| Title | : | Superman: Action Comics, Vol. 1: Warworld Rising |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1779514271 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781779514271 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 |
| Publication | : | First published February 15, 2022 |
The Man of Steel's struggles in taking down the creatures from the Breach would suggest as much! If he's going to continue to protect the people of Earth, he'll have to adapt--especially with threats like Mongul out there waiting to launch their biggest attacks on the Earth yet. After a war-torn battleship escapes Warworld and makes the perilous journey to Earth, Superman searches for answers about the identities of its mysterious refugees and their apparent link to the planet Krypton. Could there be other Kryptonians in the universe? Meanwhile, Atlantean scientists study the wreckage of the Warworld vessel...and make a shocking discovery that could change the balance of power on Earth.
Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Mikel Janín begin an exciting new era for the Last Son of Krypton!
Includes Action Comics #1030-1035!
Superman: Action Comics, Vol. 1: Warworld Rising Reviews
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A very good Superman book. The conflict between governments really hit home with what I'd going on in the world right now.
This is a great start to the Warworld arc. Though the story really started in Superman and the Authority. Here we found out why Superman needed another team ready.
Feeling immense guilt from the loss of jud fellow Kryptonians Superman (Clark Kent) stops an "attack" from Warworld to find escaped refugees/slaves from Warworld. He knows it is a trap but what can he do? On earth the US government and Atlantis are willing to go to war over a fragment found on a crashed Warworld ship. Which crisis need yo rake priority? Also what of the prophesy Jon Kent discovered in the future?
A very tension filled book, and and emotional time for the whole Kent family. I am looking forward see how things go in Warworld. Especially as the Warworld parts were my favorite in the Superman Future State books. -
This has gotta be one of the most epic Superman stories ever!
I freaking love the way it starts as we see ships from Warworld land and well what they bring and a "Genesis fragment" which falls to Atlantis and coming to refugees there is "Thao-la" and other "Phaelosians" and we see who they are and their connection to Krypton and how it shakes Superman's world and then the conflict between Atlantis and earth and what it results for Superman's relationship with Aquaman and JL and then the big battle with Mongul's forces here, whats happening to Thao-La and what Superman does next which will change everything we know about him and his world.
Its gotta be one of the best Preludes to the main event and even beyond that I love how it shows Clarks relationship with like everything and how it pushes even him beyond his moral limits and the things he does and how it changes a lot of things. I love the conflicts on both ends and the prelude to the war thats to come with Mongul and setting up of Authority and his relation with JL and all and its just perfect! The scenes with Lois and Clark and then between Jon and Clark are just perfect and Daniel draws the heck out of them!
Its easily one of my fav Superman stories ever and I can't recommend it enough and yes I will keep gushing about it and before I spoil it all, I will just say read it and trust me everything is perfect here from the writing to the art and everything in between and the setting of the big conflict feels like PLANET HULK but even better maybe. So yeah! :) -
I’ll save my full thoughts on this Action Comics saga when Warworld wraps, but this is a fantastic prelude to that story, with Daniel Sampere elevating Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s solid script with his beautiful art.
Although rules of the fictional DCU Earth mean that Superman will never truly change the world he and the other characters inhabit, he can still change other worlds. It’s a “get to have your cake and eat it too” situation, as you can still have the thrill of seeing dictators & authoratarian regimes fall before the might of the good guys, as on these other worlds it could be engaged with as either allegorical or metaphorical without being literal and/or minimizing real world issues.
Johnson starts to establish just how high the stakes are, we get a decent explanation why he needs The Authority, while it also ties in well enough to Morrison’s Superman and the Authority. Great start to the Warworld saga, the best Superman story in years. -
Probably the most I've enjoyed a Superman book in a long while, and that even with me only half understanding the context.
The key thing about being Kryptonian is staying as on-brand as possible.
Mongul is a good Big Bad for Supes, and I look forward to seeing how their conflict pans out. -
This is more of a prelude to the Warworld Saga.
And I loved it.
I'm not going to go into any spoilers, because this is one that everyone needs to read. I loved the conflict with the Altanteans, and I really do feel that Johnson gets Superman and his values. I'm thinking about giving this 5 stars, but for now I'll leave it at 4. Maybe It'll change upon a reread. -
When it was announced that Brian Michael Bendis would shift from Marvel to DC, starting with writing Superman and Action Comics, there was certainly some excitement to be had. However, once I started reading both runs, which I was enjoying, my interest quickly grew thin as it felt that Bendis is repeating the same problem that he was committing when at Marvel and that is writing too many books, resulting in lack of quality. It’s been a while since I read a new Superman comic and with a new writer taking over Action Comics, I was curious.
