5 Facts You Need To Know About The New Action Comics #1

Official cover of Action Comics #1

As reported yesterday from The Source and New York Times, here are 5 facts you need to know about the new Action Comics #1 - asides from Superman wearing a tee, jeans, boots, and a short red cape:

• Story is set 4 years in the past, and will tell readers how the became the world's first superhero.

• Superman will be a "street-level defender who defends the ordinary man and woman."

• The character has more angst... and is more brooding (Earth-One reference?)

• He doesn't have the ability to fly yet, and he will be seen leaping tall buildings in a single bound.

and finally...
 

• Superman is single and never married.

Sounds good to me.

Action Comics #1 is written by Grant Morrison with art by Rags Morales.

Grant Morrison On Action Comics #1: "Superman Doesn't Stop Moving..."

Renowned Scottish writer Grant Morisson (All-Star Superman) is writing Action Comics #1 for the new DC Universe and he talks about writing his latest incarnation of Superman in his latest Orbiting Pod podcast:

“Superman doesn’t stop moving all the way through so it’s really like as if the cameras on him for twenty pages and he never stops moving at any point… can you story where you don’t do cuts and you just follow this guy cos he’s constantly moving so fast and doing interesting things all the time. It completely changes the form.”

Superman is the most powerful being on Earth, and the idea of him moving non-stop is cool and intriguing at the same time. I'm tired of Superman just standing there and yapping readers to boredom with his old-school cliches, but I also don't want to see him move about and around doing nonsense. It has to be a balance of both.  

Its interesting to see as to what and how Morrison will entertain readers with a fresh take on Big Blue, and fans will find that out come September when Action Comics #1 is released.

[via BleedingCool]

Extreme $$$: 3 of Comics' Most Expensive Artifacts

 Most Expensive Comic Book Cover:

Weird Science Fantasy #29
Art & Inks by Frank Frazzetta

WSF was a science fiction anthology comic that ran for 7 issues starting on March 1954. And this art you are seeing on the left was the cover for its #29 issue - considered by most comic art afficionados as one of the finest comic masterpieces of all time. Frazetta's beautiful anatomy and great attention to detail up to the tiniest parts of this original art -is simply stunning and downright incredible.

How much was this original art for?

Frazetta's Family sold this for an amazing $380,000 to Jim Halperin, co-chariman of the third largest auction house - Heritage Auctions.

Wow. That's a lot of money. But wait till you see this next piece of comic royalty made by another Frank.

Most Expensive Interior Art:

Splash Page from The Dark Knight Returns #3

Pencils and Inks by Frank Miller

Frank Miller's DKR was one of the main guns that triggered the start of the industry's turn from child-friendly, lighthearted stories into something dark, gritty and violent. 

DKR featured an aging Bruce Wayne/Batman coming back out of retirement to don the iconic cowl and rid his beloved Gotham City of more evil, and was considered as one of the greatest comic books of all time (but I don't buy that totally.)

This original art by Miller showing Batman and his sidekick Robin jumping out of the Gotham night - sold for a whopping $448,125, making it the most priced original art ever. 

Damn, I thought the economy is not good nowadays? Where do these junkies get their money to pay for a piece of paper with Batman and Robin? Crazy insane.

Now if you thought that was crazy expensive, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Because there is one particular comic artifact that was sold... at a price that would totally blow your minds off like you have no idea.

Most Expensive Comic Book: 

 Action Comics #1

 Art by Joe Shuster

This is called the "Holy Grail" of comic books. 

The one that started it all.

It featured the first ever superhero. The one that would eventually become the superhero-archetype and an American cultural icon.

His name?

Superman. 

The price?

A copy (in great "brand-new" condition) of Action Comics #1 was bought by an unknown buyer from ComicConnect.com for a staggering... mind-boggling... totally out-of-this-shit price of...

$1,500,000.  (those who threw their copies of this comic book might have probably kicked themselves in the head)

Just in case you thought what you just read was a typo, I'll repeat it again: 

1.5 MILLION. U.S. DOLLARS.

'Nuff said. I wanna find one of these somewhere in the garbage cans right now and be a fucking millionaire. 
 

2011 DC Reboot: New Action Comics #1... And New Titles For Superman Family Confirmed

Okay, The Source confirms the new costumes and new number #1  for the  Superboy, Supergirl and Superman reboots so here they are again:

• Supergirl #1 will be written by Mike Green and Mike Johnson with art by Mahmud Asrar

Supergirl’s got the unpredictable behavior of a teenager, the same powers as Superman and none of his affection for the people of Earth.  

Story continues after the jump.

• Superboy #1 by Scott Lobdell with artists RB Silva and Rob Lean

They thought he was just a failed experiment, grown from a combination of Kryptonian and human DNA. But when the scope of his stunning powers was revealed, he became a deadly weapon.

 

• Superman #1 written by George Perez with art by Jesus Merino 

What is Superman’s startling new status quo? How does it affect his friends, loved ones and his job at The Daily Planet? Find out in SUPERMAN #1, written by legendary comics creator George Perez (CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, NEW TEEN TITANS and WONDER WOMAN) and illustrated by Jesus Merino.

And finally...

• Action Comics #1 written by Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman) and Rags Morales (Identity Crisis)

This September, New York Times bestselling writer Grant Morrison (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN) joins with sensational artist Rags Morales to bring you tales of The Man of Tomorrow unlike any you’ve ever read before in ACTION COMICS #1. This momentous first issue will set in motion the history of the DC Universe as Superman defends a world that doesn’t trust their first Super Hero.

I still don't like the new Superman suit and Perez writing Superman #1. George is an ARTIST not a WRITER. That's not his forte, but I wish him the best and hopefully he will not mess it up. 

Love Supergirl done by Asrar. I'll be picking that up since there's no Power Girl series as of now. 

Superboy #1 is quite interesting too. Looks like Conner and Kara will be both bratty, short-tempered, and a little villainous this time. I'm all for it. 

Finally, ACTION COMICS #1. This is absolutely WORTH BUYING. And you know what is exciting with Supes this time in AC?

Grant Freaking Morrison is writing him. I know he is not the greatest writer out there, but since I like his All-Star Superman, I'm confident he will do Supes justice with this new concept they got.: Supes is feared once again by the human race - just like in the 1930s - and he's got to earn everybody's trust and respect. Our respect. Morrison could play on that all year long and deliver. I'm sure of it. But I hope he doesn't make a new origin story for obvious reasons.

And Rags Morales' work is awesome as always. His style is in between old-school and modern contemporary comics, and that makes me all giddy.

I wish September would come faster. Damn. 

What do you think of the new super-books? Which one are you going to order? Vote on the poll on the right or comment.