Written by Max Landis Drawn by Jonathan Case Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN #5 Max Landis continues his rewrite of Superman’s origin. It’s a year since the previous issue, with Clark firmly established in his duel-identity of Superman, who has become quite a citywide sensation. Clark’s childhood best friend Pete Ross and…
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Superman: American Alien #5
Written by Max Landis Drawn by Francis Manapul Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN #4 With this issue, we jump ahead 6 months, Clark and Lois are interns at the Daily Planet together, and Clark has been going out in a makeshift costume, which includes the cape he took from Batman, and going…
Superman: American Alien #4
Written by Max Landis Drawn by Jae Lee Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN #3 This issue of the latest retelling of Superman features several first in the Man of Steels career. His first trip to Metropolis, and his first encounters with Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Dick Grayson, and Bruce Wayne/Batman. Oliver Queen…
SUPERMAN #39 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr.
Written by Geoff Johns Art by John Romita Jr. Inks by Klaus Janson Colors by Laura Martin Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: SUPERMAN #38 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr. This issue is a vast change of pace from the previous 7 issues. Now that Ulysses has been defeated, this issue slows down and…
SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE vol. 3
Written by J. Michael Straczynski Art by Ardian Syaf Published by DC Comics Yes, yes I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking: J.R. didn’t like SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE, and J.R. didn’t like SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE vol. 2 SO WHY THE *@#* DID HE EVEN BUY VOL. 3?!? Good question. I wish I had a good…
ACTION COMICS #39
Written by Greg Pak Drawn by Scott Kolins and Aaron Kudor, Colored by Wil Quintana Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: Action Comics #38 UNDER THE SKIN is the final chapter in Greg Pak’s HORRORVILLE storyline. The mysterious entity that has enveloped Smallville and possessed most of its citizens has been revealed as a new version…
Action Comics #38
Written by Greg Pak Drawn by Aaron Kudor, Jae Lee, and June Chung Colored by Wil Quintana Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: Action Comics #37 The HORRORVILLE storyline continues in this latest chapter titled HOME IS WHERE THE HELL IS. We open with Superman, as Clark Kent, being haunted by nightmares of his parents house…
Action Comics #37
Written by Greg Pak Drawn by Aaron Kuder Colored by Wil Quintana Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: Action Comics #36 Picking right up from the end of the previous issue, the living mist has still engulfed the entire town of Smallville and Superman is trapped inside it along with Lana, John Henry Irons, and all…
Action Comics #36
Written by Greg Pak Drawn by Aaron Kuder Colored by Wil Quintana Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: Action Comics #35 This is the first chapter of HORRORVILLE. Things are getting wonky in Smallville. Lana Lang is having recurring nightmares about her dead parents rising from their graves as zombies. She’s shacked up with John Henry…
Action Comics #35
Written by Greg Pak Drawn by Scott Kolins and Vincente Cifuentes Colored by Wil Quintana Published by DC Comics I haven’t been following most of the mainstream DC Comics titles, including Action Comics, since the Nu52 era began. I started picking up the regular Superman series earlier this year, starting with #33 mainly because of…
SUPERMAN #37 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr.
Written by Geoff Johns Art by John Romita Jr. Inks by Klaus Janson Colors by Laura Martin Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: SUPERMAN #36 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr. Well this is certainly a difficult issue to review, because it’s hard to talk about what I like or don’t like about it without…
Superman and Elvis Presley
SUPERMAN! ELVIS PRESLEY! Two of my favorite heroes (one fictional, one historical). Y’know, I observed many years ago that these two seemingly disparate characters actually have quite a few similarities. And, no, I don’t mean the fact that they were both known for wearing capes. Elvis got that idea from a different superhero. Seriously. So…
Superman: Last Son of Krypton by Geoff Johns & Richard Donner
Written by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner Drawn by Adam Kubert Published by DC Comics This storyline ran through the title Action Comics back in 2006. It’s notable because it was co-written by Richard Donner. Yes, THE Richard Donner. The famous filmmaker who directed the original Superman film among many others. He and Geoff Johns…
Superman/Batman #77
Written by Joshua Williamson Drawn by Ale Garza Inked by Oliver Nome Published by DC Comics Retro-review time! Superman/Batman was an ongoing series that DC Comics started publishing back in 2003, which teamed up Superman and Batman on various adventures. It lasted 87 issues until it was canceled in 2011 just before DC rebooted their…
SUPERMAN #36 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr.
