Checklist of a New Comic Reader 09.07.11: Badass Superman

Last week, the New DCU finally kicked off, and this week sees the arrival of one of the big guns DC has on it's hand: Action Comics #1.On Marvel's side, I don't have anything to read other than Wolverine #15. Here's my checklist.

-Action Comics #1
Justice League #1 was "the" comic book I was waiting for since it's launch. Now that it launched, "the" comic book that I can't wait to read is Grant Morrison's run of Superman, which is Action Comics #1. I should admit, it was really between Batman #1 which will come later this month and Action Comics #1, but after I saw the previews on Newsarama which shows this "teen" Superman is not the saint we're used to, a badass, it got the top spot. I love how Grant Morrison acts like the professor of Superheroes, and I think it's one of the DC's best choices to give this guy the Superman of the new generation. This totally is "the" comic book of this week, and the rest of the month.

-Swamp Thing #1
To be honest, I don't know anything about Swamp Thing. I know the twist of the Alan Moore series, but nothing else. The reason I'll definately check this out is Scott Snyder. Whatever that guy touches becomes gold, and knowing how much Swamp Thing is popular and loved among fans, this is a must-read for me.

-Wolverine #15
After the shocking twist of the last issue, I can't wait to see where Jason Aaron takes this series to. Seeing the teaser of Marvel of another guy writing Wolverine, these may be our last readings of the Wolverine series by Jason Aaron (whatever, we'll have Wolverine and the X-Men).

-Batgirl #1
The reason this is on my checklist is pretty obvious, I believe: Barbra Gordon is back as the Batgirl. I don't know the character's times as the Batgirl, but I'm a huge fan of Alan Moore's The Killing Joke, and I'd hate it to be removed from continuity, but DC made official that it won't be. Like I said, I never read a with Barbra Gordon, but I've read a lot where she was Oracle, and I really want to see her fight with Nightwing on issue 3.

Justice League #1 Review

Finally, I've read this book... Before I read it, IGN and CBR already had their reviews, IGN gave it an 8.0, and CBR gave it 3 stars out of 5. Everybody knows how important this book is for the future of this sector, and these two websites said it didn't have the hook it was supposed to have. I couldn't disagree more.

First of all, I really enjoyed this book. Yes, it didn't have the full roster and yes it was a bit slow paced, but I really enjoyed this book. Interactions between Batman and Hal Jordan were handled greatly. It was really fun to read how these guys try to get along with each other. What was even better than this was their confrontation with Superman. 

Bruce Wayne already made his research about Superman and he thought he was too powerful because of his power levels, but Hal Jordan didn't care. If you were chosen by the Guardians of the Universe and given a ring that creates anything you imagine to police a space sector, would you be scared from some dude who has flying powers and super strength ? It turns out, you should be.

The reason I disagree with CBR and IGN is, how the hell is the NEXT: BATMAN VS SUPERMAN not an enough hook to make the new guys check the second issue ? I can't think about anything more hooking than that, as it pits the two flagship characters of DC on a fight.

I was waiting to be disappointed by a younger Superman, but seeing how badass he was, I just felt excited for the next issue of this series and the much-anticipated Action Comics by Grant Morisson. I think this was an excellent, fresh new start for the new DCU, and I couldn't be more excited to see where this series goes (and to see the fight between Batman and Superman).

So I give this a:
5/5