Action Comics #1011 Review

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis / Artist: Steve Epting / DC Comics First of all, can someone out there tell me where this cover with characters struggling to lift stone letters comes from? I’ve seen it in a Hulk and a Hercules comic, and I must know. We’re making some progress in discovering what the hell Leviathan is in Action Comics #1011. Last we followed our heroes, Director Bones was eliminated (R.I.P., brother) by someone pretending to be Kate Spencer (The Manhunter). Lois and Clark were posing as Chaz and Andi to get information from the secret organization Spyral. Superman finally gets a close look at the thing (dude? Gender nondescript entity?) that has been nuking secret organizations. This ride has been fun. I’ve come to accept that the big reveal for stories like these aren’t as fun as the lead up, and this team does lead up well. Bendis and Epting seem to be having a ball pulling from all corners of the DC universe. The clever writing and beautiful art is more than enough to pull me through the characters I have less attachment to (I seriously mourned Director Bones). Then there’s the glee I feel when characters from a personally beloved run show up. We get more Tiger from Spyral this issue and yes, I chortled when Tiger learns of Chaz’s identity as Superman. This issue pushes the story forward with Lois Lane gathering enough information to allow for her to consider writing a story. Superman also puts together some insight into the incidents after taking a blue expl…