Action Comics Vol. II (5 books in series)
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review 1: If you've read my review of Vol. 2, well, this is even more all over the place; literally and figuratively.The reveal is that Mr. Mxyzptlk is in human form, in a coma, married to Clark Kent's landlady (who revealed herself in Vol. 2) and they're trying to fight off Vyndktvk (Vind...
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review 1: This was a great new version of the Superman story. All of the familiar characters were there but their back stories had been tweaked, some of them being very different. The central plot worked well and Superman's story worked well through flashbacks. The only part I was a lit...
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review 1: Grant Morrison's All-Star Superman, was one the best Superman stories Iv read. So he can write supes. This was a bit of a let down tho. But it's not for me. It's for new readers. And I would hand this to someone as a jumping on point, rather then Superman Chronicles vol1 or Super...
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review 1: Morrison does everything right with Superman that Snyder and Goyer completely forgot to do. He nails the right beats with Pa Kent, he doesn't just do another origin story (though it is in there). He stays true to the true golden age roots of the character as social justice anti...
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review 1: I wasn't too excited for yet another origin story, but this one starts off wonderfully. The artwork is top-notch, and Morrison wisely relegates most of the Krypton and Smallville stuff to a few brief flashbacks. The main focus is on Kal El's first year is Metropolis. As journa...