Unfortunately, the other sequences of the comic feel rushed and a little choppy. The action sequences are ok, but don’t have much impact on the story. Morales artwork is descent, but there seems to be no real drama in the battle between Superman and John Corben. Now calling himself “Metal-Zero,” Corben has become the ultimate pawn of the Collector. During their battle, the instant Superman appears to be in trouble and the drama begins to build; we have the debut of Steel. Who basically jumps in and finishes the fight for Superman. This leads to a back up story that ultimately would have worked better if it were just left in as part of the primary story.

Now, on top of all of this, Superman has changed his look a bit. His costume is now even less familiar as he is now sporting a white T-shirt bearing his famous S insignia. Now I’m going to go out on a limb and say; with all of the chaos going on, maybe he went for the closest thing he could and acquired this shirt from some street peddler, I don’t know. Without any explanation for this sudden change, it ends up just feeling out of place.

The story does at least end with a little nugget that does build some anticipation for the next part of the story. A section of Metropolis that Lois, Jimmy, Lex and others are located is miniaturized and transported on to the collector’s ship. A now desperate General Sam Lane turns to the alien Superman for help in retrieving his daughter and the others.

Action Comics #4 is ok, it’s just not the strongest issue in the storyline thus far. That being said, there are still some bits of fun. I’m giving this issue a C+ rating. Not terrible but not spectacular either.

Final Grade: C+

Note: this story arc continues in Action Comics #7. Therefore we will not be reviewing issues #5 or #6.