Superman’s 80th birthday bash doesn’t exactly go off without a hitch.Image: Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair (DC Comics) Although Action Comics #1 launched in May 1938, DC Comics is celebrating 80 years of the Man of Tomorrow a little early with today’s release of Action Comics #1ooo, a bumper collection of tales reminding […]

Eighty years ago today, the first issue of Action Comics was released, with the now iconic cover showing Superman lifting a car over his head as hoodlums flee. It was comic book readers’ first introduction to the character, starring in the lead story by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Now, Action Comics has become the […]

Superman, created by the writer Jerry Siegel and the artist Joe Shuster, was introduced on April 18, 1938, in Action Comics No. 1. The Man of Steel struck a chord with readers and, faster than a speeding bullet, he became a multimedia sensation, with his adventures chronicled on radio, stage, film and television, and his […]

Brian Michael Bendis makes his DC Comics debut this Wednesday (April 18) with a Superman story in Action Comics #1000 and artwork by Jim Lee. This is just an appetizer for Bendis’ takeover of the Man of Steel title for the publisher, something he’s voiced his excitement about on several occasions due to the fact that […]

Here’s the challenge for Dan DiDio and Jim Lee, the publishers of DC Entertainment comics as the company celebrates 80 years of Superman and the release of “Action Comics” #1000: What can be done to shake up the Man of Steel? “’Action Comics’ was defined by Superman since he was on the cover of the […]

Here’s the challenge for Dan DiDio and Jim Lee, the publishers of DC Entertainment comics as the company celebrates 80 years of Superman and the release of “Action Comics” #1000: What can be done to shake up the Man of Steel? “’Action Comics’ was defined by Superman since he was on the cover of the […]

Here’s the challenge for Dan DiDio and Jim Lee, the publishers of DC Comics as the company celebrates 80 years of Superman and the release of “Action Comics” #1000: What can be done to shake up the Man of Steel? “’Action Comics’ was defined by Superman since he was on the cover of the first […]

<!– -35% –> ‹ › DC Comics has a lot to be proud of and one we can all appreciate this month is Action Comics reaching the historic 1,000th issue. To celebrate, DC Comics has released a 384-page book celebrating the 80 years it took to reach this milestone. This book features 19 stories (one […]

At a special panel at Wondercon Jim Lee, Dan Jurgens, and Marv Wolfman shared stories of their experiences with Superman and hints on some of the stories that will be in the special issues. Here is a look at some of the creative talent involved FEATURING ALL-NEW ART AND STORIES BY: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS JOHN […]

DC is on the verge of a major comic book milestone with April 18’s Action Comics #1000, which will feature an all-star lineup of creators, including superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis’ high-profile Superman debut (before taking over both Action Comics and Superman as the ongoing series writer). Bendis, Tom King, Pat Gleason, Jill Thompson, Philip […]