Written by Geoff Johns Art by John Romita Jr. Inks by Klaus Janson Colors by Laura Martin Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: SUPERMAN #35 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr. It’s been clear from the beginning of this arc that the newly arrived super man, Ulysses, is more than he appears to be. It’s…
Superman Unchained #9
Written by Scott Snyder Drawn by Jim Lee and Dustin Nguyen (cover by Bryan Hitch) Inked by Scott Williams Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: Superman Unchained #8 Well, this is it, the big finale. As we left off last issue, Wraith has seemingly been defeated, only for Superman to discover that a massive armada of…
SUPERMAN #35 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr.
Written by Geoff Johns Art by John Romita Jr. Inks by Klaus Janson Colors by Laura Martin Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: SUPERMAN #34 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr. This issue is over a month late, which is odd since Romita Jr. has long been known for his speed. Well, let’s see if…
Superman Unchained #8
Written by Scott Snyder Drawn by Jim Lee Inked by Scott Williams Published by DC Comics For the past three months I’ve been enjoying the regular Superman title by Geoff Johns and John Romita Jr., and I’m glad that it has so far remained self-contained so that I don’t need to also buy any other…
SUPERMAN #34 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr.
Written by Geoff Johns Art by John Romita Jr. Inks by Klaus Janson Colors by Laura Martin Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: SUPERMAN #33 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr. This issue opens with Superman and Ulysses meeting Ulysses’ biological parents, whom we last saw in flashback in Superman #32 and together they give…
SUPERMAN #33 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr.
Written by Geoff Johns Art by John Romita Jr. Inks by Klaus Janson Colors by Laura Martin Published by DC Comics PREVIOUSLY: SUPERMAN #32 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr. This issue isn’t heavy on action, there’s a lot of talking heads. But thankfully Geoff Johns has an ear for dialog, so it’s not…
ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #6 by John Byrne
Written and drawn by John Byrne Cover by Mike Mignola Colored by Glenn Whitmore Published by DC Comics “LEGACY” Okay, once again, having reviewed what I think is a bad comic-book by John Byrne, I feel compelled to follow it up with a review of a good comic-book by John Byrne, just to prove that…
SUPERMAN & BATMAN: GENERATIONS, An Imaginary Tale
After (rightfully) trashing two John Byrne stories in a row, (Sensational She-Hulk OGN and Action Comics #592/593) I almost feel compelled to review a story of his that I enjoyed, just to prove that I’m not simply biased against the man (yes, it’s true that I think he’s a jerk NOW, and don’t feel like…
THAT TIME SUPERMAN WAS ALMOST FORCED TO MAKE A PORNO FILM…
Reading The Sensational She-Hulk graphic novel for the first time the other night reminded me of an even worse story from the pervy mind of John Byrne, and I thought I’d revisit that story today, as it once again illustrates the double-standard that female superheroes are subjected to in stories which involve sexuality. This will…
SUPERMAN #32 by Geoff Johns & John Romita Jr.
Written by Geoff Johns Art by John Romita Jr. Inks by Klaus Janson Colors by Laura Martin Published by DC Comics THE MEN OF TOMORROW, CHAPTER ONE: ULYSSES For the record, I’m not currently reading the Superman comics and haven’t for the past few years, so I went into this book pretty much as a…
SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE vol. 2
Written by J. Michael Straczynski Art by Shane Davis Published by DC Comics Previously: Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking “Wait a minute, he didn’t like the first volume, so why the bloody Hell did J.R. even buy the second one?!?” This IS what…
