The Official Superman Thread - Part 2

[Kevin]

Why must you crush my hope?

 

[Anubis]

I don't know, I'm funny that way.

 

[The Sage]

Loved this issue.

 

[Cain]

The luggage stickers are classic t:

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I think Morrison said he'll be getting more and more powerful as he progresses. Right now his powers are kind of in their infancy, like they were with him as Superboy in All Star Superman. In Perez's Superman we'll probably get a better idea of what Supes's general power will be, or in later issues of AC.

That confused me a little, since I assume he'll still have been Superboy with the Legion, what with Johns steering the reboot. Maybe he was just a really, really weak Superboy, I guess.

Anyway, I dug the issue. Superman's not as much of a dick as he appears at first. You can clearly tell he's still figuring things out for himself. I'm looking forward to his growing up a bit more, to the extent that he at least won't be taunting cops left and right, but he's kind of fun this way as a young guy still learning about the complexities of the world.

Speaking of complexity, my one disappointment in the issue was the cartoonish simplicity of the villains' eeeeevilness. I don't care that the place was scheduled for demolition or how morally bankrupt Sam Lane might be; no military commander is going to open fire in a crowded urban area of one of the USA's major cities. Beyond just being wrong and the equivalent of taking a gun to a fly, it's political suicide. Lane would lose his job for sure and probably be brought up on charges. At least the bullet train gambit at the end of the issue was subtle and couldn't necessarily be traced back to Luthor and Lane. But earlier, Lane literally just has US tanks shelling the s*** out of US civilians in crowded apartment buildings. It was ridiculous and took me right out of the issue, which I was enjoying up to that point. Morrison salvages it in the end with the clever aforementioned bullet train thing, but for those few pages where US troops are unloading on US civilians and their homes, I was just shaking my head the whole time.

Oh, and Rags' art is awesome, but that's to be expected.

 

[Cain]

That confused me a little, since I assume he'll still have been Superboy with the Legion, what with Johns steering the reboot. Maybe he was just a really, really weak Superboy, I guess.

Anyway, I dug the issue. Superman's not as much of a dick as he appears at first. You can clearly tell he's still figuring things out for himself. I'm looking forward to his growing up a bit more, to the extent that he at least won't be taunting cops left and right, but he's kind of fun this way as a young guy still learning about the complexities of the world.

Speaking of complexity, my one disappointment in the issue was the cartoonish simplicity of the villains' eeeeevilness. I don't care that the place was scheduled for demolition or how morally bankrupt Sam Lane might be; no military commander is going to open fire in a crowded urban area of one of the USA's major cities. Beyond just being wrong and the equivalent of taking a gun to a fly, it's political suicide. Lane would lose his job for sure and probably be brought up on charges. At least the bullet train gambit at the end of the issue was subtle and couldn't necessarily be traced back to Luthor and Lane. But earlier, Lane literally just has US tanks shelling the s*** out of US civilians in crowded apartment buildings. It was ridiculous and took me right out of the issue, which I was enjoying up to that point. Morrison salvages it in the end with the clever aforementioned bullet train thing, but for those few pages where US troops are unloading on US civilians and their homes, I was just shaking my head the whole time.

Oh, and Rags' art is awesome, but that's to be expected.

He was All-Star Superboy. Think only of Morrison's previous Superman work (from JLA to One Million to All-Star and Final Crisis: Superman Beyond) when you read this book. Nobody else's; and it becomes more awesome.

 

[DIRECTOR]

#2 Variant cover! No chains can hold the champion of the people, fight the power!

this is the variant cover???

I thought it's this?

 

[Prison Mike]

Are Clark and Jimmy the same age? It says they're "best friends for six months"...

 

[Keyser Soze]

My review of Action Comics #1:

http://johnleescomics.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/review-action-comics-1/

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Read the issue. It was alright. For a reboot, it certainly had no real introduction to Superman/Clark Kent. It just jumped right into the action with no back story. I would've liked if started at the beginning. It was the same with JL 1. It didn't feel like a reboot. Just another random story. These issues are meant to spawn a new generation of readers. A new start, but it doesn't feel like a new start. I expect origins for new readers. Like in JL, GL appears out of nowhere. No backstory, just hints of his power through dialog. If I was a new reader, I'd be lost.

So, does this issue fit into the continuity of JL Superman?

 

[Cain]

this is the variant cover???

I thought it's this?

That's the variant for #1; he posted the one for #2.

So, does this issue fit into the continuity of JL Superman?

Of course. These are his humble beginnings.

 

[Anubis]

Duh.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

He was All-Star Superboy. Think only of Morrison's previous Superman work (from JLA to One Million to All-Star and Final Crisis: Superman Beyond) when you read this book. Nobody else's; and it becomes more awesome.

But that's stupid. The new DC universe is not going to consist solely of Morrison's work.

 

[Anubis]

Is he saying literally?

Cuz, you know, the fact that All-Star Superboy had underoverpants, makes that kinda unpossible.

 

[Swordmaster]

And All-Star Superboy could fly.

 

[Compi716]

I was VERY impressed with Action Comics. In fact, I was surprised-- I was expecting to be disappointed by all the change. Wrong. Morrison is probably one of the few writers out there who really "get Superman."

Regarding power level: it was
stated in the issue that Supes had become stronger since he showed up. We can only assume it'll keep happening till he reaches. "classic" level.

 

[Anubis]

And All-Star Superboy could fly.

That too, but mostly the underoverpants.

 

[Swordmaster]

Clearly the secret to his flying powers.

 

[Anubis]

I know right? He don't got em, and boom, he can't fly. Truth.

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

I read Action Comics and, for the most part, enjoyed it quite a bit to be perfectly honest. I was pretty high though.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

The preferred way to read Morrison's comics. And most likely the preferred way to write them.

 

[Anubis]

As you should be when reading Morrison.

My LCS gives a bag of magic Mushrooms away with every purchase of a Morrison comic.

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

I'm not quite sure how I feel about this version of Clark Kent but I didn't see enough of him to really give it a fair judgement. Loved Lois Lane, very modern kind of woman and the kind of woman I'd be attracted too, so I think they did a very good job modernizing her. Also, I felt like both her and Jimmy were very in character, although as with Clark, I cannot fairly judge Jimmy yet. I also really liked Lex Luthor, already establishing both the genius, scientist and businessman Luthor all in one fell swoop. Very nice job there.

Also, as others have pointed out the decreased power level doesn't bother me at all, especially since this is a year zero title anyways. From the looks of it he'll be plenty strong in Justice League, so it's not as though we're taking a step backwards. I actually hope Morrison draws out Superman's past as much as possible. This comic was very Ultimate Spider-Man to me so my hope is they'll continue on this path and really develop the supporting cast with minimal involvement from the rest of the DCnU. I love the costume too, it's a great idea for a proto-superman suit.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Lois Lane seemed pretty much like Lois always has in the past 20 years to me. Which I guess is why she's stayed pretty much the same for 20 years.

 

[Watchman]

Well that was an exhilarating book.

Also, the two men and blonde woman remark was definitely referencing the Legion.