In Action Comics 841, the world is asking; “Is this the real Superman?Â
I think that this is a fair question, especially since his return coincides with the invasion of these alien spider thingys. I think the alien story is a little weak in this book. I always get confused when the writers stick a whole bunch of techno-babble. I don’t do techno-babble. If I wanted to read something I don’t understand–I would pick up a big thick theological book. I always get distracted when the authors do this kind of dialogue. On the other hand, I thought that they handled the “Is this the real Superman?” question very well.Â
So, to me the identity question is the main story in this book–I guess that is why it is the cover story.