"We are each other's shelter from the storm."
SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #6

One day I walked into a library and my eyes fell on a book called Kingdom Come. I picked it up and to my surprise it was a comic book...or rather as I later learned, a graphic novel. But I saw beautifully painted panels and heroes that I recognized from my childhood who seemed ...well, grown up. I borrowed that book and I was moved and fascinated by, not only the story of men and women who are great heroes, but by they way they showed their humanity. They suddenly were not two dimensional people who just fought bad guys. They were deeply complex. I love books and reading on the whole and I guess getting into the comic genre as an adult woman was a case of serendipity. It led me to finding DC comics and the heroes I grew up with on TV and saw in movies and newsprint. It led me to finding Clark Kent or as he is known by his other name, Kal-El, and Princess Diana. I fell in love with them and am obsessed with all things Amazonian and Kryptonian now. I love their relationship. I love what they stand for. I love the contrasts of the princess/farmer's son; reporter/ambassador; pragmatic warrior/idealistic protector and empathetic teacher/enforcer of justice. A girl born of the earth and a boy who fell from the sky. The first daughter of Themyscira and last son of Krypton. And it surprised me to find that there were many fans like me, who adore them too.

DC rebooted their universe in 2011 and my favorite pairing is now canon!!! Yay.



Disclaimer : Superman and Wonder Woman are the property of DC comics.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Action Comics #0 Review



 We meet the newly arrived, 22 year old Clark Kent as he comes to Metropolis and takes up his place at the Daily Star. He's keen to start his life as a reporter and Superman.


We see him pal up with Jimmy Olsen and seems he has a crush on the obviously older and well established Lois Lane, who dates "warheroes and billionaires.". While bad guys meet with the younger, brasher and inexperienced Superman,Metropolis via the Daily Planet is learning about its newly arrived hero.


 The story focuses on a boy who takes the opportunity to "steal" Superman's indestructible cape to deal with an abuser. The best scene in the book is when the child stands on the train tracks, wrapped in the cape, believing nothing can hurt him.



The issue uses iconic imagery and moments while trying to update Superman's early days for new 52 readers. None of the ideas are very new, we have seen it all before but the art really makes the scenes pop. It's beautiful to look at.



The back up was about Adam Blake and a guy called Eric Drekken, (Action #5) and to be honest this did not really interest me that much, since we know he becomes a part of the Anti-Superman Army.

I will give this issue 3 out of 5.

Best Panel : That wink.



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