Action Comics, #44

[CBR News]

The epic "Truth" arc reaches its finale as Superman makes some brutal choices and discovers the source of the Shadow Warriors.


Full article here.

[manofsteel1979]

So...Howard Porter is already joining the Super-team. There's been no confirmation yet,but this may mean JrJr leaving with Porter joining has some legs.

[Auguste Dupin]

So, basically, Kentville has become a proactive take on the Supermen of America, rushing into danger to help others?
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I'm diggin.

[GreenLanternRanger]

Can't wait to pick this baby up on Wedensday!

and yea lookslike the Kentville peeps are really living up to their namesake.

[kivatt]

I respect everything that I saw here

[Sacred Knight]

Never really keen on dual artist duties, but understand they're a necessity sometimes, and plus, I'm looking forward to seeing Porter's work here considering he's taking over Superman soon. So no big there. Wonder if Wrath is a being that can take over people, and has taken over the Mayor, or whether the mayor is legitimately the monster and always has been. I'd kinda like it if its the latter, and even keep this character around. Its kinda shades of Colin Thornton/Satanus.

[oldschoolfan]

Looks great! Can't wait to read it. Note that already the story starts to answer some important questions.

[Robotman]

Wrath looks like she/it could be a great addition to Superman's rogues gallery. She's supernatural in nature which seems to give Supes problems, she has a legion of shadow monsters at her side, and she plays with the emotions of Superman and his loved ones. These are things that usually make for a good villain.
I wonder if she's from the Shadow Dimension. Something that hasn't really been talked about much in the New 52. Obsidian doesn't exist anymore and The Shade is basically a James Robinson character and he won't be back anytime soon. There's the new Shadow Thief but she isn't used much.

[Slaughter]

What's with the office of Elected Mayor of Metropolis that seems to attract devils, demons and monsters
The mayor being a paid shill of Lex Luthor is probably the best people can hope, at this point. At least he's fully human.

Only in Metropolis...

[MarvelMaster616]

Good preview. I'm starting to like Lee. Superman needs more human allies at this point. Even before his identity was exposed, I felt he relied too much on Jimmy and Lois. If Lee can be added to that list, then I'm all for it.

[manofsteel1979]

Good preview. I'm starting to like Lee. Superman needs more human allies at this point. Even before his identity was exposed, I felt he relied too much on Jimmy and Lois. If Lee can be added to that list, then I'm all for it.

I agree. Any attempt to give Superman a rich supporting cast gets thumbs up from me. He's been sorely missing that since the early 2000's.

I like the concept of Kentville, or at least the characters introduced. When they rebottle the secret ID (it WILL happen, just a question of when and how), I would like to see the spirit of Kentville continue somehow. Maybe they somehow retain the knowledge of his identity when it gets undone, or due to the fact Clark knows he can trust them all, after the timey whimey. magic thing occurs, he gathers them all together and tells them himself.I like the idea of a community support system around Kal that helps him when he needs it,because he's their friend and neighbor. Like say, he goes off to space for a month or two,and they watch his apartment for him or help cover for his absence to prying eyes, things like that.

[Frontier]

I agree. Any attempt to give Superman a rich supporting cast gets thumbs up from me. He's been sorely missing that since the early 2000's.

I like the concept of Kentville, or at least the characters introduced. When they rebottle the secret ID (it WILL happen, just a question of when and how), I would like to see the spirit of Kentville continue somehow. Maybe they somehow retain the knowledge of his identity when it gets undone, or due to the fact Clark knows he can trust them all, after the timey whimey. magic thing occurs, he gathers them all together and tells them himself.I like the idea of a community support system around Kal that helps him when he needs it,because he's their friend and neighbor. Like say, he goes off to space for a month or two,and they watch his apartment for him or help cover for his absence to prying eyes, things like that.

Or, even if they forget he's Superman, they still retain the feelings or recollection of what they went through with Superman and all he did for them and how he helped them empower themsleves ?

[Rakzo]

This wasn't as good as previous issues sadly. I felt like the story was finished way too quickly and in a kinda anticlimactic way.

[Auguste Dupin]

I agree that it felt like the end was reached too quickly. Then, again, it's an ending that isn't really an ending either (more a "end of part 1" kind of deal), so there's that.
That aside, I thought it worked perfectly fine. While the villain wasn't the most intriguing character in the world, I thought her effects on others was interesting. Kentville keeps being great, with Lee and Dante are the implied co leaders, and I thought the ending with Clark pointing out that not every one has to like him as long as they take care of each other was a nice touch.
Finally, a last spoilery notion: in the Shadow Council in the end, there's 4 bad guys: Wrath and 3 others in the Shadow. The last one is clearly HORDR-ROOT, considering his, sort of, speech pattern, and BM/SM reveals the first one to be Vandal Savage. Any guess on the last one? .
Ho, one last thing: while Kuder was great as always, I hope that Potter's performance here isn't going to any indication of what his rumoured incomming work on Superman is going to be. .

[kivatt]

After reading Batman/Superman. Everything makes sense here. This was basically a part 1 to the story.
I am really interested in what is going to come next