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Art by RAGS MORALES and RICK BRYANT
Cover by RAGS MORALES
Variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
Size: 40 pages
Price: 3.99
This review contains spoilers, click here to read
I've seen many reviewers and commenters gushing about this book. There have been a fair number of 5-star reviews. Welcome to the "dissenting opinion" review of Action Comics #1. For me, this book was a mixed bag - I gave it a 3.
The main thing I disliked about this story was Superman himself. Many people have written that they "love the cocky young Superman," but I am not one of them. I found there to be a number of problems with his characterization:
1. He's a jerk. He's smug and arrogant to the extreme. He's boastful about his abilities, he pontificates, he challenges the police to "catch me if you can." This is not a likeable character. He lacks the humility and values that have defined the character for decades. Every depiction I've read of his origin and family life with the Kents contradicts this.
2. He's a bully. He uses fear, intimidation, and violence. He's more Batman than Superman, violently incapacitating a group of minions before dangling a villain off a building to scare him into a confession. He clearly enjoys it, doing it with a wicked smile on his face, and later as he threatens a tank crew with the same glee. As other have said, how does this make him any better than the "bullies" he is bullying? I realize he thinks he's bringing down people that are untouchable, but does the end justify the means?
3. Related to #2 - His dialogue is bad. "I'm your worst nightmare." "You. Run." This type of cliched posturing is better suited to Batman, who is at least scary. Why so serious, indeed? The speech that went from pages 3-4 was confusing - I had to read it several times to figure out what he meant. It was almost a double negative or some other grammar nightmare. Not to mention that at times it makes him sound like the country mouse in the big city. First, Superman would never say "Ain't." This guy is a trained journalist, people. That's way out of character. Then he tells the detective his ulcer is "fit to burst." Well, I swan, let's head on down to the cee-ment pond with Ellie May, ya hayseed. The farm was back in Kansas, ace. This seemed way out of character as well.
4. He's immature. As Clark Kent, he has a day job as a reporter. That would indicate that he is responsible, at least competent in his craft, and educated. I would assume he's a college graduate - I don't see how someone could become a reporter at a major metropolitan newspaper without a degree in this day and age. I would put him in his early 20's if I had to guess. So why does he act more like SuperBOY than SuperMAN in hero mode? Does anyone see a disconnect in that?
5. He's reckless. And I mean irresponsibly reckless. Site member azrael1213 commented on this very well in the issue comments page: "He’s supposed to be for the people yet he doesn’t really care that all his fighting, dodging, escaping is causing harm to the city around him?" What about all the bullets that bounce off him as he flees the police? What about the guys in the tank he destroys? Glenmorgan would have been seriously injured When Superman jumps off the building with Glenmorgan - stopping someone's descent that quickly on hard ground would cause internal injuries. He shatters the street, destroy property, wrecks Glenmorgan's penthouse... no wonder the cops want to arrest him!
Now, don't tell me "that's the character arc," "he will grow," etc. Morrison is injecting this into the mythos to force so-called "growth" that is unnecessary and contradictory. "Oh, Superman? Yeah, he used to be a real cocky prick, but he's a swell guy now." I don't buy it. There are too man contradictions between the two parts of the character. It doesn't make sense. Not only is it bad writing for the sake of manufacturing a story, it does not reflect the values the Kents would have instilled. This is the comic equivalent of Greedo shooting first, but in reverse. You're f-ing with an archetype here, which cheapens its value and impact. Change is not always better.
Sure, its a different take, I get that. Sure, Morrison does this, I get that. But if any other writer had suggested this, I think it would have been shot down. DC editorial lets Morrison do what he wants. They drank his kool-aid, or the magick sigil worked, or whatever. Every idea he has is not gold, contrary to belief.
My other main problem with the writing was the dialogue. A lot of it was bad. Characters trying too hard to sound cool and hip, like some Diablo Cody script. Thank God no one called anyone "Homeslice"or some other hip douchey dialogue, but I would not have been surprised. And who says "teetotal" any more, at least outside of Britain? And as previously mentioned, the awkward grammar, the cliches... not good. But Morrison never was a master of writing natural dialogue.
The art was mostly good, but I had a problem with the depictions of Clark versus Superman. Clark generally looked like an early 20's young adult, as he should. Much of the time, Superman looked more like SuperBOY. Why is Billy Batson wearing a Superman t-shirt... ah, that's Super... Man? And it's not the costume - I liked that idea - it's his face, expressions, and mannerisms. It certainly didn't help him look like a SuperMAN. I've always like Morales' work prior to this, so maybe he was in a hurry. Some pages did look a little rushed.
