COMICS: Preview Of Grant Morrison's ACTION COMICS #0

COMICS: Preview Of Grant Morrison's ACTION COMICS #0

To celebrate the first year of the "New 52", DC have shared a four page preview of Action Comics #0, and you can check it out past the jump. Is Superman's new t-shirt/jeans/cape combo going to take a bit of getting used to?..

By MarkCassidy - Aug 31, 2012 06:08 AM EST
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Ancar
Ancar - 8/31/2012, 6:38 AM
Awesome work! That's a new guy to make all the Superman comics!!!
13echo
13echo - 8/31/2012, 6:39 AM
Interesting......
PsyGuy
PsyGuy - 8/31/2012, 6:40 AM
looks...boring.
MutantEquality
MutantEquality - 8/31/2012, 6:49 AM
Looks ok
Wingding
Wingding - 8/31/2012, 6:51 AM
Huh? I never picked up any Superman title because I read they weren't good, so Idk if it's explained, but WHY THE HECK IS HE WEARING JEANS AND A TEE SHIRT? They basically took Superboy's awesome look, gave it to SuperMAN, added a dinky cape, and in the process made Superboy and Superman look dumb now. Lol. They didn't help themselves. Honestly I'm hoping so much that Scott Snyder and Jim Lee start a Man Of Steel series. I will pick that up in a HEART BEAT.
RedeyeJedi
RedeyeJedi - 8/31/2012, 6:52 AM
I truly love the artwork and truly loathe the costume.
StrangerX
StrangerX - 8/31/2012, 6:58 AM
Grant Plzz do another Superman story that has nothing to do with the New 52
JohnnyKrypton
JohnnyKrypton - 8/31/2012, 7:19 AM
"Grant Plzz do another Superman story that has nothing to do with the New 52"

^+1
DetBullock
DetBullock - 8/31/2012, 7:24 AM
@Wingding: it's a story about his origins, his power are stil undeveloped and still hasn't found out everything about his true origins, that's why his costume is homemade, only the cape is actually the sheet in which he was wrapped inside the spaceship tha brought him on Earth and it's indestructible.

@monkeyballs3: same thing they say about his X-men, don't believe it, the truth is Grant Morrison's style is so peculiar people get a bit disoriented by it.
RobLiefeldFan
RobLiefeldFan - 8/31/2012, 7:58 AM
As a Comic Book-Artist (still In-Training) I have to say I love this art I love when art has a mix of reality and cartoony styles its awesome I really love this style, the style on the ongoing super-man books is something to cry about if Superman is the icon of DC comics then I feel dc have done a terrible job launching the character everytime I pick the book it has this mediocre writing that tends to just put me off as for Action Comics with Grant Morrison the Original Art by Rags Morales is good and he's great at anatomy and facial expressions and really knows how to tell a story plus Grant Morrison is a good writer only someone with the mind of a writer,educated person with an open mind and not a 8 year-old will understand Grant Morrison's writing I oblige fans to really get behind morrison's writing and really delve and think what he is trying to convey, But the Art on this book is grand also the coloring brings out more action on the books I may have to pick this up because I would love to study the Art but as for the Original Superman Title it happens to be bad judging that this is a reboot considering the mindset that Superman is a boy-scout we need to see a super-man book which has new scope and decisons
ShadowOfTheWeb
ShadowOfTheWeb - 8/31/2012, 8:02 AM
meh. Why would Supes wear rolled up jeans and boots with no socks? Surely he could look a little cooler
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/31/2012, 8:02 AM
Yoss, no more than the article, but here it is..

http://comicbookmovie.com/fansites/rorschachsrants/news/?a=63497

The link at the end goes back to ESPN, but I don't think it links to where you can buy the stuff.
ShadowOfTheWeb
ShadowOfTheWeb - 8/31/2012, 8:03 AM
srsly where does he get his clothes from?
lokibane2012
lokibane2012 - 8/31/2012, 8:25 AM
This comic looks [frick]ing stupid.

Why does anybody care about how he slowly progressed to the final costume he has? This isn't movies, it's comic books. Yeah, his final iconic costume's kinda dumb in real life terms, but we don't care, we just accept it because that's just how it's always been in the comics. As a matter of fact, trying to explain how he got that costume may make the whole thing seem even stupider.

And the storyline is "The Boy who Stole Supes' Cape"? The crappiness is leaking out of my screen.

PS. The artist deserves props though.

I'll skip this.
Tomontherun99
Tomontherun99 - 8/31/2012, 8:26 AM
@Redhood85 I can understand hating Liefeld as he is truly dire but Quietly? There are much, much worse artists like Jim Balent, Eric Canete, Cameron Stewart and Ed McGuinness to name but a few
JULEZ13
JULEZ13 - 8/31/2012, 8:26 AM
The penciling is nice but the coloring has thrown me off... I don't know, its like in between realism and cartoony, gotta pick one. I'm not feeling the airbrush look.

So... this is supposed to be Superboy in Metropolis? Cuz I'm not getting Superman at all. Don't really know how to feel about this comic, these two pages didn't seem like enough to predict its outcome.

