Story
After defeating Ghost Soldier for killing the innocent wild
creatures, Superman goes after the new threat that’s been watching and sending
Ghost Soldier after him. The new villain is named Harrow and now the threat
faces on Superman.
The Good
It’s good to finally see where this story takes place and it
looks like it’s after Forever Evil. So, it makes me realize that this isn’t a
young Superman, that it’s the same Superman we’ve known since the new 52
Superman titles started. But this Superman is written more developed with
emotions, great weakness and strength. Greg Pak does a really good job showing
that here. It’s nice to see that Superman can be somewhat immature and learning
at the same time. It really makes him relatable to every human being. We also
get to learn more about Harrow like what her goals are, what powers she has and
what she is doing here. We really get to
see how human she is and what her flaws are too. I like how she can see Superman’s kindness as
a weakness and how people can use it to control him. It’s pretty nice to see
how Harrow can pack a punch on Superman. We also get to learn about Ghost
Soldier a little bit too like his goals and why he works for her. It’s a great
thing we get to really know a lot about these villains. It really makes them
interesting. We also get to see a cool
glimpse of Doomsday, since this is a prelude to the event.
The art team continues to do a good job here. This time they
gave a lot of nice massive double page spreads. They had amazing great detail
with great action scenes, face expressions and colors. We get to see a lot of
great use of blues, greens and yellows and it really shows how the dead, can be
dead and alive at the same time.
The Bad
It really does look like Lana is definitely long gone from this storyline and I guess they
should have shown a goodbye instead of cutting to Superman going after the new
threat. It really does make it seem like she’s long forgotten. This issue may
also look like it’s rushing to reach the Doomsday event. There are a few panels
that aren’t in great detail than the others. But it’s dominated by great art.
It really doesn’t need to be taken away for that.
Verdict
I give this issue a 4.5/9.5 out of 5/10 stars. Action Comics
gets another great issue! Greg Pak writes Superman like no other. He really
gives Superman all the emotions, strengths and weaknesses that make him human
and relatable to us. We get to know more about Harrow and Ghost Soldier and
they have great potential to become formidable foes to Superman. Once again,
the art team does a phenomenal job by having amazing double page spread art. It’s
an art that’s really worth seeing. If this team keeps it up, we can really see
great stories for the Doomsday event. The only downside is seeing how Lana is
long forgotten and it seems rushed to the Doomsday storyline. But I think Action Comics is still an enjoyable read and
people should definitely pick up this issue.
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