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A review by trike
Action Comics #1000: The Deluxe Edition by Brian Michael Bendis, Scott Snyder, Geoff Johns
3.0
This is not a graphic novel in the sense that it tells a single cohesive story. Rather it is an anthology of short stories celebrating Superman’s 80th anniversary (1938 to 2018). As with most books of this nature by a multitude of creators, the quality varies, but there isn’t a single bad one in the bunch. As a retrospective it works fine.
The one chapter which was annoying is the new Bendis version, which is basically a teaser for a completely different book, so thematically it doesn’t fit in with this collection. It doesn’t make sense as a marketing tool because people who are interested in a Superman story collection that alternTes between nostalgia and character moments aren’t going to buy Man of Steel, and those who are already going to buy Man of Steel don’t need to be sold on it.
That said, overall it’s a nice collection, with some fluff extras. Primarily for Superman aficionados.
The one chapter which was annoying is the new Bendis version, which is basically a teaser for a completely different book, so thematically it doesn’t fit in with this collection. It doesn’t make sense as a marketing tool because people who are interested in a Superman story collection that alternTes between nostalgia and character moments aren’t going to buy Man of Steel, and those who are already going to buy Man of Steel don’t need to be sold on it.
That said, overall it’s a nice collection, with some fluff extras. Primarily for Superman aficionados.