Action Comics #1053

Three epic stories, not one is lacking. Each is drawing from the well of the Superman mythos while having a blast expanding it. The writing is top-tier from three brilliant writers in league with some of the brightest stars in the universe of comic book art, coloring, and lettering. Read Full Review

ACTION COMICS #1053is representative of what the best superhero comics in the modern day can be. Its narrative, a blend of plot decompression and precise character storytelling, is rife with deep themes that lay just under the surface of beautiful art and bombastic superhero action. Read Full Review

Action Comics #1053 is yet another Superman spectacular. The middle story is weaker than usual, but the other two are still great. Williams and Sauvage are the highlight, with their story ending in the upcoming Power Girl special. However, no matter how it breaks down, this comic is a treat. Read Full Review

The three stories in this book continue to all be top-notch, with the main story being the class of the three. Read Full Review

Action Comics #1053 is just really damn good. Read Full Review

Action Comics juggles multiple storylines, but the creative teams have proved up to the challenge of crafting enjoyable stories for Superman and his extended family. Read Full Review

Action Comics' main story continues to fulfill the promise of a Superman Family book, while the backup stories leave a little to be desired. Read Full Review

Action Comics #1053 has one great story, one good one, and a third that is... well, it's something.  While I wish all three were great, this book is still well worth the cover price, and fans hoping to see some congruence with the Superman book will be very pleased. Read Full Review

I suppose, in the 21st century, stories about identity politics, rejecting the past if you found it traumatic and renaming yourself, are all the rage. But Power Girl has always been strong, independent, and proud of who she is. She has been sure of herself and her place in the world. She has strived. So all of this feels like it is out of nowhere and wrong. This isn't any Power Girl I have read ... and I have read a lot of Power Girl. Read Full Review

Action Comics #1053 delivers three stories to whet your Kryptonian whistle. The strongest stories center around Superman and his family as they fight against an assortment of threats. The Power Girl short, however, is a mess. Read Full Review

Superman and his family have their hands full, and in the next few issues, I think we're going to some exciting events. This is worth picking up. Read Full Review

Action Comics #1053 shows Superman and his Super Family under attack by Metallo's new Necrohive. Aside from their cool cybernetic forms thanks to the art team, there's not much to Metallo's new drones other than their numbers and that they're powered by kryptonite. While not everything about the main story is that engaging this issue, the character interactions throughout the comic were the best parts especially the family affair with a few members of the Super Family. Read Full Review

Danilo Silva

Mar 28, 2023

Metallo showing us he can be a hell of a physical threat, but still a tragic e manipulated figure - I do remembered Frankenstein's Creature when Metallo was creating that new body. Story is great as always, with some good touches of body horror, as so the art.

Reaper74

May 12, 2023

The first story was prettier good. I do like that Supes is consistent now. The Metallo story is taking a nice turn and the twins story with Jon was well set up. The second story though short was interesting and fun. Great to see Jon as he should be. The third well is what it is. I could not stand the way Jon was drawn in this one. And the dialogue between him and Power Girl is almost laughable.

KittyNone

Mar 28, 2023

Definitely enjoyed the Power Girl backup the most of these three stories, but they're all fine

☭Latverian Embassy☭

Mar 31, 2023

PKJ sets up a pretty good mystery about who is controlling Metallo. Finally somebody uses him in more complex way than just Supes' regular punching bag. Also love the twins but I wish the book gave other members of the family something to do. Backups are okay, although this issue of PJ disappointed me with how hostile Power Girl was to Jon. Very out of the blue. I also am not into her identity crisis, seems very reductive. The villain reveal was very cool tho.

Brannon.44

Jun 03, 2023

Consistently great

RKS

Jul 22, 2023

For the price point this book could have just had a single story instead of the 2 extra stories. Just put Jurgens back on as the main writer and things will be fine. Honestly there are too many supporting characters now to develop or even care about. Clean house kill 2/3's of them off, (Jon,Power Girl, Kenan, and the Twins can all be 86'd.

Gio

Aug 10, 2025

You see the cover for this ish? Man would I love a series of Superman in that kind of style. Still the art in the issue itself is still good like #2, gritty, inky, etc. There's less talky talk which is good for me and more action, and I have no problem with large amounts of dialogue if it's interesting and progresses the story but the last couple issues just felt like exposition. We find out here that Lex has nothing to do wit Metallo's new freakish body transformation. We see Metallo getting more freakish and resembling a Strogg from the Quake videogames which I really dig. I say Metallo continues to steal the show of this story. My biggest gripe wit this issue has to be with what the writers do with Jon (Superman's son). Clark and Lou is are leaving the Super family apartment and as Clark is changing into his Daily Plnet attire at super sped Jon ask his father "I've been thinking about the old house, when things calm down a little bit... Would you want to play coneyball sometime?" Superman responds "Aw pal, I would love that! I was afraid you'dgotten too big for it! Let's take a weekend at the farm soon! We can show Otho and Osul How to play too." Jon is shown to be sad, and clearly feels like he is being forgotten in place of the two "refugee" kids. Even one of the kids later on ask Jon "Do you hate us?" And he says no of course.The panels go on and show Jon get over it and realize he shouldn't feel that way but the writing gets real hokey on this problem next issue. I felt this too be really odd, Jon here looks like he is close to 18 atleast. Getting jealous over a couple of kids seemed like a cheap subplot and frankly we could have done without this. more