A comic book store owner in North Carolina has said he will not sell Action Comics after alleging the Man of Steel is anti-God and blasphemous. Jeff Lamb, an owner in Asheboro, wrote on his store's Facebook page that he plans to boycott Action Comics for the time being and lashed out at the writer. “If you want Action Comics, you will have to buy it elsewhere,” wrote Lamb. He said author Grant Morrison was creating an anti-Christian character in the new mold of Superman and said the relaunching by DC Comics was “a slap in the face to Superman, Christians and Superman creators Siegel and Shuster!” He takes much of his criticism for a single panel that shows Superman saying “GD” after being struck by artillery fire. While many readers say it is simply a grunt of some kind, Lamb believes it is meant to be “God damn.” “I could see Guy Gardner and maybe even Hal Jordan (Green Lanterns) saying it,” he wrote. “I could see Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) saying it. I could easily see Damian Wayne (Robin) or MAYBE even Bruce Wayne saying it. But Superman was created to be the ‘perfect' super-hero. Unblemished. Superman is an American icon. [...] This wasn't creative flow. It wasn't necessary in the story. It isn't Superman at all. And it goes against a basic Christian principle. It was a blatant stab.” It is an odd situation for the comic book owner, who is obviously displeased at seeing a still vulnerable Superman in the DC relaunch this month. Although, Lamb said he's “had to accept a LOT of changes over my nearly 35 years in the business,” he is confident the Last Son of Krypton took God's name in vain. For him, that is enough to keep the books off the shelves of his store. “I deal with books like Crossed and The Boys,” he wrote. “I accepted gay characters being introduced into a children-specific book like Archie Comics. I however am getting very tired of having comic writer's liberal agendas force fed to me. Mr. Morrison has stepped over my line. If I have to stand alone on this … I will.” Lamb said he intends to contact Diamond Comic Distributors and cancel orders for Action Comics #2 and all other titles written by Morrison, whom he said was “a liberal Scottish schmuck.” “I ask my customers to understand as best they can,” he wrote. “I understand that it's only a comic and it's not the real world, but I feel that as a Christian I have to draw the line somewhere.” BM
