Yanick Paquette is perfect for the book and I hope he sticks around for a bit. Just amazing. Yep, I liked this one a lot. Read Full Review

Bendis and Paquette bring another exciting edition of ACTION COMICS, as we get a tease of what Bendis's Batman is like, as well as the developing mystery of the Invisible Mafia and what Lois is doing. Bendis does a great job of weaving these story threads and Paquette's art is pretty and ugly as it needs to be. Read Full Review

Bendis is setting up a fun debate as to the superior Superman title. While that status may shift with the latest issue, the readers are truly benefiting. Action Comics continues to be a strong contender for one of DCs best books and the latest cliffhanger ensures it will remain a cant miss title. Read Full Review

This book is definitely improving a lot issue by issue. Read Full Review

The weight of a massive fandom weighs on Brian Michael Bendis' shoulders, writing the world of Superman is no easy task. To the blind eye Bendis may not be the man for the job, but look a little closer and the pieces to this massive puzzle may start to make sense. Read Full Review

The issue is worth picking up for the Batman and Superman angle (including Bruce's joke about what he plans to do with the Kryptonite). Also of interest, though, is the late reveal of Lois Lane being tracked down by an old “friend.” Worth a look. Read Full Review

Action Comics #1003 is yet another strong entry in this Superman renaissance. Read Full Review

The other creative talents on this book — led by Yanick Paquette — shine just as bright, especially through a handful of DC Easter eggs (half of which I probably would've missed if not for years listening to 40+ year-old comic fans). Otherwise, references like "Sugar and Spike" would be lost on me. My favorite pages would have to be Clark's episode. Feeling weak and sick, the panels are warped to simulate the imbalance the character experiences. I really appreciate the medium being played with like that, and continue to anticipate the next issue this team puts together. Read Full Review

After last issues' missteps, it's nice to see the story moving forward with an artist who really deserves more interior work. Read Full Review

This new issue is a slow-paced moment in a continually strong showing for Bendis' new run, but this makes me hope the story will gain some real traction as time goes on. Read Full Review

Bendis' run of Action is enough to make this non-fan of Superman enjoy the story unfolding here. The art is clean and well done, adding to Bendis' ability to string a story together. I would recommend this run to anyone who is a fan of Superman. Read Full Review

Action Comics #1003 is a marked improvement over the last issue. Bendis uses some of more annoying tropes to good effect here, but he still finds a way to mess up the story a little bit because of them as well. Yanick Paquette and Nathan Fairbairns art make up for that, though. The pencils are detailed and expressive and the colors fit the mood of the various shots perfectly. Its not a perfect book, but it has a few moments in it to keep the reader on the hook for the next issue. Read Full Review

While this is still my favorite Man of Steel title that we have right now, this issue felt a bit forced in a lot of its actions and off in a lot of its dialog.  With that, we still have a really cool situation going on with our antagonists in this series and I look forward to seeing more of them.  I just wish that we'd get more out of each individual character because it feels like they're really not doing much each issue. Read Full Review

I might like some Superman in this Superman book. Maybe next time. Read Full Review

I kept waiting for something interesting to happen and everything seemed to come up short Read Full Review

While the art is fantastic, the story leaves much to be desired. Read Full Review

This issue really feels like it has bogged down. There is certainly a better way in which some of the surprises could've been revealed, and as such, this issue feels like nothing happened. To top it off, the best part featured Batman. Which isn't bad for a Batman comic". The story only moves forward in the last two pages when Lex shows up, and that's very minimal movement. Read Full Review

The art is phenomenal, but Bendis' Superman comics continue to accomplish very little. Not even a Batman cameo can help. Read Full Review

Bendisarrival at DC reminds me of the early 1970s, when Jack Kirby transitioned overfrom Marvel. Within a few years, he rejoined Marvel, DC Comics leaving a badtaste in his mouth. It is my hope that Bendiss tenure at DC is betterreceived. Im a little anxious for seeing some of his plotlines resolved, butyour mileage may vary. Read Full Review

It seems to be getting better So I am going to continue to read it Just don't know what he is doing with Ms Lane

"I just made your story great"

He is The Dark Knight, World's Greatest Detective, The Caped Crusader, but from now on, for me, he is Batman: The Purse Snatcher. Now that I got it out of my system let's dive into the issue.

It's a good one. Not particularly action-packed, practically not at all, but it's got other good things going on for him. Well written, with some subtle humor, and spot-on characterizations of people. I really liked how The Purse Snatcher was portrayed during his brief cameo. Stern and calm, but with some sarcastic wit to it.

Yanick Paquette doing the art is always a good thing. And I enjoyed a lot this little thing they did with panels when Clark got "a migraine". Panels got all flimsy and wobbly, but when he got better they got back to being straight and simple. Nice touch. more

Bendis continues to not impress me at all. So far his Superman/Action runs have been pretty unremarkable and not enjoyable.

Despite what the cover may suggest, the actual issue is far less dramatic and action oriented. What drives it is small mystery we witness unraveling just a tiny, tiny bit, giving us enough information to remain curious, but not enough to overwhelm us. Seeing Bendis' Superman related comics up to this point, I presume it's his signature style - taking his time, trying to focus on dialogues and character interactions, and slowly but surely developing the bigger plot in between the verses.

why must writers do this? ruin a perfectly good story with some garbage angle just to try and be clever.

from a base of 6, this gets a rating of: 6.
-1 because: the Lois part just sucks
+1 because: other than the Lois angle this is a good story

THE GOOD:

-Yanick Paquette's art was a great fit for the series. Really good looking and enjoyable to read.

-Bendis is honestly better at writing Batman than Superman, and this issue is solid proof. Also, a side note, if you have not read Bendis's Batman 100 page giant story, go do so. RoundUp doesn't have it in their database for some reason, but I really liked it.

-The humor in this issue was surprisingly strong. The comedy is a surprise takeaway of Bendis's Superman run so far.

-The ending genuinely had me interested and ready for more.

THE BAD:

-I'm just not interested in Robinson Goode as a character. She just doesn't intrigue me enough.

-Bendis's writing still has a long way to go.

-The Red Cloud storyline doesn't really interest me, either. I'm just not curious enough as to the mystery identity of this villain that DC has been so highly advertising.

-I just wish more happened. Generally speaking, this issue was filler. I wish we could have the plot progress a bit more in the issue.

-This is something of an offshoot of the last complaint, but the issue wasn't really memorable enough. When the most memorable part of your Superman comic is Batman, you know you got some kinks to work out.

-So what's the deal with Lois?! I don't know, because the decided to just practically pretend that whole end of the issue never happened, aside from the last page and a couple of in-comic references. more