Best known for writing The Last God for DC, Phillip Kennedy Johnson has written a couple of Superman issues, which are collected as Superman: The One Who Fell, of which I have not read, though it would perhaps get a bit of context to where Clark Kent and his son Jon have been going through. That being said, this initial volume of Johnson’s run is a great start for those wanting to read some modern Superman comics.
As prior events have caused the Man of Steel’s powers to begin to change for the worse, this couldn’t come at a worst time as Mongul is waiting to launch an attack on Earth. After a war-torn battleship escapes Warworld and makes the perilous journey to Earth, Superman and his family searches for answers about the identities of its mysterious refugees and their apparent link to the planet Krypton.
With this intergalactic threat, setting up a chain of events causing friction between the U.S. Government and the Atlanteans, there is a lot that happens throughout these six issues. We even get a few scenes with the Justice League, from a feud between Superman and Aquaman, to a fun chase sequence with Batman taking out some goons whilst having a conversation with Supes, continuing the fact that Batman is the best. The stakes are certainly high, especially when minions of Warworld are at the doors of the Fortress of Solitude, but there is also a playfulness that Johnson has with the characters, such as the appearance of Krypto the Superdog and a witty scene between the Super-Sons, Jon Kent and Damian Wayne.
One thing’s for sure, is that Johnson knows how to write Superman, a compassionate figure who is really about saving people and never uses violence as the initial choice, even forces around him suggest otherwise, creating an emotional conflict for the Man of Steel. In fact, the rest of his family has their moment to shine, from his son Jon Kent wrestling with the worry of taking over his father’s mantle if Clark was suddenly gone, to his wife, Lois who is also shown compassion to those in need of help, whilst being a badass. The final scenes between Superman and his family are so touching that it’s heart-breaking knowing that the new status quo ends up splitting the family.
My first introduction of artist Daniel Sampere was through the couple of issues he did on Suicide Squad: Bad Blood and I immediately became a fan. Along with colourist Adriano Lucas, who uses a lot of bright colouring with the emphasis on blue, Sampere’s art is just ideal when it comes to Superman and his world, which feels huge, especially when Superman has to fight figures that are bigger than him. There is a temporary change when Christian Duce draws issue #5 and although his work is just as efficient, Sampere has the edge.
As I said before, a new status quo occurs for the Man of Steel, who can’t rely on the Justice League and seeks aid of a new team to assist him, tying in with Superman & The Authority by Grant Morrison and Mikel Janin. Although I wasn’t a fan of that miniseries, which was just a set-up for what Philip Kennedy Johnson has planned for Action Comics, based on this terrific first volume, this is hopefully the start of something new and interesting for Superman. -
Check out my interview with Phillip Kennedy Johnson -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVwqA...
He goes into even more details on his current action comics run + other stuff.
But I'm even more excited to review this volume since this run has been really strong for me. Coming off the Bendis Superman/Action comic run I was hoping for something fresh and exciting again. I liked most of Bendis run even if it was running out of steam.
In comes a great story about Superman dealing with slaves as well as other political issues including people trying to claim what isn't there's. What we have here is a great story of Superman being, well, Superman. Trying to balance doing what's right while also dealing with his family. Trying to save people at all cost, while not letting people fight needlessly. And while this feels like a prologue to a bigger arc that is coming it sets the tone of a man trying to do his best, which is why we love Superman to begin with.
Dialogue is great, with some excellent art, and well paced storylines. This was the most excited I've been for Action Comics in awhile. I also LOVE the family dynamic here, and Kara, Jon, and Lois all get to shine too.
We're in for some good stuff people. Check out Action Comics. -
Філіп Кеннеді Джонсон прийшов на ран «Action Comics» на заміну Майклу Браяну Бендісу. Чи були сподівання на покращення серії? Думаю так, хоча я не багато коміксів читав від цього автора.
У «Action Comics: Повстання Світу Війни» (2021), #1030-1035 розповідається про те, як старий-добрий ворог Монґул стоїть на чолі планети Світ Війни, де він взяв у рабство місцевих жителів. Одному кораблю із біженцями вдається втекти і приземлитися на
Землі. Побачивши на долонях цих людей знаки його родини, Супермен намагається знайти відповіді про таємничих біженців та їхній очевидний зв’язок із планетою Криптон. Тим часом вчені атлантійців вивчають уламки розбитого корабля і роблять шокуюче відкриття, яке може змінити баланс сил на Землі.
