It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… NO Henry Cavill, David Corenswet and even Tyler Hoechlin.
Adult Swim/Max’s recent animated series, My Adventures With Superman, premiering on July 6 and July 7 (on Adult Swim and Max, respectively), is timely within the sense that Clark Kent has dominated the recent headlines – to be the freak of the dead by Christopher Reeve posthumous “cameo” AI in “The Flash” it outraged fans or the news that Corenswet will replace Cavill in big-screen DC movies, with “Mrs. Maisel” star Rachel Bosnahan replaces Amy Adams as Lois Lane.
For higher or for worse, “My Adventures with Superman” reaches its peak saturation with “Superman”.
The series tells the story of Clark Kent (voiced by Jack Quaid, “The Boys”), Lois Lane (Alice Lee) and their friend Jimmy Olsen (Ishmel Sahid) as young twenties coming of age.
Clark and Jimmy start working on the Day by day Planet where they meet Lois. Clark builds his secret identity as Superman and explores his origins. Lois – a daring pixie-haired journalist with a nose to the knobs – is promoted as a star reporter and infrequently works with Jimmy (as her trusted photographer). Sparks fly between Clark and Lois, at the same time as Lois comes near discovering Clark’s secret alter ego.
“My Adventures with Superman” is an energetic and youthful version of the story all of us already know. It has all of the familiar features – the pleased “first flight” sequence when Clark takes off and asks, “How do I do it? Who am I?” – and scenes where he tries to cover his powers from the surface world with loads of gags showing off his strong physique.
It’s nothing revolutionary or particularly clever, nevertheless it’s lighthearted and peppered with funny moments. At any time when Clark repeats his mantra to mix in (“I’m a normal person, I’m having a normal day!”), he unintentionally does something “awesome” to counter it, equivalent to reflexively rescuing a cat or ripping the doorknob off a door he’s attempting to open. The show’s animated format means there aren’t any distracting cheesy computer graphics.
“My Adventures with Superman” looks as if a series that does not have to exist. Hoechlin does a good job portraying a character from The CW’s “Superman & Lois,” which is still airing today (although his version is a married father), and plenty of of the newest movies are on the massive screen, including “Man of Steel,” two different versions of “Justice League” and the upcoming “Superman: Legacy”.
So should you’re sick of this guy, this show probably won’t rock your world enough to vary your mind.
That said, should you’re not affected by genre fatigue, “My Adventures With Superman” is a version packed with solid writing and voice acting, a good balance of jokes and motion, without the grim, self-serious tone with which the Cavill Era was saddled.
It’s unlikely to knock you to your knees, nevertheless it’s fun enough.