Review of Action Comics #837

ACTION COMICS #837 – I wonder if Geoff Johns knows just what a brilliant writer he is? He might not be the most technically brilliant but the man knows how to stuff a comic full of so many original twists and turns, you can’t help but appreciate the hell out of it.

Action Comics #837 continues the “Up, Up and Away” storyline (this is part 2) that greeted us in Superman #650. Johns continues this arc with a solid issue, one that takes the story in a place that none of us could have predicted. Clark, of course, is still without his powers and he spends the issue searching the tunnels of Metropolis for Luthor (a nice nod to Superman: The Movie) but instead finds a group of punks who’ve stolen Luthor power suits in an attempt to get into Intergang.

Clark doesn’t dispatch the foes, rather some help from Green Lantern and Hawkgirl helps to save the day. Clark, without powers, does save an entire train from diaster when he risks his life to push one of the power suited criminals out of the way of an oncoming train (the train would have exploded pretty good).

Luthor’s story moves forward, as he enlists the help of Metallo to do something. We’re not quite sure yet. The best part, though, is the final panel, in which Green Lantern offers Clark a Corps ring. Will he take it? God, I really, really hope so. Even if just for one, single issue. That would be uber-cool for a Superman/Lantern fan, as I am.

A solid CUT & PRINT YEAH!