Як на мене, у Джонсона вийшло досить добротно. Мені цікавий був сюжет із біженцями, наростаючою загрозою в особі Монґула, конфлікт із Атлантидою і Акваменом, переживання Джона Кента за свого батька. Мені зайшло і було цікаво. -
A mysterious element is discovered on Earth, which puts Superman at odds with Atlantis, the Justice League, and the US Government. And then things get even more complicated when a new group of super-powered aliens who strangely resemble Kryptonians arrive. What does this have to do with Mongul, and the mighty Warworld?
Phillip Kennedy Johnson's Action Comics run begins here, and it's very clear that he's playing the long game. He introduces concepts and characters here that will reverberate through his entire Warworld saga, and he does so while never forgetting the core of the book, which is of course Superman and his quest to save literally everyone he can.
The tragedy of Warworld Rising is that Superman's always going to fail. Whatever he does in the situations PKJ puts him in, someone's going to get hurt, or hate him, or be forced to take an action that they don't want to take. It's the perfect kind of moral quandary to throw at a character like Superman - even when he wins, he loses.
On art for all six issues is Daniel Sampere, whose visuals have grown more and more impressive in recent years, to the point that he's headlining Dark Crisis for DC in the next few months. There's a damn good reason for that, and these issues are perfect evidence as to why - his pencils are clean and clear, his characters pack a punch and feel like they can jump off the page, and he never skims out on the details.
Warworld Rising is the calm before the storm, and if this is the calm, then you know that the storm's going to be painful. It looks great, it reads well, and it shows that PKJ has a lot of tricks up his sleeves to pull out at just the right times. I can't wait to see what he does next. -
I never was the biggest DC reader (it’s been up and down over the years) but prior to Future State it was pretty much zero. Even more so I never got into Superman.
The covers to Future State Superman Worlds of War caught my eye and I started picking up 3 of the Superman Future State titles and started digging into older series for Superman as well.
FS Worlds of War was really the only of the FS minis I ended up being invested in but I also found a bunch of previous runs that I enjoyed as well.
So post FS is kept up with both Action and Superman and really enjoyed both! So I read all this as it released in singles but stopped shortly after #1035 due to the price per ($4) and the backups being not anything I caught myself carding about and that’s where that extra dollar was going to.
But I’m continuing with trades for Action and Son of Superman going forward.
But this specifically has a lot of the big themes and feeling I want with a Superman book plus one of my favorite B/C list villains in Mongul.
And do yourself a favor and get the hardcover of Son of Superman that’s out soon because they do a great job of showing the things that make Jon a worthy replacement AND how he upholds the ideals in his own ways as well. -
It is a stunning breath of fresh air to read this comic - because I love the big blue boy-scout and it's always great when we get a good comic about him. He is without a doubt one of the hardest characters to write given his immense power, his character and the image/legacy of Superman.
I had decided to try this out because the story sounded curious and Phillip Kennedy Johnson also wrote The Last God which I've been reading (it is a great dark fantasy series!) and it gave me a bit of confidence. That confidence has borne fruit aplenty with this series!
Post the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal, Superman has been feeling a little less himself, his powers are not quite what they used to be and he's doing his best to put on a brave facade and keep fighting the good fight. But it's not going well and though he has been winning the day, we see that he is struggling. On top of that, there arrives on Earth, a wayward ship from the primary Warworld, containing refugees seeking help, including one wanting to save her people who are the last of their kind, enslaved on the brutal planet. Superman being who he is, sees the looming threat of Warworld inevitably coming to Earth and the plight of the countless innocents from a multitude of worlds that are imprisoned under the Mongul regimes.
Taking the technology brought by the Warzoon (Warworld citizens) refugees away to keep it from falling into the wrong hands, Clark seeks the aid of long-time friend and JL team-mate Aquaman to keep them under lock and key in Atlantis. This of course is where things get more and more strained as there are the inevitable attempts by surface nations to steal the tech and then failing that, tensions rise and flare and Superman has to intervene to try and keep the peace as nations are literally on the brink of going to war. In the meanwhile, machinations and dangers come closer to home as some of the refugees are not what they seem and Supermans family and fortress are in danger.
