This is a somewhat new origin story for Supes (I don't remember his parents being dead when he became an adult? Or maybe I just wasn't paying attention.)One thing, they've definitely cemented the fact that Luthor is a huge dick right away. Nothing subtle about him here.Lots of weird time-travelling goes on in this, with miniature collections of worlds in stasis and a time bubble world thing inside future Superman's brain aaaannnd yeah that was all super (heh) confusing.This was better than Super...

Are there no good Superman comics out there!? :(

A fun new take on Superman. I could have done without the profanity, though.EDIT: This didn't stack up as well the second time around.

Incredibly disappointing take on the Superman story. I'm more than likely done with this series.

Grant Morrison‘s underrated Action Comics starts with a blast. It's the origin of the New52 Superman, and it’s done in a way that honours his best traits and traditions, and at the same time modernises some other aspects of him without perverting or betraying the spirit of the character.This is the first public outing of Superman. He's very young, he does things spontaneously and without thinking, he's a bit of a brat. But he also has his heart in the right place, he just doesn't have the experi...

From the first few pages, I knew I was in for something different. Morrison does a complete 180 from the Superman he writes in All-Star Superman, presenting a more cocky and Superboy-esque version of the character. Now, call me old-fashioned, but I like my Superman to be the boy scout in blue. Whilst I personally don't vibe with this portrayal, I can see why some might gravitate towards it as many find classic Superman to be boring and this offers a more quippy alternative. However, the biggest

this is a very kinetic re-introduction to the Superman we thought we knew. Morrison, Morales, et al. bring the modern age to Superman but also bring back the Golden Age sensibility of vulnerability. Superman is relevant again. Who would have thought? The backups by Sholly Fisch are perfection in miniature.

(B+) 79% | GoodNotes: An atavistic, vulnerable, hard-luck Superman, done very Harry Potter, more The Boy Who Lived than Man of Tomorrow.

4.5 starsI've always liked Superboy more than I liked Superman.Why?Because Conner wasn't such a goody-goody. He had attitude. Also, he wasn't an all-powerful god. He was still stuck at 'able to leap tall buildings in a single bound'.I have a sneaking feeling I'm not the only one who has felt, at one time or another, that Superman was a douche. A douche clad in red and blue spandex.I also think I'm not the only one who has been chomping at the bit, waiting to see if Morrison was going to fuck up

A few years back, my son and I were watching the DC Animated Justice League series. My son would ask me to explain certain facets of the character’s background. Considering DC’s convoluted continuity, it was less awkward explaining sex, than it was Hawkman’s origin story. With the DC’s New 52 re-launch, perhaps one of their goals is to somehow begin fresh for the new reader. I don’t know. This is my first experience reading the New 52.I’m impressed. Grant Morrison has more great Superman ideas t...

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths Reviews Up in the sky, look: it’s a bird. It’s a plane. IT’S SUPERMAN! And he is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. When I was a kid that is how I always thought of Superman. He wasn’t omnipotent or superhumanly brilliant or god-like. He was just a guy from another planet who was gifted with some amazing powers by our sun. Powers he tried to use to help other people. Somehow, though, th...

General Lane and Lex Luthor team up to capture the new super hero calling himself Superman. But is the deal Luthor has made with an alien intelligence worth the price?I know this is the comic book equivalent of blasphemy but I've never much cared for Superman. In fact, his death and/or replacement is about the only thing that's ever made me buy his books i n the monthly format. When the New 52 hit, I thought Superman might have suddenly become interesting. Did he?Yes. Grant Morrison returned Sup...

Grant Morrison’s re-imagining of Action Comics takes its cue from the 1938 comics where Superman first appeared. In those comics like in this one Superman can’t fly yet, he doesn’t have all of the powers we’re used to seeing in him, and seems to always be lifting heavy objects like cars or wrecking balls. Also, as he’s a young man (early 20s) he isn’t as wise or experienced as the Superman of, say, “All Star Superman” (also written by Morrison) where he displayed a profound understanding of huma...

This one was really good!So morrison re-tells the early days of Superman like when he first battles this industrialist Glenmorgan and well his company and people after him and police too as he is a young journalist and all and its very fun plus then the battle with Metallo and the coming of an enemy called the Teminauts which I guess are Brainiac-henchmen or the early version of the character and its a fun battle and bottled-cities and all and its like the first battle between the so called arch...

The opening issues of the new 52 Action Comics reboot are actually quite cool. We see a jeans and t-shirt clad Superman in his first attempts at fighting crime. Like in the original Action Comics, he can’t fly yet, but he can “leap buildings with a single bound”. It’s quite a bit of fun, really. What’s also interesting is the arrogance he displays here. Not quite the Superman we’re used to.And then things start going awry. The stakes get upped when a mysterious alien entity arrives to “collect”

Superman and the Men of Steel is a fun and breezy adventure. The story may not be more powerful than a locomotive, but the action certainly moves faster than a speeding bullet!A man from another planet walks among us. He believes that truth should never be silenced. He believes that peace should be given to everyone, not just those who can afford it. He fights for people who are unable to fight for themselves. But when Lex Luthor launches a public campaign against this visitor from another worl

I like what Morrison did here, bringing Superman's powers more in line with his origins in the 1938 comic. He's not invulnerable, he doesn't fly, etc. He's less of a god and much more relatable. Likewise, he's not infallible or supersmart. Clark Kent is a crusader for the poor and less privileged seeking justice over those powerful enough to avoid it. He makes mistakes. He's impulsive. He has friends. Lois and Jimmy are Clark's friends, not Superman's. Some of the single issue stories don't work...

After having stayed away from comic books for over a decade, DC's New 52 version of Action Comics seemed like the perfect place to jump back into the mix. I mean, a new (collectible) Superman series being written by none other than Grant Morrison? Grant Morrison--i.e., the author of The Invisibles? The guy who has been mentioned throughout the years in articles and whatnot by novelists and filmmakers that I admire? How many comic books writers can say the same? Unfortunately, not very many. So I...

In one word: recycled. Geoff Johns told this story so much better. And why is the 'new' Superman so much like the original, old Superman? Well, his powers are like the original Superman, but then his behaviour is so incongruous with ANY version of Superman I know! It's very confusing to me why Superman would say something like, "Guns are for Sissies".... a level 8 intelligence that moonlights as a journalist, and that's the best he can come up with on the spot? Is that how heroes speak?There are...

This was a lot of fun. I have a feeling this will be a great series.