Action Comics #1074

This Phantoms arc has been pretty fun and a great introduction to the new creative team who are fully dialed in. Read Full Review

Despite the drawback of the Supergirl story, Action Comics #1074 is actually better than the last issue. Waid continues to use Silver Age concepts and update them with quality writing. Superman is in great form in Action Comics and it feels like it's a new high watermark for the character. This is a must for Superman fans, and probably the best book so far under the All In initiative. Read Full Review

There's also a hilarious subplot involving Conner and Kenan as they battle against a Khund invasion of the space museum, but the real heart of this issue is in the very rare interactions between Superman and his parents. Read Full Review

The great storytelling and exceptional art continue in this weeks issue. The only downside is that the weekly format is causing the story to drag a bit. Despite this, this arc is perfect for new Superman readers and I am excited to see where the story goes. Read Full Review

Action Comics #1074 is another fantastic issue which sees Superman fall further and further away from victory and whilst Superman is in a rush to leave Krypton, I am very much enjoying him being there. Read Full Review

Action Comics #1074 uses time travel for a touching reunion between Superman and his parents, and is all the better for it. Read Full Review

Frankly, I am frustrated with this Supergirl story. Read Full Review

Richardinho

Nov 12, 2024

the story is really shaping up well. it has the feel of a Silver-age story with Superman somehow finding himself on Krypton and meeting his birth parents. the artwork is really nice and clean and perfectly suits the story. real Superman fans shouldn't want to miss this!

daspidaboy

Nov 11, 2024

I am surprised on how even though this story is weekly, it is still very consistent and engaging. Mark Waid is a solid writer for Action comics

Smithd33

Nov 09, 2024

Paying $6 for this is a crime. The backup is junk. Absolutely junk.

Gio

Aug 29, 2025

Improved, more interesting story now that it's in Krypton and Clark is trying to figure out how to escape with the help of his dad. It's not easy though some jerk from the council barges in and messes everything up. Would have been a 10 this ish if not for the cringe Keenan and Superboy side story about "Looting treasures, and parallels to the 20th century and learn to do reservations." Blah gross

RKS

Dec 22, 2024

This book is in the crapper right now. Get Mark Waid off this book. Mark Waid’s Action Comics #1074 represents a profoundly perplexing exercise in storytelling, wherein the boundaries of narrative craft are disregarded in favor of an imposed ideological framework. Now, let me be clear: storytelling is a means by which we articulate truths—truths about human nature, about struggle, and, indeed, about heroism itself. But this issue, instead of wrestling with those universal themes, seems preoccupied with something else entirely: the author’s uninvited commentary on societal issues that derail the plot and alienate the reader.