What did I like, aside from most of the art? Luthor. This was an excellent depiction of Lex. Morrison did a great job on Lex in All-Star Superman, and that carried over to here. Loved how he called Superman "ït." Also reminded me of Azarello's great Lex Luthor: Man of Steel mini. Lex is viscious, not above doing pretty much anything to defeat Superman.
Well, I'm out of gas (thankfully, I'm sure some of you are thinking). Will I be back for #2? I'm on the fence leaning to "No." It's a little early to call the whole thing garbage, but I didn't like its beginnings. I think I'll save my money and trade-wait it, or buy them a dollar off a month late if I can't wait. There are plenty of other books I would rather read monthly than this.
Story: 3 - Good
Art: 4 - Very Good
Art: 4 - Very Good
You understand he’s going to grow out of his arrogance and that that’s the story, right?
Yes, I think I addressed that in paragraph 8. I guess that means I don’t like the story.
I’m not sure of paragraph 8’s location.
Dammit, it didn’t preserve my paragraphs! Where’s the edit button? LOL
Great review. I don’t think it’s realistic to have a character with the legacy of Superman to grow from complete dick to saint.
I was originally put off a bit as he doesn’t seem very “small town farm boy” attitude we are accustomed to. That being said, I did like it, just felt more of that attitude of the Superboy(Clone) had when he wore the leather jacket. In this case Superman is up to no good in levis instead. I really did enjoy it because I love origin stories and Superman
I feel your pain, kennyg. I was let down by this issue as well. I’m not opposed to change in the Superverse – and I still trust Mr. Morrison to make me like this arc as we get further into it – but I did find this Superman to be obnoxious and scenery-chewing in an irritating, ready-for-him-to-mature-ASAFP way. I can believe that a 12 year-old Clark Kent would act like this, but (as said) an early 20-something?? Maybe Mr. Morrison will reveal that the New 52 Kal-El came to Earth as an 18 year-old, and is still learning how humans interact? I don’t know. But if this is what the Golden Age Superman truly was like – then I thank goodness that I was born much later in the 20th century.
Thanks for commenting. True, we don’t know the whole story yet. However, the values instilled by the Kents are what made Clark the person he was… or is, it’s getting confusing. I just can’t see him, even as a 12-year-old, acting this way with their love and guidance influencing him. And I can’t see Morrison straying so far from the mythos that Kal-El didn’t come to Earth as a baby and didn’t get “humanized” from infancy. That certainly would not be going back to the Siegel and Shuster roots – they modeled that part of the story after Moses, after all, who was found as a baby.
The other thing that has bothered me about all the people heaping praise on this is their “taking Superman back to his 1930’s roots” comments. First, as you pointed out, the original version may not be the best version. For example, early on Batman used a gun on a number of occasions, something which became anathema and still is today, and logically so. Would anyone defend the decision to have a gun-wielding Batman in the relaunch? I strongly doubt it. (Interesting that Morrison also threw that taboo out in Final Crisis). These characters have evolved into icons over the past 70-odd years from humble beginnings. What worked in the 1930’s doesn’t necessarily work today.
Second, how many of those people have actually read the early stories? Or are they simply repeating what others have said or written? I’m sure some have, but I’d bet an equal number haven’t.
Fantastic review, @kennyg. I totally agree with everything you wrote. (and thanks for the quote). And about the 1930’s Superman, I really didn’t like that version of him. I mean, I remember an early issue in which he “stopped a war” by kidnapping the two opposing armed forces leaders and forced them to come to peace or else he’d harm them. I can’t condone “the ends justifies the means” to that extent. Not when Superman has that power set. It’s just unfair. I hate Might Makes Right.
I can’t help but feeling that if this were the real world and Superman behaved like that, I would want to join up with CADMUS and develop some anti-Superman in the very real case that he decides to take on government corruption and start wrecking havoc with the US military and the political system. Who is Superman, or anyone else, to forcefully impose his own morality (flawed in my eyes) on another person? One could argue that, “Oh! But Superman’s just enforcing the law and getting rid of those ‘untouchables!'” But again, it doesn’t appear that Superman holds much value for “due process” and the rights of a citizen.
Ugh, I could go on more but at the risk of getting on an even larger soapbox I’ll stop. Morrison, what have you done?