Action Comics revealed his identity as Superman to Lois Lane. Several major Superman storylines crossed over with "Action Comics" including "Emperor Joker" in 2000 and "Our Worlds at War" in 2001. John Byrne returned to "Action Comics" for issues #827–835 working with writer Gail Simone in 2005–2006. After the "One Year Later" company-wide storyline, "Action Comics" had a crossover arc with the "Superman" series, entitled "" which told of Clark Kent attempting to protect Metropolis without his powers until eventually regaining them. The "Last Son" storyline was written by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner, the director of the 1978 film "Superman: The
Action Philosophers! issue # 9, published in September 2007. The series was also collected into various self-published paperback collections. Dark Horse Comics published a deluxe hardcover collection of the series with new material in October, 2014. The American Library Association included Action Philosophers vol. 1 in its 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens booklist. The series was nominated for a 2010 Ignatz Outstanding Debut Award and received a positive review from Philosophy Now. Action Philosophers! Action Philosophers! was a self-published comic book series by artist Ryan Dunlavey and writer Fred Van Lente, which was awarded a Xeric Grant in 2004, leading to