This could have been a lot better. The majority of the book was a great big, long, punchfest with Doomsday, as if we haven't seen this before. Doomsday is such a boring one note character and yet Jurgens continues to bring him back and milk him for all he's worth again and again. The book harkens back to the not very good 90's era when Jurgens was poorly writing Superman.I did like that Lex Luthor has returned more powerful than ever and is trying to honor the previous Superman. I hope that cont...

I was a little bit confused as to what exactly happened prior to this "rebirth" crap and am still a little lost. Apparently Superman is dead, Luthor is wearing a Superman style armor and helping people and Clark Kent is just Clark Kent. On top of this Doomsday makes a return-only to be fought by Luthor and a Superman from another dimension (though that's not explained). This Superman is married to a Lois and has a son named Jon. On top of which Clark Kent, a non-super version, is also running ar...

So... frakking... strange... but I quite liked it still..We're seeing all our favorite characters: Supes, Lex, Doomsday, WW, and Clark Kent .... Ok, seems to me I'm a bit lost .. again ...Still I like the story being told here and although it's just basically a huge fight front to back, it kept me interested.. And I definitely want to know what the guy in the hoodie is planning! :D

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths.Okay, I really didn’t like the New 52 Superman. Sure, there were a few stories I read and thought were okay, but the main problem I had with the book was Clark Kent: the guy was a weak, emotional loser. At least, that is how I felt about him.Well, DC jettisoned that New 52 Superman. In comes the Rebirth Superman, who just happens to be a Clark Kent from pre-Flashpoint where he is happily married with a growing son. This hero-in-hiding now stepping back into the...

It’s another Rebirth book - you know the drill by now. Sigh...I guess it’s because Death of Superman was (is?) a big seller for DC but they’ve basically decided to rehash it anew for the first Action Comics Rebirth arc with the same author, Dan “Talentless Yet Somehow Still Working!” Jurgens. If you haven’t read the original - and I urge you not to - it was about Superman and possibly the stupidest, most one-note supervillain ever created, Doomsday, punching each other one issue after another un...

3 StarsI enjoyed this book but it did not grab me as much as what the other comic books have. I liked the other version better than this one. It had amazing artwork that was put in this book. I liked the writing but I wish it was a little bit more better than what it was. I like how there was some action involved though. I wouldn't probably read this book again just because it wasn't my favorite. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes superman comic books.

So I think Dan Jurgens is a cool guy; I can imagine he's the one who at the story board meetings contributes the most ideas, is the most enthusiastic etc, but when it comes to the finer details, he skips that part... This story can be described as a big block buster film with tons of action, but it ain't winning any Oscars! So the story is a simple, Superman vs Doomsday story, with annoying family elements added! The family element is Lois and Clarks Son, crying every time superman has to go out...

Probably one of the best Superman stories ever!Superman is back!The new Superman after seeing Luthor and what he knows about from his world goes to stop him after Luthor dons the cape of New 52 Superman but then they get attacked by Doomsday and its a big fight but also a strange CK appears and so our guy Superman has to stop Doomsday, while protecting the people of Metropolis and find out the mystery of this mysterious CK. Thankfully for him WW arrives on the scene and there is this amazing mom...

This was definitely a quick read but I think it was really confusing attempting to figure out why there were two Superman’s and I think that if I didn’t have prior knowledge about DC Universe I would have been completely lost. If this is supposed to be a jumping point new readers than I think that they could have done a better job where everything didn’t feel so disjointed. I thought the art was amazing and I loved seeing the dynamic between Wonder Woman and Lois Lane. I’m hoping that with the n...

While Superman is still my favorite Rebirth(ed?) character, the Action Comics storyline just didn't pull me in the same way the Superman title did. That's not to say this is awful, I just personally prefer Tomasi's stuff. Ok. So this is (once again) a volume 1 that isn't a great starting point for newbies who haven't been following DC's Superman and/or Rebirth stuff closely. I mean, I read a lot of comics and there were several head-scratching moments for me in this sucker.For example, Lex is e...

I'm on a Superman kick recently after reading Tomasi & Gleason's Superman, as well as the Superman Reborn crossover, so I thought I'd try the other Superman ongoing right now.This is good fun, if a little samey. The plot is stretched thin across six issues, since it's just a glorified fight between Superman, Doomsday, Lex Luthor, and Wonder Woman, but it's pretty engaging even so. I do think reading it in trade is actually detrimental for a change, since every issue seems to open with the same o...

This was awesome! I love it! Doomsday is the villain, and the art of him is fantastic. We are given a quick background story on him too, so newbies understand his power. Wonder Woman makes an appearance, and I always like her and Supe together. It's a great story I'm just not sure where it's taking place: our Earth or another one. They keep mentioning "this" world and "our" world. I've missed a bit of the story somewhere as I did read the trade where Superman "died" and we were introduced to the...

Well that was a bit confusing. I think I accidentally went way too far ahead from where I was. I had finished volume 8 of the Superman Chronicles (1950s) and jumped to this. Imagine my surprise when I found out Superman DIES somewhere along the way and is rebattling Doomsday? Why is there a plain Clark Kent...a dead one...and another Superman who has married Lois and has a kid??????? Buuuuut anyway this story seems interesting and I’ll definitely finish it and the go way back and start from wher...

You know what? I actually really enjoyed this. Don't get me wrong. It's just one really long fight but goddamn it, the fight is glorious. Doomsday arrives and now Superman, Lex, and Clark Kent have to stop him. Yes, you read that right. Do you not understand? It's okay, neither do we even by the end. Superman of the old is now in the New52 universe and things are starting to piece together. He knows his responabilities. His family comes first but he must protect the people, and with Lex on his s...

I received this from Edelweiss and DC Comics in exchange for an honest review. This was a lot of fun, and a great way to "introduce" the new Superman, the new Lois Lane, their son, etc. Lots of surprises, too. I really like the mysterious way ahead, lots of possibilities for the future here.

Decent book with good art. Not a huge fan of Doomsday fights but interested to see where this all goes.

Doomsday's back!!! This TPB edition collects "Action Comics" #957-962.Creative Team:Writer: Dan JurgensIllustrators: Patch Zircher, Tyler Kirkham & Stephen Segovia WILL THE REAL SUPERMAN STAND UP? Superman died in the "Rebirth Earth", and......he didn't come back from the dead.However, there is another Superman......the one from before New52, who escapes from the destruction of his reality along with his wife and son: Lois Lane and Jon Kent.They have been living low profile in the "Rebirth

Wasnt great, wasnt bad just meh. One long graphic novel of Superman bashing doomsday.

The lesser of the Rebirth Superman series, in my opinion. I admit that Jurgens lost me almost immediately: Jimmy Olsen reacts with shock when Luthor mentions Superman's death, but over in the other Superman book, "original" Clark helped Lana steal the ashes of this universe's Superman from his elaborate memorial so he could be buried with Ma and Pa. So... is his death common knowledge or a state secret? I really don't know. It doesn't help that the entire book revolves around a tired smash 'em u...

The Action Comics Rebirth is not a bad book, but rather middling. We see Lex Luthor come on the stage as the successor to the dead New 52 Superman, which causes the new (old?) Superman to come out of the woodwork to see what nefarious plot Luthor has up his sleeve. Yes, there is something fishy going on, but then Doomsday shows up and Superman, Lex, along with Wonder Woman and even Jon, have to find a way to defeat this notorious super-killer. (heh) Not a bad plot, but it goes on, and on, and on...