About Heroes

This Review Was Submitted by Knightwingbk:

Writers: Kurt Busiek & Fabian Nicieza
Artist: Pete Woods

Another solid issue of Action Comics! Superman is back and facing off against the Aquisitioner! And he ends up getting himself captured! On the Aquisitioner's ship, Superman is powerless. We discover that other meta-humans have been captured as well as Superman. They are all powerless. Grouped in a random fashion, Superman must team up with some very obscure heroes (Skyrocket, Live Wire, Veteran, and Blue Jay? Who the hell is Blue Jay?) and a villain to escape the ship and stop all of Earth's treasures from being stolen. The new Aquaman, Nightwing, and Firestorm also join Superman's forces inside the alien ship. The heroes find a way to contact the earth and broadcast their conversation to the entire planet, not just Mr. Terrific. Since when does Nightwing know Tameranean? I know he's screwed Starfire but how does he know her whole language instead of just its dirty words? Superman takes charge and shoes to the world that he does not need powers to be super, proving him the leader many doubt him to be.

The overall story may be a little weak compared to what we have seen recently, but it’s the execution and character interactions that make this issue great. Put Kurt Busiek on Nightwing, he writes him great! Also, this is the first time I've seen the new Aquaman, being that I don't read his book. You can tell from the characterization in the few panels he speaks that this new Aquaman is new, young, and looks to Superman as a leader, as well as choking on air. All that in a few lines of dialogue. Pete Woods is a superstar artist in my mind. I like him drawing Superman, I want to see more! Put him on a team book, JLA or JSA once the new artists run out. I love his work. So in keeping with the adage "Less is more," I'll stop gushing over his art. Get this book. B+