Have to say I'm becoming quite taken with Action Comics. I think we're going to stick with it a little while. I'm in the process of tracking down Marv Wolfman's run on the title, but we'll be reading stuff from throughout the recent history of the run, though not quite into New 52 or Rebirth territory.
This is a great story, the story of the original Superman (at this pre-Crisis moment still living on Earth-2) and his wedding to Lois Lane. I always thought that what happened to them in Infinite Crisis was absolutely criminal, and I'll admit that it's what turned me off of Geoff Johns's writing. Taking away a happy ending from the original superhero is almost as bad an idea as joining the DC and Watchmen universes....oh, yeah.
Today's issue also gives us an interesting interpretation of what Clark would be like if his super side was sublimated. He's far less unassuming in this version of himself, channeling his innate desire to do right into his reporting, becoming something of a newsman action hero. This is the Clark that Lois falls in love with, and it's actually quite heart-wrenching when she realizes she's been right about Clark being Superman all along, and thinks that when his mind is healed, he won't want her for a wife anymore. Superman, of course, does the exact right thing, and joins with her in a Kryptonian ceremony.
Also, can I just say, Lois is looking absolutely smoking on that cover. Well done, Mr. Garcia-Lopez.
More to come...
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