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Clark Kent is dead! When grave circumstances cause Superman to leave behind his alter ego, an unimpeded Man of Steel must face his deadliest foe to date: Nimrod the Hunter! Metropolis' newest threat has killed everything he's ever tracked, but he's never killed an alien. Will the red and blue Kryptonian be his first? Legendary writer Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman) continues his best-selling,, critically acclaimed run on Superman: Action Comics, with art by Rags Morales (Identity Crisis), Gene Ha (Top 10), and a host of comics' finest illustrators. This sparkling-new hardcover graphic novel collects Superman: Action Comics #9-12, 0, and Annual #1.

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Believe the hype: Grant Morrison went and wrote the single best issue of Superman these eyes have ever read. This rebellious, working man's hero is a different guy from any Man of Steel most of us have seen before. <br> -- USA Today <br> <br> A ripping read. <br> -- Entertainment Weekly <br> <br> Entertaining. <br> -- YAHOO! Associated Content <br> <br> A solid superhero comic with good action. <br> -- Time Out Chicago <br> <br> It's fresh air. I like this all-too-human Superman, and I think a lot of you will, too. <br> -- Scripps Howard News Service <br> <br> Casts the character in a new light, opens up fresh storytelling possibilities, and pushes it all forward with dynamic Rags Morales art. I loved it. <br> -- The Onion AV Club <br> <br> With a heavy dose of philosophy tied to his characterizations, Action Comics is already showing signs of being a typical Grant Morrison yarn. For those of you who aren't familiar with his work, that's a ringing endorsement. <br> --IGN<br> <br> Captures the spirit of what makes Action Comics great for the modern age.... Strong, well-executed superhero imagery and storytelling that flows effortlessly. <br> -- Comic Book Resources, Five-Star Review<br> <br> A different and welcomed twist to Superman. <br> -- ComicVine <br> <br> <br> Brassy and brash. <br> -- io9

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"Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for more than twenty years, beginning with his legendary runs on the revolutionary titles ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then he has written numerous best-sellers -- including JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men -- as well as the critically acclaimed creator-owned series THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. Morrison has also expanded the borders of the DC Universe in the award-winning pages of SEVEN SOLDIERS, ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, FINAL CRISIS and BATMAN, INC., and he is currently reinventing the Man of Steel in the all-new ACTION COMICS. In his secret identity, Morrison is a ""counterculture"" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. He is also the author of the New York Times best-seller Supergods, a groundbreaking psycho-historic mapping of the superhero as a cultural organism. He divides his time between his homes in Los Angeles and Scotland."

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