Action Comics #841

Action Comics #841
However EH Busiek's Superman #654 was, this title is GOOD. Close to VERY GOOD, but I'm not quite there yet. For instance, why in the world would the United States have revoked Superman's security clearance a year ago? And why are the Generals such assholes about it? Hadn't he just saved the world from the Crisis? So he took a vacation, so what? Didn't he deserve it? Since when would that render him a security risk? I don't get the whole subplot of people not believing he is who he is. That aside, it's a wonderful issue. Fantastic cameos too, by Firestorm, Nightwing, and especially the Teen Titans, and especially Ravager. Why doesn't she do things that cool in her own title? Yet another indication of how far superior Busiek and Nicieza are to Johns. They can take his characters and actually make them work, as opposed to hinting at the promise of something which doesn't quite manage to materialize. Anyways, this is a very high GOOD, and I am really excited for the next issue of this title. Why can't Fabian coplot "Superman" too? Damn. Cool detail - the aliens are stealing Einstein Synagogue at Yeshiva University - cool detail. But shouldn't the cop have said "Yeshiva Universit----AAH!"? Still, cool detail. I like how Busiek and Nicieza use real world locations and geography as opposed to just making stuff up like everybody else does. Oh, I really want to give this issue VERY GOOD. Maybe I will after more reflection.
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