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The Early Superman

Joe Muszynski — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 16:00:12 +0000

Though I was never a regular reader of Superman comics, his presence was felt. In the Justice League comics and on cartoon shows of the era, Superman was always featured, his powers looming large over… [more]

Action Comics #1 Up for Auction

Ian Dawe — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:00:04 +0000

Action Comics #1 Up for Auction" title="Action Comics #1 Up for Auction" style="float:left;" />It’s always news when a copy of Action Comics #1 goes on the auction block, and that’s exactly what happened this past weekend when San Diego based collector John C. Wise put his collection up… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #12

Cody Walker — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:00:28 +0000

Action Comics #12" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #12" style="float:left;" />Captain Comet has invaded Superman’s mind and created a false history that secretly reveals Clark’s desires (and also what most fans would probably want from the hero). Ma and Pa Kent wave their son goodbye… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #11

Cody Walker — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:00:19 +0000

Action Comics #11" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #11" style="float:left;" />The construction motif returns on page one of this issue as Metalek attacks Metropolis and destroys a tenement building in the process. Metalek is an artificial intelligence that looks like construction equipment and was first… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #10

Cody Walker — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:00:51 +0000

Action Comics #10" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #10" style="float:left;" />After taking an issue off to visit Earth 23 and President Superman, Morrison returns the narrative back to Maxim Zarov (also known as Nimrod the Hunter) who was last seen killing a T-Rex at the… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #9

Cody Walker — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:00:46 +0000

Action Comics #9" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #9" style="float:left;" />After completing the first arc on Action Comics, Morrison spends one issue in the alternate universe of Earth-23 where Superman is not only black, but also the President of the United States. President Superman had… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #8

Cody Walker — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:00:56 +0000

Action Comics #8" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #8" style="float:left;" />The issue begins inside the bottle city of Metropolis as Lex Luthor explains that he has no desire to be rescued by Superman and then tries rationalizing his alliance with the Collector as a plan… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #7

Cody Walker — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:00:45 +0000

Action Comics #7" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #7" style="float:left;" />After a two issue break, Superman is back to battle the Collector of Worlds and save Metropolis. Strapping an oxygen tank to his back, Superman is going to leap into space to reach the Collector… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #6

Cody Walker — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:00:04 +0000

Action Comics #6" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #6" style="float:left;" />The Anti-Superman Army that was teased at the end of the previous issue appears at the beginning of this issue. It appears that the Dealmaker from the first issue (who has popped up a few… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #5

Cody Walker — Fri, 31 May 2013 11:00:59 +0000

Action Comics #5" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #5" style="float:left;" />Smack in the middle of the first story arc, the narrative shifts to the past for a tale about the rocket that brought baby Kal-El to Earth. Morrison promised in the supplemental material to issue… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #4

Cody Walker — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:34 +0000

Action Comics #4" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #4" style="float:left;" />While the first three issues of Grant Morrison’s Action Comics could never match up to the perfection of All-Star Superman, the series had established a slow, methodical unveiling of Superman’s mythology in a way that… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #3

Cody Walker — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:00:09 +0000

Action Comics #3" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #3" style="float:left;" />Gene Ha takes over on art duties for the first seven pages of issue #3 in order to show what Krypton was like. The first page of issue #3 depicts Krypton as a colorful utopia… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #2

Cody Walker — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:00:11 +0000

Action Comics #2" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #2" style="float:left;" />In the supplemental material in the issue, Grant Morrison writes, “Superman is mankind at its best, and Lex Luthor is us at our worst . . . but they’re both us.” It’s a sentiment that… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #1

Cody Walker — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:00:20 +0000

Action Comics #1" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #1" style="float:left;" />On page 1, panel 1, the first dialogue in the comic goes to real estate developer Glen Glenmorgan says, “and it’s a done deal! How about a drink to celebrate this turning point?” to a… [more]

Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics — Introduction

Cody Walker — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:00:15 +0000

Action Comics — Introduction" title="Humanity, Heroism, and Action: Grant Morrison’s Action Comics — Introduction" style="float:left;" />For years now, the problem that all Superman writers must face is how to show the heroism and humanity in the world’s most powerful and recognizable hero. Prior to the New 52, Geoff Johns and… [more]

Ultimate Thor: Continuity Offender

Cody Walker — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:00:47 +0000

Ultimate Thor: Continuity Offender" title="Ultimate Thor: Continuity Offender" style="float:left;" />Many mini-series set in the Ultimate Universe are known for being odd ducks indeed. Ultimate Adventures was created to be a parody of the Batman and Robin motif and was part of the very strange… [more]

Put Your Money Where Your Panel Is: On Action Comics #1

David Balan — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:00:28 +0000

Action Comics #1" title="Put Your Money Where Your Panel Is: On Action Comics #1" style="float:left;" />Action Comics #1 is a simple story with a simple premise – introduce the character Superman, make the readers care about him, and put him in a dangerous test to set up for the next… [more]

Not Your Daddy’s Superman: How Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #1 Works

Julian Darius — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:00:24 +0000

Action Comics #1 Works" title="Not Your Daddy’s Superman: How Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #1 Works" style="float:left;" />Having slammed Justice League #1 so severely in the last week, I feel as if I’d be remiss not to point out how excellent Action Comics #1 is and how it gets right virtually everything… [more]

Action Comics #1 and the Superman We Know and Love

Cody Walker — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:00:27 +0000

Action Comics #1 and the Superman We Know and Love" title="Action Comics #1 and the Superman We Know and Love" style="float:left;" />Action Comics #1 is the quintessential comic book. Beyond simply being Superman’s first appearance, the cover is iconic, and it holds the distinction of being the most expensive comic book of all time. If ever… [more]

Action Comics Annual #10

Jonathan Stopek — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:46:50 +0000

Action Comics Annual #10" title="Action Comics Annual #10" style="float:left;" />First story: “The Many Deaths of Superman” A very clever recap of the many ways that have been found to destroy the supposedly invulnerable Man of Steel. Art by Art Adams is beautiful as always.… [more]

Of Spider-Man and Action Comics

Matt Martin — Tue, 11 May 2004 18:56:50 +0000

Spider-Man #2 Marvel Comics – Mark Millar (w); Terry Dodson (p); Rachel Dodson (i)Man, it is not often that I see a book transition from “promising” to “pointless” so quickly. To recap, last issue, after… [more]

Comics Published on 2 April 2003

Matt Martin — Fri, 04 Apr 2003 17:57:31 +0000

Wolverine: X-Isle #1 Marvel Comics – Bruce Jones (w); Jorge Lucas (a) Well, another day, another Marvel mini-series by Bruce Jones. The last one was Captain America: What Price Glory? and from what I read,… [more]