Superman is one of my favorites from the dc rebirth tites, great characterization of Clark and Lois though still getting used to them having a son but he's growing on me.  At first it took a while to remember the fact that this Clark was the one who married Lois and had actually died but came back instead of the Nu52 version. 

The artwork is great and storylines like in the first issue (#7)  is a stand alone of Superman taking some time off by spending it with the family at the local fair. Under all the family bonding moments here, a robbery happens that begs Clark into donning the “S” under his own families’ nose and it turns out to be a pretty funny and lighthearted tale to get into.Others issues in it show how well Jon and Damian will get along plus it's nice to see batfamily and superfamily interacting.

Still vol 2 of Superman shows great promise in showing how they will create Clark, Lois, and Jon in their new universe.

The graphics are excellent!   In the book, Superman and Batman are both fathers that are teaching their young sons, Jon and Damian team work  and responsibility. I love that all the chapters in this book are different 
The book is excellent for young readers who like DC Action Heroes.

This TPB is sort of a few different father-son sort of super stories. There's my favourite story in the TPB, a cute story that takes place at a county faire with the 'Smith' family.

Then Jon creates something that transports he and Clark quite a bit away where they meet a very resilient one legged/one-eyed man who is fighting dinosaurs.

And finally, there were the trials from the title. Robin and Jon have confrontation after confrontation with one another (Robin totally started it) and can't seem to get along, even as Batman and Superman try to create situations where they have to work together. But, can those trials work?

I'm still liking this Superman and his family, and can't wait for more.

I got this ARC through Netgalley on behalf of DC Entertainment.

The focus being on John and his adventures, misadventures as well, made this book feel a bit different than the general superman stories. It was fun, John is an entertaining character and Lois and Clark's interactions in the story were always clever or funny. The most enjoyable part of this collection was the interaction between John and Damian while watching their fathers fret, or in batman's case judge. As different as batman and superman are in their philosophies they have always managed to see somewhat eye to eye and get along. Damian and John do not, despite John trying. Damian, John and nobody had such entertaining scenes and I would read an entire series devoted to them. This book would be well worth the money to purchase and anyone who enjoys superman and his family will love this collection.

This was pretty rough unfortunately.  It looks like the further we get away from the Final Days of Superman, the less coherent and compelling the story gets.  I think it's best to think of this volume as separated into four, mini arcs.  The first was interesting enough, with the continued look at Lois, Clark, and Jon trying to settle into their new lives.  It's corny, cheesy, and cute but doesn't really push things along other than showing the challenges of trying to be Superman and Clark Kent at the same time in a small town.  It's hard to be a hero and family man I guess.  As for the other three arcs, it sort of all game me the same reaction: Forced conflict between a pair of characters I really didn't care about.  Damian is as annoying as ever and really pulled any humanity out of the one arc.  The Frankenstein arc felt tacked on and really didn't add anything to furthering the development of Superman or his family.  The fact that this volume has Superman as it's banner, it sure left me at a loss to feel anything for him and more often left me to wonder where he was in all this.  Lastly, I found it absolutely tasteless that one character said to another to not go "absolutely Fukushima" on them.  Sure, "don't have cow" and "chill out" are dated, but by God, using an incredibly tragic and massive nuclear accident as a glib talking point is just disgusting.

This is probably about as good as Superman and Son can get. The first issue, a sort of slice-of-life family piece, is the best of the lot, and one of the best single issues I've seen from the Rebirth books so far. That's followed by a Darwyn Cooke homage, good pulpy fun with dinosaurs and a lost World War II regiment. And then the book's momentum comes screeching to a halt, because it becomes all about Damian's continued refusal to get along well with others. Specifically, Jon. Apparently there's going to be a new series starring the two of them being frenemies or something. I have zero interest in such a book, particularly after these two issues felt like such an awful slog. The collection ends with two issues dedicated to a guest stint by Frankenstein. I never got around to reading any of DC's Frankenstein books, so I wasn't thrilled at the idea. As it turns out, it's a decent, if mostly unremarkable story, redeemed by a few really good scenes towards the end. All in all, this volume is on average pretty good. I don't think I'm likely to continue with the series. It just doesn't quite feel like my kind of thing. Good, and maybe I'll pick up the next volume from the library if I need something to read and it's on the shelf, but nothing I'd go out of my way for again.

a fantastic mixed bag of Superman and Son stories. really enjoyed the variety.

Who can help but fall in love with Superman the family man. It's irresistible. It's bright, colorful fun. I dare someone to not smile while reading this book. If they succeed, they're likely dead inside. Peter Tomasi writes families better than any other comic writer I know. He's just good at it. They're fun adventure stories that come and go at a refreshing pace. The format is wonderful including three distinct quick stories in one book that all feel at home together. This is the Superman I grew up with; this is the Superman I love.