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Barbarius@outside.ofa.dog

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Mostly reading sci-fi, fantasy, and comics/graphic novels, but occasionally some other stuff too.

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finished reading Superman: Action Comics - Vol. 6 by Greg Pak (Action Comics (2011), #30-35)

Greg Pak, Scott Kolins, Aaron Kuder: Superman: Action Comics - Vol. 6 (Paperback, DC Comics) No rating

In these chapters of the smash “Doomed” storyline, Doomsday returns from the Phantom Zone with …

Okay, this was actually pretty good. Some big plot-holes, but that's almost a standard in the monthly-release format (especially after this many decades), and I'll forgive that.

finished reading Superman: Action Comics - Vol. 1 by Grant Morrison (Action Comics (2011), #1-8)

Grant Morrison, Andy Kubert, Rags Morales: Superman: Action Comics - Vol. 1 (Paperback, 2012, DC Comics) No rating

The first collection of GRANT MORRISON'S epic run on ACTION COMICS, with art by RAGS …

Mmmm... Not bad, but also not great. I actually enjoyed the "filler" stories at the end more than the main story arc. But sure if I'll keep or donate this one yet.

J. M. DeMatteis, Bruce W. Timm, Thony Silas: Justice League : Gods and Monsters (Paperback, DC Comics)

Interesting, Elseworlds-y

This apparently acts as a prequel to an animated movie that I haven't seen. So I don't really know how it relates to that. But, as a stand-alone story it's not too bad. Not great and essential reading, but not bad.

It's kind of Elseworlds-like, but doesn't carry that official branding (DC's label for non-canonical, alternative version stories). You get a chapter each for the quick origins of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman; and then a few chapters on their combined story, narrated by a very skeptical Lois Lane.

It's definitely a darker version of each character, which is interesting, but explores a lot of the regular themes of "gods amongst men".