tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post4682575977522666855..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Superman: Action Comics Vol. 4: Hybrid hardcover/paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-31176836558986832822014-08-11T09:52:30.533-05:002014-08-11T09:52:30.533-05:00Daniel, how you interpret the review is up to you,...Daniel, how you interpret the review is up to you, but frankly I think it's pretty clear I'm saying <em>don't</em> skip this book, because it's pretty good, and also I don't think I said it "didn't matter," but rather that it usefully fills in some gaps in Superman and Lex's combined histories. And I can't really tell how you've interpreted my take on Morrison's run, but I really, really, liked it, and even paid it a compliment in the first paragraph. Hope that clears things up.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-39673557153666545852014-08-11T03:01:32.527-05:002014-08-11T03:01:32.527-05:00Your review reads like "skip this, it doesn&#...Your review reads like "skip this, it doesn't matter". Which is sad development from Morrisons run, which at least had some impact on new 52 Superman.<br />I feel like Superman in new 52 is even worse than JMS run before Flashpoint.Danielhttp://socializingmogo.de/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-83765362064446686502014-08-07T19:23:38.300-05:002014-08-07T19:23:38.300-05:00At first, Luthor's scars seemed to disappear b...At first, Luthor's scars seemed to disappear between Trinity War and Forever Evil with no explanation, but the Villains Month issue actually filled that gap. However, Lobdell never explained how he got them in first place, although Luthor's dialogue in issue #15 suggests Superman was somehow responsible.<br /><br />I guess this was another case of Lobdell teasing a mystery without really knowing how to resolve it, which is a bad habit he's had since his X-Men days. Maybe he intended to address it eventually, but Johns got in the way of that, first by having his own plans for Luthor and later by replacing him on Superman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-87812820107109610762014-08-07T17:13:29.315-05:002014-08-07T17:13:29.315-05:00So the Villains Month issue explains it, or nothin...So the Villains Month issue explains it, or nothing explains it? <br /><br />Given that, near as I can tell, Lex doesn't seem to have the scar in new issues of Justice League, etc., I had kind of resigned myself that this was something that just wouldn't be resolved -- that Lobdell would have tackled it in his run, but with his run ending, it'd just be swept under the rug.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-38108138417994977942014-08-07T17:09:07.361-05:002014-08-07T17:09:07.361-05:00The Diggle/Daniel arc was good, solid fun, but I w...The Diggle/Daniel arc was good, solid fun, but I was a bit disappointed that even though it apparently tells the story of how Lex Luthor got into prison, it still doesn't explain where the burn scars he had on his face from Superman #15 to the beginning of Action Comics #23.3 (which apparently was only collected in the New 52 Villains Omnibus) came from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-80692981141062137272014-08-07T14:38:04.554-05:002014-08-07T14:38:04.554-05:00I would have loved to see Andy Diggle have a long ...I would have loved to see Andy Diggle have a long run on Superman and I'm disappointed that it didn't happen.Nikosnoreply@blogger.com