Purple Spider Witch Child Costume

Roundtable Review | Action Comics #1

19.05.77

You can tell that from (spoiler alerts on) a variety of factors, from Superman's half-classic-costume/half-Smallville-farmboy outfit, to his willingness to dish out his own brand of populist justice, to an entirely new incarnation of Lex Luthor. He's not the mad scientist in the white lab coat, nor the untouchable corrupt mogul, nor the maniac in the purple-and-green supersuit (easily the worst version). He appears to be a master strategist with dollops of fey arrogance: Lex Luthor as played by Stanley Tucci. The Luthor we meet here, collaborating with General Lane (yep, Lois's dad) to take down a brash young Superman, feels fresh. As befitting the comic's title, we do indeed get plenty of action along with these intriguing new status quos, plus a great splash-page cliffhanger. This version is clearly the smartest guy in the room (not to mention the only tea drinker).

Source: Time Out Chicago (blog)