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When Clark Kent sent his people to found the new Kryptonian homeworld that would become Argo, he triggered a series of events that he could never have foreseen; with the sector repopulated, the Green Lantern corps demanded a new member, which only serves to land Clark in a new world of trouble. Bryan Q. Miller contributes a wonderful addition to the Smallville universe with “Smallville: Lantern,” which seamlessly incorporates the Green Lantern corps into the show’s mythology. With Marcio Takara’s lackluster art, “Smallville: Lantern” #1 marks a solid if flawed debut for “Smallville’s” latest offshoot. Story-wise, Miller’s writing continues to be spot-on. As with the rest of “Season 11” so far, the characters’ dialogue emanates off the page; you can almost hear the actor’s voices in their speech patterns and conversations with one another. It feels like the same old show with the same old characters, but with a world of potential that Miller isn’t afraid of tapping. He uses the “Sma

In “Smallville Season Eleven” #16, Bryan Q. Miller and Jorge Jimenez continue to expand “Smallville’s” universe with the addition of a wonderful new character who remains an old fan favorite: Princess Diana of Themyscira. The issue craftily blends together conventions from the television show with opportunities more suitable to comic book formatting, ultimately capturing the voice of the characters in this fun and fantastic series. With an updated backstory and mysterious motives, Wonder Woman flourishes under Miller and Jimenez’s tutelage in an effective and effortless way that remains faithful to the show’s atmosphere. As a show, “Smallville” had a tradition of cleverly reinventing characters to break them out of outdated roles; the comic series continuation thankfully maintains this practice with Wonder Woman. Nothing captures this more clearly than her new, Lara Croft-inspired outfit, which gives her character a more modern flavor even while incorporating homages to her origina