Action Comics #1006 Review

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis / Artist: Ryan Sook / DC Comics Sometimes you take a break from comics. Its not that you don’t love comics, but you’ve just been reading so much and need a little space to get your head right. “Don’t look at me like that baby. Trust me, I’m experimenting with Harry Potter but he’ll never replace you”.

Coming back you confront a small slice of the crippling obstacle that prevent many from reading comics in the first place. When it’s years on top of decades the sentiment is, “How do I start without being blind-sighted by references and content I know nothing of?”. When it’s a month it a much tamer — “Well I’ve clearly missed something important”. That’s where I was reading Action Comics #1006. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Ryan Sook, the issue opens with Clark Kent confronting the mayor of Metropolis. He allegedly shut down the investigations into the mysterious fires sparking up (pun all the way intended). Kent’s inquiry leads him to another confrontation with the Red Cloud. Afterwards the villainess (who’s shocking identity has clearly become something I’m supposed to already know) corresponds with her employer, the leader of the mysterious group pulling the city’s strings. This comic continues to be a refreshing counter weight to the “Super Man” title that I remember, highlighting the local criminality of Metropolis rather than Earth-devastating threats. A big part of Superman’s character is his ability to inspire both awe throug…