#Action comics spoilers

[the-shark-is-a-mammal]

even Lois is roasting Barry now 😭

[comickergirl]

Action Comics is so GOOOOOOD XD

[oifaaa]

Not to inflat my own importance but starting to really feel like someone at dc saw my "there should be one markiplier look a like in each universe and that person for dc should be Jason todd" and said "fuck you the Mark in dc is Kon" and I would like to fight that person

[fae-morrigan]

a distinguished gentleman and his boytoy

[medusamagic]

DC hired a writer whose favorite thing to write is goth/punk trans girls to write Superboy, a leather jacket-clad punk-rock Superman clone, and the first thing she does with him in her first issue is give him another identity crisis, this time triggered by his face, name, and constant similarities to a male character.

Also, the day before the issue dropped, she tweeted this:

HMMMMMMMM............

[stranger-who-writes-fiction]

NBD just crying over Action Comics 1060 (in a good way but also a sad way because DC is being VERY DUMB and ending PKJ’s run in favor of a Jason Aaron Bizarro filler arc ohhhhhh how I weep bitter tears of frustration)

…Anyways, spoilers!

So 1060 is the penultimate installment of PKJ’s (stellar, spectacular, phenomenal, brilliant, top-tier) run on Action Comics and I just want to applaud him—for a lot of things, really, but in *this* specific case, I wanna stand and cheer because he’s making it EXTREMELY CLEAR that the twins (who are not actually twins) are in fact, Clark’s kids. No question, no ambiguity; Otho calls him papa, Clark refers to her as his daughter, and he’s willing to travel through LITERAL HELL to get her back.

It’s entirely possible that future writers will try to get rid of these kids, but I appreciate that PKJ has made it *very* difficult for them. XD Any retcon they’d come up with would be so messy. (Of course, saying this, I realize that the more depressingly realistic outcome here isn’t that writers actively try to erase them, but rather, will probably sideline/ignore them, trot them out for generic precocious kids stuff every now and then, and wait for the next line-wide reboot to ‘streamline’ Clark aka toss out anything mildly interesting and/or additive to Clark’s corner of the DCU.)

Right. Sorry. Salty tangent. XD

So anyways here’s some panels that tugged on my ‘Aunt Kara’ heartstrings.

‘I know sweetie. I know. It’s so hard, not knowing.’ HOW VERY DARE.

There’s also a really great page wherein Kara gets Osul to calm down by reminding him of a…I think Phaelosian legend? Or possibly Kryptonian, I know she was trying to find stuff for them in a previous issue.

(Went back and it’s actually the House of Ra fable; the House of El’s is ‘Nightwing and Flamebird’, Ra’s is ‘Red Son and Starchild’.)

I love that Lois lets Kara and Osul have that moment, that space; I maintain that while Clark has a better handle on getting what the kids went through on Warworld given that he was there, and Lois obviously has more experience with raising kids that have unique needs thanks to Jon being half alien, but *Kara* is more readily equipped to sympathize with Otho and Osul’s struggles with transitioning to Earth life, based on her current, canon characterization. (Which is, uhhhh…Woman of Tomorrow and alsoooooo…Rebirth? Maybe? WoT is def canon, the recent SG one shot visually referenced Kara’s departure from Argo.) But I digress!

Speaking of the kids’ struggles…Otho is Going Through It. The stuff with Sister Shadow (AKA Norah Stone AKA evil daughter of an alt universe Bruce and Talia) trying to tempt her to the dark side by preying on her trauma/difficulty adapting to her new home and revealing a future, tyrannical version of herself is some wonderfully juicy character work, both from the perspective of fleshing out Otho AND being additive to Superman’s roster of villains; that’s something I love about PKJ’s approach to world building overall. Yes, he’s revamped some of Superman’s established bad guys (Metallo, Mongul) but he’s also added awesome new foes, like Norah Stone, and Pyrrhos.

I really hope DC lets him do like. A mini series on his original Kryptonian/House of El characters. I would honestly love to read about all these cool new, additive elements, than deal with the Luthor cameo fest over in Superman rn. XD

In conclusion: DC once again shying away from anything interesting and new with Superman in favor of the safe status quo. -_- I mean, I hope I’m wrong. I hope the new ‘Superman Superstars’ opt to build on the solid foundation PKJ has set up. But given what happened with Bendis? Creators’ absolute refusal to incorporate any of the canon he built, because they knew DC would walk it back ASAP? (And the Superman group editor openly admitting that was his number one priority as soon as he GOT THE JOB???) Just shows a complete lack of faith in your creators, and doesn’t really give me too much hope for one of the few remaining titles I look forward to each month.

…but hey, hopefully Marilyn Moonlight will be neat??? XD

(Also LET A WOMAN WRITE A MAIN SUPERMAN BOOK YOU COWARDS.)

[takaraphoenix]

Didn't think I'd start my year being grateful to Lex Luthor but here we are.

Action Comics #1050 was the first comic I read this year and THANK YOU LEX FOR ERASING EVERYONE'S MEMORIES OF CLARK'S IDENTITY.

I haaated that shit I hated it so much, it was so boring and unsatisfying that just the whole damn world knew and I hated how Rebirth basically made everyone forget about N52!Clark with a bs handwave excuse of the two Clarks having ""merged"", when in reality it was more like an override, but they didn't erase THAT part of the canon.

So far, I am REALLY looking forward to the 2023 plans for DC. Between this and the teasing that Dick will play a leading role for Dawn of DC, them bringing back Helena Wayne for the New Golden Age and Nia Nal playing a seemingly bigger role in Lazarus Planet, this year is setting up some exciting things that I can't wait to read!

[emedeme]

Let Luffy do the poster thing, he deserves it!!!

[skiddykid]

thoroughly enjoyed zeff wining and dining garp in the live action. whats better than this? just a dad and a grampa having a romantic candlelit dinner rife with unnamed tension :^)

[lotostar]

Loved that scene where they made out😍

[dailydccomics]

Lois Lane's Big Day OFF Action Comics #1064

[comickergirl]

Quick drawing of Otho, Clark, and Osul because I'm having some FEELINGS about the conclusion to PKJ's stellar run on Action Comics.

[ballisterboldheart]

changing from "ambrosius blows off ballister's arm accidentally on purpose because he wanted to win so bad" to "ambrosius panics and does as he was trained in a moment of utter betrayal and senseless violence" was. so. like changing it to a deliberate. overt. act. getting it out on the open. insane. the movie made choices and they were all sexy.

[fae-morrigan]

joutfit (jon outfit)

[fourcorpsmen]

Kon-El in Action Comics Issue #1051

[stranger-who-writes-fiction]

VERY LITE SPOILERS for Action Comics #1052 (which is PACKED with SuperFam goodness, cannot recommend it enough) but Otho and Osul get some really great development AND. AND. I don't know if they'll get a chance to really interact much in the actual comic but, I would really dig it if Kara and Otho got to chat because it's clear that of the two, Otho is having a harder time adjusting to life on earth and you KNOW that the SG brainrot is like, 'ahhh, the PARALELLS!'

...Will I write a fic? Maybe I should write a fic. Lord knows this blog could use some actual WRITING. XD

Anyways. Check out Action Comics if you want great storytelling along with SuperFam fanservice. It's excellent.