Action Comics #13

tgd124's Action Comics #13 - The Ghost In The Fortress of Solitude; A Boy And His Dog review

Old Ghosts

Story-

-It's Halloween in the Fortress of Solitude, and one of the Phantom Zone's prisoners is Haunting Kal-El

Good-

-This is my favorite Superman comic of the new 52, the art is haunting and Grant Morrison's story-telling is still wonderful

-We see more "skeletons in the closet" of Jor-El, so to speak, which is cool, and it's not as past-oriented as Superman #0, and we learn more about the Phantom Zone, how it works and it's history, which only means Zod is right around the corner somewhere.

-A new villain called Xa-Du is introduced, i actually like him alot. I would like to know more why he was trapped in the Phantom Zone, and i felt kinda bad that he never had a parole hearing because of planetary detonation.

-People in the Phantom Zone basically being Ghosts in the real world is cool, and Halloweeny.

-We learn how Krypto survived the explosion of Krypton

-This story doesn't require a part 2, it tells a full story in on comic, which is what has been annoying me in Justice League comics. Sometimes readers don't want a 6 issue comic about a villain we don't care for.

-the Phantom Stranger Shows up, which is cool

Bad-

-The Phantom Stranger shows up, the complaint is actually more that P.S.has an origin and runnind series. I like him having guest appearances like in this comic, rather than a story about him

Verdict-

-This is a great comic, the haunting art is phanominal, and the one shot story is great. I'd recommend it, its a good read the first time and the seventh

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