This is the second week of the new DC "52" initiative. Fifty-two #1 books will be launched, most with new writers/artists and all of them set in a new, different universe (kind of like "This Savage World" from Savage Dragon or the Ultimate universe in Marvel). Justice League is the big dog, but Action Comics is certainly second fiddle. This brings back Grant Morrison to Superman and raises the price to a dollar. They haven't put a premiere artist on Action Comics, but it has turned out to be an entertaining issue, albeit it feels too much like Superman: Earth One. The premise is that the cops are against Superman. Superman is new to Hobs Bay (yeah, not sure where the fuck Metropolis is). He's a reporter but he fights crime more than saves the planet. Everything is new: Luthor hasn't met him yet, he's not fucking Lois Lane yet, etc. In this issue he stops a loose train among other things. I do believe the "fresh" aspect of this universe has most old-school fans groaning, but honestly, it works. It works a little better in Tony S. Daniel's Detective Comics #1. We get to see the first meeting between Batman and The Joker. It doesn't feel stale, it feels suspenseful and chilling. Daniel is also a much better artist than Rags Morales who is drawing Action Comics. Detective Comics #1 is also super gruesome and sadistic. Daniel is fucking crazy. It's a good start for this new initiative DC is rolling out. ACTION COMICS #1 *** DETECTIVE COMICS #1 ***1/2
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