电系角色的读者
  • 追连载、习惯按册收集漫画的读者
  • 对卢瑟家族与苔丝这条支线感兴趣的读者

Not a good fit for

  • 从未接触过《超人前传》系列、想找入门第一册的新读者
  • 偏好单册完结、故事自成一体的读者
  • 期待看到完整超人生平或独立长篇小说式叙事的读者

Reading tips

  1. 建议先读“萦绕”线的前两章,再进入本册,否则双线切换会显得突兀。
  2. 留意巴特与“速度幽灵”的每一次照面,这条线索会在后面几章收束。
  3. 若对卢瑟与苔丝的关系不熟,可回看剧集后期相关剧情,本册的牢房戏会更有味道。
  4. 可以把它当作一集电视剧来读,读完后接着读下一册,节奏更连贯。

FAQ

这一册是整套《超人前传 第11季》吗?
不是。本册是该系列的第27册,对应数字连载第27章,也就是“萦绕”故事线的第三部分,内容只是整条故事线中的一小段,不能当作整套书来读。
没看过前几册能直接读吗?
能读,但容易断线。本册同时推进莱克斯的牢房线和巴黎的行动线,两条线都承接前两章,建议至少补读“萦绕”线的前两章再进入。
这一册主要登场哪些角色?
超人(克拉克·肯特)、闪电小子(巴特·艾伦)、莱克斯·卢瑟、寄居在莱克斯意识中的苔丝,以及反派“心灵博士”西蒙·琼斯、大猩猩先生与“大脑”。
这是漫威的漫画吗?
不是。这是DC漫画旗下、改编自CW剧集《超人前传》的《超人前传 第11季》系列,由DC出版,与漫威无关。

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