Comments | mithen: Scans: Action Comics #6

mithen

Scans: Action Comics #6

Feb 13, 2012 21:17

Action Comics #6: Written by GRANT MORRISON; Pencils by ANDY KUBERT. Backup written by SHOLLY FISCH; Pencils by CHRISCROSS

Action #6 is basically a digression issue, slipped in to give Rags Morales time to catch up on his art, it seems. However, it's a useful issue for filling in a fair amount of background on Clark's childhood and past ( Read more... )

scans: action comics, ch: pete ross, ch: clark kent, ch: saturn girl, ch: jonathan kent

Comments 8

starsandsea February 13 2012, 18:51:43 UTC

Hmmm, this storyline sounds rather crazy! :P

I am very interested in the new Fortress of Solitude! Am I right in thinking that the Fortress has never been in space, before? And I do like the last page of him with the Legion looking so happy! :)

mithen February 15 2012, 05:44:06 UTC

The storyline is...um...hard to follow, and I'll leave it at that. :P I'm hoping he gets back to young Superman soon!

And yes, I'm very intrigued by the idea of a satellite Fortress of Solitude! I'm especially intrigued by how hard it would be for a human to get there, and how surprised Clark might be to find he had company one day... ;)

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mithen February 16 2012, 05:22:00 UTC

Oh, this comment was screened because it looked "suspicious"? That's odd! Sorry I didn't respond sooner...and yeah, President Superman sounds pretty wonderful, doesn't it? Hmmm, I hadn't even thought about the possibility of a Batman in this world! I haven't seen enough of it to make many guesses...I know the Wonder Woman analogue is also of African descent, but I'm not sure if everything is flipped or not... I shall be looking forward to finding out, though!

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mithen February 16 2012, 11:28:49 UTC

Was it because I included a link? Sorry about that!

I suspect it was! LJ seems to be auto-screening a lot of comments with links in them (which I understand, since the amount of spam I'm getting has seen a dramatic uptick lately). No problem, though, I'm happy to see the link, just sorry I was slow to respond!

The one that Morrison made a while back (along with the Nubia WW) in Final Crisis #7? If so, I'm a little disappointed, if that's the case. :/

Hm, it certainly doesn't have to be, but considering it's the same idea (African-American president and Superman) and the same author, I assumed it was a continuation of that world. Why is that disappointing, may I ask? I'll keep my fingers crossed that you like it!

ilovetobefree February 14 2012, 06:09:24 UTC

One interesting tidbit is that apparently Superman's first Fortress of Solitude is going to be in a satellite orbiting the earth:
I loved the last panel of this scan with Clark looking at earth.

”You know, how they cast me out like they did in a rocketship”
Poor Clark. Of course he didn’t know why he had been sent away i the ship. And he thought they wanted to get rid of him.

And he remembers the first moment the kids from the Legion approached him:
That was an awesome moment. And yay - Clark was wearing the cape already. :)

I tried to google Drekken and everything I got was it’s a new character created by Morrison and Kubert. Hmmm... I’m curious if there is more about him in the next issues.

Anyway, Clark realizes that his dying of Kryptonite poisoning might actually save the world, if he can just get to the rocket in time:It’s always so hard to see Clark suffering from Kryptonite poisoning. And as always - he didn’t think about himself, but how to save the world and everyone in it ( ... )

mithen February 15 2012, 14:04:04 UTC

I loved the last panel of this scan with Clark looking at earth.

He looks so good there, doesn't he?

Poor Clark. Of course he didn’t know why he had been sent away i the ship. And he thought they wanted to get rid of him.

I know, it's so sad! I'm really glad his father doesn't let him believe that...

It’s always so hard to see Clark suffering from Kryptonite poisoning. And as always - he didn’t think about himself, but how to save the world and everyone in it.

Augh, I agree, I could barely look. But I loved how he used his own pain to save the world, that's just like him...

And despite the odd art, Clark's history was so wonderful, wasn't it? I was so glad he had his friends, that he had the Legion, and so many happy memories of his parents... I'm looking forward to going back to the crisis on Earth next issue, though! :)

ilovetobefree February 17 2012, 08:34:00 UTC

And despite the odd art, Clark's history was so wonderful, wasn't it? I was so glad he had his friends, that he had the Legion, and so many happy memories of his parents... I'm looking forward to going back to the crisis on Earth next issue, though! :)
I can’t wait for the AC Clark to be back as well. :D
(Speaking of AC#7, I just found this link with a variant cover of it /warning, there can be some spoilers/ : http://www.chicagocomicvault.com/2012/02/theburnham-does-superman-action-comics-7-variant/ WOW!)

I was thinking about that art again. I have to say, I had a feeling reading that part with Clark’s history like I would watch some kind of drawing made by a child. Or how it would look through child eyes. And that part of the comic actually was about Clark’s memories of his childhood. So maybe the art was drawn that way deliberately. I can be wrong on it, but it’s just what popped in my mind thinking of the ( ... )

mithen February 19 2012, 13:04:37 UTC

Oooooh, Kandor! I love Kandor so much! *beams* Though I hope nothing too horrible happens to it... That cover looks awesome!

I like that thought about the art, it does look sort of stylized, doesn't it? Hmmm, interesting...