Obviously, this was in development independently of Inception, but if you've got a taste after that blockbuster for stories about cunning minds navigating traps set throughout dreams-within-dreams-within-dreams, then you're going to enjoy the hell out of this. I was really surprised to find that two of DC's longest-running titles would be some of the best comics out this week, but this and Detective are definitely my top recommendations for this week. Read Full Review

In the most effective use of a dream sequence in recent memory, Cornell skillfully explores Lex's thought processes and distinct viewpoint on the superheroes of the DCU. Sure it's been done before in the past, but not in such an entertaining and refreshing manner that manages to have me rooting for Lex to come out on top at the end of it all. Cornell takes full advantage of the dreamscape, embracing the absurd and hilarious nature of it. I'm calling it now, the panel of the week goes to the moment in which Lex first encounters Master Mind inside the saloon. Words cannot express the awesomeness of that shot. Together with Pete Woods' revamped art style, Paul Cornell is giving comic fans a reason to care about Lex Luthor. Read Full Review

Traditionally, making the villain the star of a comic book presents the writer with a whole different set of obstacles. Paul Cornell is really taking those potential troubles and blowing right past them, giving us a comic book thats engaging, entertaining, and very cool. Read Full Review

As if we needed one more tie-in during the whole Blackest Night onslaught, I actually lamented the lack of a one-shot focusing in on Lex Luthors stint as an Orange Lantern. In Cornell and Woods Action Comics, DC has done us one betteran entire series devoted to its main figurehead of greed and malevolence. Off on his own yet not straying too far from the role that befits him, this arc promises to leave Luthor as an even greater antagonist upon Big Blues inevitable return to these pages. Read Full Review

"Action Comics" is taking the road less traveled here by putting Luthor in the starring role and diminishing the role of Superman, and I wouldn't have it any other way right now. After the past two plus years of New Krypton and "War of the Supermen," it's nice to explore the world surrounding the Man of Steel. Cornell is doing a great job with this story. This issue alludes to greater dealings beyond what is shown, and I can't wait to see where Luthor goes next. Luthor is far from a character that I empathize with, but he's certainly a character I enjoy reading. Read Full Review

Pete Woods and Cafu split the art here and shine, adapting to the variety of settings in the book. I don't know ... in writing the review of the book, I liked it more than when I first read it. Maybe I just miss Superman being here. Read Full Review