There is tension aplenty, enough action to live up to the title and keep fans of the stuff happy but more importantly, there is good story-telling! Micheal Avon Oeming leads the art team the first few issues and it is a style quite different from that with which people might be familiar - but don't doubt that it is top-notch! The latter chapters we see the lead art being done by Daniel Sampere. They all manage to bring just as much impact to the action-packed moments as to the more quiet ones and the colouring is nicely bright and crisp. Things feel detailed and yet not cluttered and over-inked and the end result for me was a pleasant visual experience.
Kennedy does a good job bringing us a Superman that feels like the heroic, mild-mannered and good-hearted Man of Steel that I love most. He's not bogged down by grimness and darkness, he isn't broody and morose and definitely not a whiner. There are moments where his goodness is almost naive but never foolish and the core of the heroic character shines out well in this tale that shows us a new challenge in a new phase of Supermans life and how he faces it, including being at loggerheads with his superhero peers, all leading up to a decision that leads into the next volume as he embarks on a truly dangerous mission that will test even his might and resolve.
If you are a Superman fan, I highly recommend this comic and the Warworld arcs that follow - it's maybe not for everyone, but if you like your Supes as I do, chances are it'll be a good change from what we've seen for a good few years now. -
Here I am, listening to London Symphonic Orchestra's 'Can You Read My Mind' after reading Daniel Sampere and Phillip Kennedy Johnson's 'Superman: Action Comics Vol. 1: Warworld Rising'
After reading this, Superman: Son of Kal-el and Superman and the Authority made more sense! The Warworld Saga started with this one, with Superman leaving the Justice League (and the Earth) to save Kryptonian slaves under Mongul-Who-Is.
Now, why the solid 5 stars?
1. Amazing, popping visuals by Daniel Sampere!!!! Coupled with awesome covers by Mikel Janin!! It's fun to see different artists take on diferent DC Comics characters and how these characters evolve through the years! This graphic novel maximizes COMICS as its medium.
2. Hooray for the Superman fam! The family dynamics often observed with the Batman family, working as a team, can be seen here: Clark, Kara, Jon and Lois!!
3. Clark here reminds me why I'm more of a Superman than a Batman fan: always seeing the good out of everyone, always placing other's safety before his own.
4. I love Jon!!! This gave me a more solid background on Superman Son of Kal-el! Also love his dynamics with Damien!
5. Really love that Superman and Lois flying in the night scene! Quite nostalgic! -
Warworld Rising is mostly setup, but it's good, intriguing setup. Depowering Superman and stripping him of his allies is kind of key to my being interested in him - an invincible, infinitely kind and just superhuman just isn't that interesting! We've also got a great villain in Mongul - pure, logical evil, which is something that Superman can really bash against.
A fair bit of Warworld Rising went over my head (Am I supposed to recall previous battles with Mongul? And what's the deal with the artifact?). Perhaps this will all be explored in future entries. Excellent art and top-notch action kept my attention in the meantime. I'm excited to see where Phillip Kennedy Johnson takes this flagship Superman series - it's already a vast improvement on Tom Taylor's bland
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That’s more like it. This is setting up a real paradigm shift for Superman and I’m here for it.
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[3.5/5]
Fine book. Nothing mind blowing happens but it wasn't bad. It was fun to read and made me want to keep reading. -
Wow! I can't believe that this is the same Phillip Kennedy Johnson that wrote the awfully boring and uninspired previous storyarc.
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Okay fine. Everyone was right, this is dope.
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Phillip Kennedy Johnson work has been on my radar ever since I read
The Last God. I gave that series a 5 star review. It was probably one of the best comic books I have read in years. The start of Mr. Johnson's run with Superman was just a bit muh for me. This was probably due to the fact that his earlier issues had terrible art. In his collection, Johnson is firing on all cylinders because the art is amazing and the story works flawlessly. First, I am a longtime Superman reader and this series has not been this good since the DC Rebirth runs by Tomasi and Jurgens. I tried getting in the Brian Michael Bendis run with
The Man of Steel but it didn't take long for the goofballs in DC comics editorial & Bendis to ruin the series. One of the worst mistakes DC Comics has ever made was aging up Superman's son Jon. I didn't stick around for the Bendis era and I'm glad I didn't. Not many writers get the character of Superman. Johnson proves here that he not only gets the character but he also loves the lore that Supes inhabits. Mongul has always been just a knock-off of Darkseid to me but in this tale, Johnson builds up the tyrant's mythos and adds some mystery to the villain's history. The same richness and deep fantasy Johnson brought to the world of Last God Johnson is building up the world of Warworld. Many writers complain that it is hard to write a Superman story because the character is too powerful and it is hard to write a worthy challenge for the hero. This is a false assumption, Superman's biggest weakness, and strength has always been his compassion for the defenseless and the weak. Johnson easily writes Supes into a challenge that we the readers know Superman is going to accept and be put through the fire. Some of the best moments in these issues are the moments when Supes is faced with a moral dilemma but smiles confidently and still fights the battles other heroes can not face. Well done Mr. Johnson, and I am truly looking forward to seeing what awaits Superman and his ragtag team of misfits when he willing walks into enemy territory as the Warworld saga begins. If you are looking for more good Superman here are a few recommendations:
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?,
Man and Superman 100-Page Super Spectacular #1,
Superman, Volume 1: Son of Superman,
Superman Unchained, and
Superman: Up, Up, and Away!. -
First of all, I want to thank NetGalley and DC Entertainment for an advanced copy.
