Ricky Church reviews Superman & Lois Lane: The 25th Wedding Anniversary Deluxe Edition… Superman and Lois Lane. Rarely can one be mentioned without the other ever since these two characters appeared in Action Comics #1 over 80 years ago. Their will-they-won’t-they relationship lasted for nearly 60 years in the various Superman comics, TV serials, cartoons and […]
Comic Book Review – Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 3
Ricky Church reviews Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 3… DC’s collection of John Byrne’s seminal run on the Superman titles continues with Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 3 and much like the previous two volumes it features a mix of episodic adventures with a larger overarching story and several team-ups between Superman and DC heroes. […]
Comic Book Review – Superman – Action Comics: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 3
Ricky Church reviews Superman – Action Comics: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 3… With Superman – Action Comics: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 3 comes the end of Dan Jurgens’ run on the title in the lead-up to Action Comics #1000 and Brian Michael Bendis’ stewardship of the title. Jurgens concludes his run by focusing on Superman and his family, […]
Comic Book Review – Action Comics #1000
Ricky Church reviews Action Comics #1000… This is it. The big one. In 1938 the world was introduced to Superman in the pages of Action Comics #1 by two young writers and artists from Cleveland, Ohio named Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Flashforward 80 years later and Superman has somehow remained so popular in the public consciousness […]
Comic Book Review – Superman – Action Comics: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2
Ricky Church reviews Superman – Action Comics: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2… On the eve of Action Comics’ 1000th issue, DC has released the second deluxe Rebirth volume, Superman – Action Comics: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2, a fairly hefty collection that wraps up the mystery of the other Clark Kent while building the threat of Mr. Oz’s machinations. […]
Comic Book Review – Superman – Action Comics: The Oz Effect Deluxe Edition
Ricky Church reviews Superman – Action Comics: The Oz Effect Deluxe Edition… Superman is known for being an inspirational beacon of hope, never quitting when things look bleak and doing all he can to protect the world. A question has often been raised in some comics over whether or not Superman can change the world […]
Comic Book Review – Superman Reborn
Ricky Church reviews Superman Reborn… The past few years have seen Superman’s status in the DC universe complicated to say the least as the company rebooted the line in The New 52 with the original Superman and New 52 Superman briefly coexisted until the death of New 52 Superman. With the start of DC Rebirth, […]
Comic Book Review – Superman: Action Comics – The Rebirth Deluxe Collection Book 1
Ricky Church reviews Superman: Action Comics – The Rebirth Deluxe Collection Book 1… In these stories from ACTION COMICS #957-966 and JUSTICE LEAGUE #52, collected for the first time in hardcover, Superman returns to Metropolis just in time to meet the city’s newest protector: Lex Luthor. But the dueling titans soon meet someone unexpected: Clark Kent! […]
Comic Book Review – Action Comics #976
Ricky Church reviews Action Comics #976… “SUPERMAN REBORN” finale! As this epic tale wraps up, Superman’s life is drastically changed…and that’s all we are saying for now—except that you won’t want to miss it! “I’m back. We’re back. And everything is going to be fine” Reading those words brought a large smile to my face. […]
Comic Book Review – Action Comics #975
Ricky Church reviews Action Comics #975… “SUPERMAN REBORN” part two! Celebrating our 975th issue with a supersize special as another layer of the Superman/Clark Kent mystery is exposed! And in a backup story written by Paul Dini with art by Ian Churchill, learn what it all means for the Son of Superman, who is the prize […]
