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Superman – Action Comics, Volume 5: What Lies Beneath
by Sandra Hope, Greg Pak, Lee Weeks, Scott McDaniel, R.B. Silva, Jed Dougherty, Mike Hawthorne, Aaron Kuder, Ray McCarthy
I can't believe I skipped this one on my initial Acton Comics reading run! See, I read volume 1-3 and after 3 I was drained cause Morrison wrote the last two volumes to hurt me. So then I read volume 4 and it was OKAY. But still, I was burnt. So I didn't return till near the "Truth" arc and skipped volume 5-6 and went into 7-8. I shouldn't have done that. Though I'll skip 6 cause here it's awful.
Volume 5 is really a book you can pick up BY ITSELF. It's very good, self contained, superman story that hits all the right marks. Clark is going around the city saving the world but before we get that we get a little Zero Year story about clark. Then we turn right into modern day where we get a reunited Clark and Lana Lang. Except they meet up again because a big blue monster is attacking her!
What I liked: I fucking LOVED the chemistry and dialog between Lana and Clark. It's so well done and feels authentic. I wanted THEM to get together. Screw Wonder Woman. Then you have the big blue monster, who we later find out is someone special, and it's the cutest thing ever and heartbreaking by the end. I also loved Superman in here. Even in his zero year part, which is great, you get to see inside what makes superman freaking SUPER. Also how awesome was Lana lang in this? THANK YOU!
What I didn't like: Sometimes the art couldn't keep up with the awesomeness of the rest of this. It felt off balanced. Also the underground city is kind of silly, even for a series that contains a flying alien.
Overall I really dug the shit out of this volume. I wish the rest of action comics was as good as this (it's not) but this is a perfect volume you can pick up and enjoy without reading anything else. Damn it, I want more!
Volume 5 is really a book you can pick up BY ITSELF. It's very good, self contained, superman story that hits all the right marks. Clark is going around the city saving the world but before we get that we get a little Zero Year story about clark. Then we turn right into modern day where we get a reunited Clark and Lana Lang. Except they meet up again because a big blue monster is attacking her!
What I liked: I fucking LOVED the chemistry and dialog between Lana and Clark. It's so well done and feels authentic. I wanted THEM to get together. Screw Wonder Woman. Then you have the big blue monster, who we later find out is someone special, and it's the cutest thing ever and heartbreaking by the end. I also loved Superman in here. Even in his zero year part, which is great, you get to see inside what makes superman freaking SUPER. Also how awesome was Lana lang in this? THANK YOU!
What I didn't like: Sometimes the art couldn't keep up with the awesomeness of the rest of this. It felt off balanced. Also the underground city is kind of silly, even for a series that contains a flying alien.
Overall I really dug the shit out of this volume. I wish the rest of action comics was as good as this (it's not) but this is a perfect volume you can pick up and enjoy without reading anything else. Damn it, I want more!