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This is not just a “Superboy in Superman’s shoes” story. Each of these characters mirrors qualities of Superman’s supporting cast, without coming off as unoriginal or overly archetypal. Finally, there’s Psionic Lad, a hero from the future with a mysterious mission. Lori Luthor is the girl next door/love interest, who also happens to be Lex’s niece (making her Connor’s…cousin?). Simon Valentine is a young Lex Luthor with innocence intact, a brilliant science type with limitless potential for good or evil. Lemire excels in giving Superboy a diverse and well developed supporting cast, which at times is even more interesting than Connor himself.

“Smallville Attacks” has all of that, but dodges most of the inherent hokiness Smallville fell victim to. Like any good teen drama, it had a good deal of angst, spurned affections, self discovery, and unbridled optimism. I’m going to admit, I was a huge fan of the Smallville T.V. I can’t think of anyone better to write a comic about small town life than Jeff Lemire, the mastermind behind “Essex County” and more recently, “Underwater Welder.” While “Superboy” isn’t half as emotionally packed as those works, Lemire applies that same grounded storytelling approach to the fast paced brawls and mad science of super hero comics. Picking up after Geoff John’s even shorter stint on the character in “Adventure Comics,” “Smallville Attacks” is the story of Connor Kent adjusting to life in a small rural town.