Action Comics
Superman
Enjoying both equally
I'd probably like Action more if the art was more appealing to me.
I dropped Action early on in Bendis' run, but have been picking up the current SuperFamily thing from about 1021..but hate Romita's art..Superman is better, not least because of Ivan Reis' art..what a contrast..
Jon
Some really excellent, grade-A writing is required to elevate any book scribbled out by JRJr, and while I am enjoying what Bendis is doing on Action Comics, it ain't quite grade-A.
Conversely, Reis' art on Superman is gorgeous every month, but the stories leave me a bit cold more often than not.
So the two books balance each other out to "Enjoying both equally".
Superman has been the stronger of the two books since Truth, and I'm loving Reis on art.
"Enjoy" is a strong word but I've thought Action was better from the start.
I hate to say this because 20 years ago I liked his work, but JRJR just ain’t doing it for me in Action.
Some issues are better than others, but I too long for the halcyon days of Gleason, Paquette, Sook and Epting.
This most recent issue is not one of those that are better than others, sorry to say. I'm sure JRJR is a nice dude but he's yet to deliver a Superman product I enjoy. He's turned in good work at Marvel but his time at DC has not been good for the books I've been reading.
Last edited by Robanker; 11-24-2020 at 11:39 PM.