I really like how the authors put almost every single big moment of supermans' life in this book. it's really fun to look back at all the art styles that were used in the past 80 years and also to see all the stories that have been shared and loved all put into one book that anyone can pick up and read. one story that was in this trade that I personally liked was when the world got introduced to the caped crusader. it was about when Kal-El first landed on earth and got taken in by the Kent famil...

Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition is a compendium of different stories across eight decades of its existence. It is a compact volume that celebrates a modern mythology that has come a very, very long way since it was conceived by Siegel and Shuster in 1938.It is quite neat to experience in just a few sittings what has changed in 80 years. The progression of stories from several Action issues obviously changed, although they all point to the same thing: Superman, as cliched as it...

A very good collection of stories selected from the 80 years of Action Comics. I questioned a couple of the choices for the compilation but for the most part they are very enjoyable stories about the Man of Steel, and a few other heroes who appeared as backup stories in Action Comics.

There have been 1000 issues of Action Comics, and compiling a collection of single stories over that 80 year period seems like an impossible task, yet DC Comics has managed to pull it off with this collection.Starting with the obvious first appearance of Superman in Action Comics #1, we then get other historic stories, including the first appearances of Zatara, The Vigilante, Brainiac, the bottle city of Kandor, The Fortress of Solitude, Supergirl, and the Human Target. There are also stories in...

This is a book that should get five stars – it's not just a thing worthy of a flippant paragraph or two, it's a cultural event, something that should be marked with approval and sheer happiness at being around to see it. 1000 issues of Action Comics, who'd've thunk it? Except, too much of the contents here are more than a bit naff. You take the rough with the smooth as ever, with DC – and the very first story is indicative of that. Yes, the first episode ever seemed a perfectly readable introduc...

This Deluxe hardcover is a nice collection of Action Comics tales over the years, focusing on Superman.The '30s and '40s stories are a bit hard to read. They've clearly been written in the style of daily comic strips, and so the stories are all over the place, without a strong central focus, even given their relatively short lengths. Still, it's clearly important to have these stories here.The stories from the '50s and '60s feel the most notable, because we get the first stories of mythology ele...

Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe edition (2018): edited by Paul Levitz: Not Action Comics 1000 but a companion volume. With Action Comics the first mainstream American comic book to reach 1000 issues, DC released both a special anniversary issue and this thick volume of reprints, the latter containing one never-before-published story from the Shuster studio, and a new story by editor Paul Levitz and legendary artist Neal Adams.Created by Cleveland teenagers Jerry Siegel and Canadi...

80 Years of Superman was released by DC in April 2018 as a companion collection to go with the Action Comics #1000. It collects 21 Superman and related stories from different decades, starting from the very first appearance in Action Comics #1 and up to modern day, and it even includes one never before published Superman story from 1945 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of the character. It also includes 8 essays from famous comics people about Superman, his legacy, his origin and hi...

The first and still the bestI hope a copy of this goes to the Smithsonian. Superman is a uniquely American creation, whose Ben adopted by the world. This volume captures everything that makes him great.

Overall, 80 Years of Superman is a superb chronological anthology of Superman’s exploits throughout the years. It’s evident that a lot of time and care went into celebrating this great milestone for Superman. Thank you to NetGalley, DC Comics, and all the authors and artists who worked on this book.Full review can be found here: https://paulspicks.blog/2018/03/06/80...Please check out all my reviews: https://paulspicks.blog

What a great way to celebrate the 80th year of publication of ACTION COMICS and its star, Superman! Twenty-six stories, most of which I had never read -- considering I've been reading comics for more than 40 years, that was a plus.

A worthwhile collection for any Superman fan. If I had any complaints it's that I wish there was more such as the first issue included Lex Luthor or something focusing on Krypto or other lesser Superman characters. Overall, still has about what you'd expect and some good writings, the old stuff is cheesy and the new stuff, unlike some of the other 80 years collections (Batman, Flash) are actually good issues!Recommended for Superman fans.Overall: 4/5

You can find my review on my blog by clicking here.On April 18th 1938, Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster introduced Superman to the whole world in Action Comics #1. Their idea took the world by storm and gave birth to a character that has evolved from being a fictional superhero to an immortal idea. To mark the first superhero’s 1000th comic book issue as well as its 80th anniversary, DC Comics unleashed this beautiful, bulky and eye-opening collection featuring some of the Man of Steel’s most iconi...

80 years and still kickin' !!! AND THE REST WAS HISTORY... My main reason to buy this TPB (as if I'd need a reason to buy a Superman TPB) was that this collection celebrating the 80 years of Action Comics included precisely Action Comics #1, which I hadn't been able to read.I have Detective Comics #27 like in three different re-printings, but ironically I hadn't Action Comics #1 in any kind of re-printing, in fact I hadn't a clue of what was about.Well, it was a shock (and not a good one)

So!I've got a new fascination. Or rather, a resurgence, if you will. I've started picking up graphic novels.My novel reading has taken a little bit of a downward turn as a result (I've comfortably hit my GoodReads target for the whole year already, so hey), but that's okay.Quick, non-jibey disclosure: I had this graphic novel sat around since late last year (it was a present for a now ex-girlfriend's birthday, and we broke up prior to said birthday, so this book had no home), so I decided that I...

Great collection of Superman stories from his first appearance 80 years ago to the modern style of today. I loved reading some of the early tales I've never read before, like how Brainiac got the city of Kandor into that bottle and Supergirl's original origin story and first appearance. To me, the essays felt redundant and uninformative - "Superman is important because..." I would have preferred those pages be used to cram in more comics since they had 80 years of action to choose from. The exce...

A decent, if slightly schizophrenic collection of Superman stories. The text pieces by Levitz and especially the great Jules Feiffer are welcome, as is the excellent (if brief) piece by Gene Luen Yang. But the reprinted stories are all over the place. The previously unpublished piece believed to have been written by Jerry Siegel is great, if only because of the amazing story (told in his introduction) of how it was saved by a young Marv Wolfman. And I will always be up for Superman stories by gr...

Some great nostalgic comics in this special edition and lots of forewords from creators but a tad boring and not every story is great. The big bonus is being able to read action comics #1!

This is an excellent, EXCELLENT collection. Not only does it perfectly chronicle the history of both the Man of Steel and ACTION comics, but it also provides a fascinating, and at times downright heartwarming, look into the Superman character. This book is a tribute for not only what Superman means to fans, but also for the impact his stories have had on the world as a whole. Even if you're not a comic fan, you know who Superman is and what he symbolizes, and that is an impressive feat for a med...

Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman is a compilation of some of the best representative Superman stories over the years to commemorate both the eightieth anniversary debut of one of the most iconic comic characters and to celebrate the (then) upcoming one-thousandth issue of Action Comics<, collected and edited by Paul Levitz. Over the years, there were many incarnations and depictions of the Man of Steel and this collection explores them all rather well.This anthology collects Action Comics #1,...