Action Comics #855-#893 Compilation (Complete and Current)

This is an uninterrupted complete compilation of covering 37 months starting from , released August 29 2007, up to the current , released September 29, 210, comprising entirely of high quality Minutemen scans. Action Comics is an American comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined. The publisher was originally known as Detective Comics, Inc., and later as National Comics and as National Periodical Publications, before taking on its current name of DC Comics, a subsidiary of Time Warner. It is the second-highest-number American comic book series, after Dell Comics' Four Color, although Detective Comics, also of DC and also still in publication, is the older title. Detective Comics however is the longest continuously published comic book in the United States. Action comics is second. More recently the title has been part of several interweaving and consecutive multi-title crossover story arcs, such as the recently-concluded "World Against Superman." After Superman left Earth at the conclusion of the earlier "New Krypton" story arc, he is replaced by the new Nightwing and Flamebird as the starring characters of the series. Also since July 2009, Action Comics includes back-up stories, first featuring Captain Atom and the newest featuring Jimmy Olsen. In , Geoff Johns and Richard Donner, director of the original Superman movie, were still writing Action Comics. They took a break from the “Last Son of Krypton” storyline (continued in the very late ) to dig into their new arc, “Escape from Bizarro World.” Johns had excelled at integrating past history into the recent continuity of the DC Universe and director/producer Richard Donner had invigorated the Superman franchise with new takes on old ideas. Eric Powell, who is perfect artist for a story involving Bizarro, did a fantastic job as well. Here's a trivia I picked up from the DC Comics database: The release of this issue coincided with the season seven premiere episode of Smallville, which featured Tom Welling in the dual role of Clark Kent and his imperfect duplicate Bizarro. Also included in this compilation are the two annuals, featuring the finale of the "Last Son" storyline, released May 7, 2008 and , featuring the origin of Nightwing and Flamebird, released June 17, 2009. For ease and convenience on my part, I have arbitrarily packed the individual CBR/CBZ files into 7 RAR archives, with the two annuals going into an 8th RAR pack. Action Comics #893, the Minutemen scan of which was released only today, is left out as an individual CBZ file.

Lex Luthor is a pro at breaking man's laws, but when he leads a raid on one of Gorilla Grodd's bases and breaks The Law of the Jungle - 'Don't Mess with Grodd' - can he make it out alive, or will he become Grodd's latest meal? Plus, this issue kicks off an exciting new co-feature starring Jimmy Olsen by up-and-comers Nick Spencer (Existence 3.0, Morning Glories) and R.B. Silva (SECRET SIX)! Get ready for an entirely different look at Metropolis - courtesy of Superman's pal! --

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