Action Comics #8
(DC)
Story : Grant Morrison
Art : Rags Morales
(Reviewed by Anubhav DasGupta)
Grant Morrison has written the greatest
Superman story of all time. This, however, is not that story. It just
falls short of being amazing. It’s not Morrison at his best. It is,
however a damn good book.
We’re still in Superman’s early
years (He’s just got his suit a few issues back). The comic starts
with Superman battling against Brainiac/Collector and a
Brainiac-possessed Metallo after he was asked to choose between
Metropolis and Krypton City of Kandor (both of them miniaturized!) in
the last issue.
Rags Morales’ art is brilliant. I
love how everything seems to be in motion, how everything is so fluid
and full of life. And Morrison is at times, very good and at times
mediocre. Sometimes his writing feels as if some other writer is
trying to ape his style. Bits of it seem quite forceful, and that’s
what holds this issue back. And I am at a loss when it comes to
deciphering Krypton-speak. Maybe we aren’t supposed to understand
those bits, but still, it’s headache inducing.
The best part of the comic has to be
Luthor’s dialogue in the first few panels of the comic.
