Superman - Action Comics Vol. 1  (English, Paperback, GRANT MORRISON)

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! Grant Morrison takes on the greatest superhero of them all and redefines his origin in this first volume of the New 52 Action Comics graphic novel series. Join Clark Kent as he learns to leap tall buildings in a single bound in Superman and the Men of Steel.

Summary of the Book

He’s faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive. So what if he can’t leap over tall buildings in a single bound just yet? He will, one day. Clark Kent is not yet the Superman he must become. He tries, but without experience behind him, he’s still an anxious, impatient and angry young man. He is superhuman, no doubt, but he’s still young without question. He attacks the corrupt businessman Glen Glenmorgan to try and scare him into confessing to his crimes. When he fails, he leaps into the night, escaping the police. The Government is on the hunt for him, aided by the genius scientist and inventor, Lex Luthor. However, they cannot guess that the superhuman being is hiding in plain sight, as a poor young journalist trying to make ends meet. Clark Kent tries to pull his life together, only to see it fall further and further apart. Ever since his powers developed, he’s been debating his reasons for existence. He was an orphan in the truest sense of the word, the last survivor of a dead planet. His parents sent him to Earth in a last ditch effort to give their newborn child a chance at survival. His planet, a modern utopia, exploded in a cataclysm that eradicated everyone else. Fuelled by the power of the yellow Sun of Earth, Clark Kent has developed powers beyond the ken of ordinary human beings. Yet, he needs training and years before he can control them. Impatient and anxious, he doesn’t wait, taking to the skies in a t-shirt and jeans with an indestructible cape in tow. Superhuman he may be, but Clark has many miles to fly before he can truly earn the name of Superman. Witness his making and the origin of one of the most legendary epics in the comic book world with this first volume of Action Comics, launching DC Comics’ reinvention of their complete franchise.

About the Authors

Grant Morrison is one of the most popular comic book writers alive today. He is known for one of the best Superman stories, All-Star Superman. He is also known for his work on Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, Batman and Son and Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne.

Rag Morales is an American comic book artist and penciller. He has worked on several of the New 52 Action Comics titles.

Andy Kubert is known for his work on DC Comics’ Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?, Batman versus Predator, Marvel Comics’ Captain America.

DC Comics Continuity Note

This issue follows the redefined continuing of the DC Universe, after the events of Flashpoint. The world as we know it has changed, and there’s a newer, modern Man of Steel. The Justice League is still in its relative infancy, but believe that they will be back, better than ever. After all, if Superman doesn’t fight for Truth, Justice and the American Way, who will?

Series Reading Order

Clark Kent dies in Action Comics Volume 2: Bulletproof, the next book in the series! Can Superman battle the diabolical Nimrod the Hunter and bring his alter ego back?