A kid stealing his cape kinda through me off a little though. Seemed a bit juvenile unless it'll lead him to a villain... which at this point I'm really hoping is the case.
lokibane2012
lokibane2012 - 8/31/2012, 8:26 AM
@Redhood85

Jesus [frick] dude. Leave the guy alone. Even if the dude likes Liefeld's work.
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/31/2012, 8:53 AM
lovely artwork,but will the story be any good.
Knightstalker
Knightstalker - 8/31/2012, 8:58 AM
Not impressed at all. Jeans, farm boots, a t-shirt, and a cape? I wore the same thing when I was 6 years old. Then I grew up and got some real clothes
Wingding
Wingding - 8/31/2012, 9:07 AM
@Just1Superguy
I wasn't judging the comic. I also wasn't judging the costume, I was stating that the costume looks retarded and a rip off of Superboy's best look (IMO). Lol :P

@lokibane2012
Thank you! I hate the costume. Why do the have to frick up Superman's origins? I thought it was fine the way it was. He didn't go through a "prototype" suit, like some Smallville bull crap. When he finally decided to be the hero everyone believed he could be, he put on then iconic suit. I just think it was poor on DC's part to make Superboy look dumb, then mess up Superman by combining their look instead just using the awesome re-imagined Superman suit Jim Lee did for JL.

Oh well. I'm still going to hope for that Man Of steel series.
docgl
docgl - 8/31/2012, 9:07 AM
They have destroyed the Superman I grew up with and have loved reading for many years. This looks dumber than dirt.
Wingding
Wingding - 8/31/2012, 9:08 AM
@Just1Superguy
...Superboy's best look, MINUS the awkward blanket cape. Haha.
angus666
angus666 - 8/31/2012, 9:09 AM
@docgl I agree with that, but I Love the art, it looks really awesome.
RSDhillon
RSDhillon - 8/31/2012, 9:28 AM
I, for one, love and accept our new DC Comics overlords!
RobLiefeldFan
RobLiefeldFan - 8/31/2012, 9:30 AM
@RedHood85 I understand the hate on Liefeld infact I understand all Liefeld haters but think Sir Robert Liefeld is a Master of Art, He's ability to defy Physics in the aspect of Anatomy is Breathtaking the way he exaggerates he's anatomy of the Body is Mindblowing and very wonderful to watch he also gives his characters Life with the wonderful facial expressions I consider him one of the very best at potraying emotion, humanity and passion, I oblige Rob Liefeld haters to come out and appreciate him in terms of an Artist... I as a comic-book Artist in- training think he is a very good artist and also alongside Jim Lee and Todd Mcfarlane defined a look that has been at stable for artist to follow
KingLobo
KingLobo - 8/31/2012, 9:36 AM
For all bitching about the costume: He's a bumphuck teenaged hick from Kansas. Farm boots tee-shirt (which he probably got from Zazzle) and jeans. Makes more sense than spandex or miraculesly knowing how to make an outfit.
I will say it does look a little "Bibbo-ish"
DarthTesla
DarthTesla - 8/31/2012, 9:37 AM
Beautiful cover/interior art.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/31/2012, 9:46 AM
Love the interior art.
jimpinto24
jimpinto24 - 8/31/2012, 9:54 AM
The artwork is phenomenal!
ellispart3
ellispart3 - 8/31/2012, 10:04 AM
i actually dig morrison as a writer. ben oliver is phenomenal and it's great to see him on another book.

@lokibane2012 @wingding
no love for the early superman costume lol. it's honestly not bad imo. the progression of power pretty much encompasses the golden age of superman's career into a short series of stories.

@robliefeldfan
as another comic book artist, i will big ups to see another aspiring artist out there, good luck. i can't really tell if you're being sarcastic, because everything you described is the exact opposite of what he's actually produced. i would say start looking at more of their inspirations like barry windsor smith and neil adams and progress. do you have work posted anywhere?

@Tomontherun99
frank quitely and cameron stewart are some of the best storytellers in the biz, the definetly don't deserve to be in the absolute worst category.
superfan30
superfan30 - 8/31/2012, 10:14 AM
the simple fact is DC has fricked him up!!! He is no longer the "Superman" we loved. I mean I don't love Superman for his powers, it's his character that matters to me. That's what makes him "Super"
Mechagino
Mechagino - 8/31/2012, 10:24 AM
@Wingding: where the hell did you read that? There are PLENTY of good superman stories to read.
Shadowelfz
Shadowelfz - 8/31/2012, 10:27 AM
There we go. See the writing there is not that bad. As long as Morrision doesn't start introducing some ridiculous time travel/parallel universe/fringe science B.S. and keeps the writing solid than he wouldnt be so bad.

But that's like asking Charlie Sheen to stay sane.
RobLiefeldFan
RobLiefeldFan - 8/31/2012, 10:35 AM
@ellispart I'm practicing my art but haven't had time to post on any site but I will start working on it when I finish my training my mentors/role models are Alex Ross, Ross Andru, Dave Gibbons and Jim Lee but I have to say I have a soft spot for rob liefeld I look at the positives even though the negatives are still ther
Wingding
Wingding - 8/31/2012, 10:41 AM
@Mechagino
LOL. What I was saying was I haven't picked up any NEW 52 Superman titles, because I heard and read they weren't good. I also flipped through a couple and I thought they were ridiculous. I just feel like they aren't doing Superman justice IMO.
ellispart3
ellispart3 - 8/31/2012, 10:46 AM
@robliefeldfan
becareful with that dude, the negatives are pretty heavy. take a look at the old school badasses (amazing artists by the way, ross andru and dave gibbons) but i would still suggest looking at barry windsor smith, neil adams, dave ross, kevin nowlan, frank frazetta, and illustrators like andrew loomis. whenever you get a chance, start posting your stuff up..i'm still trying to break in but i have a site over at http://ellispart3.tumblr.com and http://ellisthree.deviantart.com. tumblr and deviantart are both free and pretty awesome.
Wingding
Wingding - 8/31/2012, 10:47 AM
Of course I've read Superman stories or I wouldn't like Superman, and be batchin' about the New 52 Superman being bad.
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