Action Comics #1002 Review

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis / Artist: Patrick Gleason / DC Comics There isn’t too much action in Action Comics 1002 this week. Let me rephrase: Superman didn’t punch one super villain, stop one natural disaster, nor did he swoop in at the last minute to save a falling citizen. Far from a criticism, this might have been the most interesting issue of Action Comics since it was given to the indomitable Brian Michael Bendis. Sir David Mack Brings the Watercolor Magic to Superman The issue starts with a level of meta that very much teeters between clever and annoying. The intro page shows Clark Kent’s computer littered with sticky notes running the gamut of Superman references. “Return Bruce’s wedding gift” and “Jim Lee called” are two out of the notes that range from chucklingly clever to a “too soon” sentiment. Mission accomplished, I read every last one and had a grin on my face by the end. In the meat of the story a low-level gangster named “Yogurt” falls from the sky, supposedly dropped by Superman (I’ll allow the reader to access the likelihood of that being the actual event). The book focuses on Clark Kent actually being given the assignment to double check the case his fellow reporter, Ms. Goode. At the same time, a vigilante known as “The Guardian” (Apparently a character since the 40’s, but new to me) is hospitalized during some routine justice by a mysterious villain. The book ends with Superman finding a very unsuspected character lurking about Metropolis. “Clark, thi…