Action Comics #23.2: Zod Review

If this is a preview of what Greg Pak’s run on Action Comics will be like, then consider me super freakin’ excited. Out of all the Villains Month issues I have read, this Zod issue is by far the best. It gives a full origin story that builds up the strong and merciless character of Zod, while also peeling back his most personal layers to show you why he became such a monster. Suffice it to say, this story gave me chills.

Superhero comics are full of kids with messed up childhoods who suffer traumatic experiences and become villains (or sometimes a hero), but Pak manages to make Zod’s tale fresh and exciting by crafting each part of his past with utmost care. There’s a scene early on where Zod, after surviving in the jungle alone for a year, is seen perched on a branch with a makeshift bow doing his best impression of Robin Williams from Jumanji, and what does he do? He acts all smug and makes a joke about his rescuers. That’s when I knew I liked this (admittedly unsettling) version of Zod. He’s actually at home amongst the jungle monsters.

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