I ended up reading this graphic novel twice because there was so much to unpack. This is actually one of the first Superman comics I've read, and I feel compelled to read more now. In this comic, Superman is already dealing with some troubling news that he has cellular decay. Later Kelex informs Superman that extraterrestrial vessels are approaching the Earth. And all hell breaks loose. The ships are Warworld ships and they're holding refugees and a very important fragment that sources a ton of energy.
This graphic novel has shown the amount of kindness and concern Superman has for others. He wants nothing else but to help these refugees. I believe in the next volume we find out the mystery of the refugees and the fragment as well. -
Phillip Kennedy Johnson really seems to get Superman and his family. Their views are point on. Superman will always do what's right, no matter the cost, even when he knows it's a trap. The story is all prologue. Warworld leaves a ship behind hat contains three ancient maybe Kryptonians behind. They have been in thrall to Mongul for generations. Superman knows it's all a trap but if there could be more proto-Kryptonians there, he'll go no matter what to free all of Warworld. Sampere's art is great. So is Duce's fill in issue. Yo can also read Superman and the Authority if you feel you need more backstory about what's happening.
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Have been/am thoroughly enjoying this ongoing arc (reading in single issues). Superman's greatest power is his ability to find hope in others, and hope in the most dire of situations. That trait being on display is the key ingredient to a good Superman story, and I think Phillip K Johnson gets Superman at his core.
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One of the best Superman books I've read in a while. Johnson has the voices for these characters *just right*, and his plot does a great job creating tension, getting under Superman's skin, and cultivating the culture of Warworld under Mongul. Really interested to see where this goes.
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3.5 Stars
Focusing on the adventures of Clark Kent and crew, after Dark Nights: Death Metal, this new Volume of Action Comics does its best to bring the action, while also setting up a story which should continue for many Volumes after this one.
Highlights:
- Superman's power levels are decreasing. Still unknown as to why, the Man of Steel just gets tired easier, and is being tested by Batman to see if the issue can be reversed.
- Mongol has decided it is time to invade Earth. Warworld's plan is closely related to Superman, as they know he is a huge reason why it hasn't been conquered. As the fleet descends on Earth, it is noticed that most of the ships are attacking one ship. Superman/boy/girl all rescue the people off the ship before it crashes into the ocean, and Clark is surprised to find they speak Kryptonian.
- The ship that crashed into the ocean has been claimed by Atlantis, and they discover a HUGE power source (eventually dubbed "Matrix") and they are unwilling to compromise with the surface world on, and refuse to surrender it. Surface people react harshly and a war begins, despite mediation from both Superman and Aquaman.
- One of the Kryptonians wakes up and names herself Thao-La. Not only is she psychologically damaged, but she develops powers, starting with eye beams.
- Clark decides that the Justice League isn't taking the threat of Warworld seriously enough and so he grabs a team: The Authority (Apollo, Enchantress (June Moone), Lightray (Earth 9), Manchester Black, Midnighter, OMAC (Earth 9) and Steel (Natasha Irons)) and heads off to space to fight them.
- With Clark gone, Jon steps into the role and joins the Justice League as Superman.
Overall a good Volume, they have really set up a good foundation to start on a series of longer storylines... hopefully.
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After some filler stories trying to establish Jon as a superhero in his own right, Warworld Rising does try to give Jon a bit of agency in the Superfamily of himself, his father Kal, and aunt, Kara. I'd say that in this respect, it's not bad. He's undoubtedly not marginalized here and does make some executive decisions that Kal respects and upholds.
One critique to get out of the way... What's the deal with Aquaman getting all territorial and willing to go to war over something that fell in his lap? I know it's been a hot minute between Rebirth Aquaman and this iteration, but so much for working out your differences. Superman pulls rank and flexes on Arthur in the end, but it shouldn't have come to that.
As for the main story, it seems that refugees have escaped Warworld and Mongul and they are emblazoned with the sigil of the House of El. Um, yup. Now trying to figure out what the deal is with these people is a mess. What the refugees' motivation is comes off very unclear. And it seems that Superman is willing to break ranks with the League to take action on his own. No one likes how this is going down, but Superman is convinced and motivated to right the wrongs and clean up Warworld. So as a setup to the Warworld story arc, I guess it's okay. And if Warworld's story arc takes Kal off-planet, that's fine--I mean, Action Comics is Kal-El's book. But it's kind of a mess he's leaving behind with tensions high between Atlantis and the US, Jon seemingly a bit hesitant about joining in with the other heroes outside of the Supes, and seemingly other issues that are eluded to.
I suppose you could call all that "intrigue". But the main story itself isn't interesting enough to spawn additional interest into these loose plot threads that could plant new storylines away from Action Comics or Kal-El in general. Is Warworld the new Apokolips and is Mongul the new Darkseid? I feel like we've been here before...
I guess it's not "skippable" if you like ramp-ups into big story arcs. But I hope the next story arc makes this volume worth the time. -
This is my first Superman comic, and I'm not super (ha) familiar with his storylines. HOWEVER, I am living for this bindup and I am thrilled that this is where I started. Besides the bigger plot points I do love that Superman is playing Daddy dealing with toddlers, taking away the toys. And then Supes does what Supes always does (at least what he usually does in all of the Batman things hes showed up in). It's asking for forgiveness not permission and he gets away with it every time because he has the brawn to back it up.
I was also loving the realtionships Superman has with the other heros, becuase being in the most exclusive club in all of the collected universes you have many relationships to manage. And the fact that Batman is concerned on his wellbeing made me feel all warm and fuzzy. And sure, we could say it was for the greater good of all the world, butttttttt but I love that their friendship is awkward.
As for the plot, I enjoyed the storyline. I look forward to what happens next and how Mr. Kent gets through this pickle.
Thank you to DC Entertainment and Netgalley for an early copy in exchange for an honest review. -
Bendis is out and Philip Kennedy Johnson is in and after finishing the Superman issues from Superman The One Who Fell I was very nervous.
For one thing I'm not a Bendis hater, sure he had his limitations and I can think of other runs I enjoyed more but Bendis was solidly average or above average any day for me...
Superman The One Who Fell was borderline painful to get through. The alien race and the black Symbiote mind controlling monster was bland and certainly below average story conception. On top of that the art was sub standard for at least half the book.
But Action Comics Warworld Rising was fantastic setup up to the inevitable enslavement of Superman in this epic Gladiator style story.
The art is outstanding and the writing and story was so much more compelling then The One Who Fell that if I hadn't known, I'd have assumed they were written by different writers.
The basic synopsis is mongul has set a trap for Superman, and Superman is more then willing to step into it to save the slaves of WarWorld.
This made me very excited for the next trade in this series! -
Really great. I haven’t read Superman in ages but this larger entire Warworld arc is on everyone’s top ten lists, so here I am. I can see why. A ship crashes to earth with some kind of kryptonian refugees on it, at the same time a genesis crystal thingy galvanizes the world powers into vying for it. Causing a push-pull on Superman to figure out what’s going on with the refugees and if Warworld needs his help, while also dealing with the squabbles of world states. The juggling of which enemies use to their advantage.
It’s propulsive and fun. The artwork is stellar. There’s a lot going on and has a major focus on just Superman, which I liked. I think it could have gotten quite muddled otherwise. There are fantastically cool moments and heart warming ones, and it also even manages to setup the next arc. Albeit over a pretty protracted time. I’ll certainly pick up the next trade though, great stuff. -
I don't read a lot of superhero comics any more, but this is one of the better I've read in some time - Johnson sets up an epic with some foreshadowing from Jon's time in the future (I must've missed that storyline), adds some global chaos in the form of an energy source that puts Atlantis and the U.S. at odds, and puts intergalactic refugees (who just might have a Kryptonian connection) on Superman's doorstep. Lots of intrigue, a fair bit to exciting action, and an always-resolute Super-family trying to safeguard everyone everywhere. I was able to get the second book from the library, so I'll dive right into that one. If it's up the same quality, I hope the library gets the third book soon. (And apparently there is a Superman/Authority book - looks like I can get that one as a download.) I might even splurge for an omnibus of this Warworld saga.
