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* This Superman is very much an alien, one struggling to adjust to his adopted home. In the series, he must come to terms with both the loss of his home world, as well as the loss of both of his adopted parents. He is more Kal-El from the planet Krypton than Clark Kent from Kansas. He’s a loner trying to find his place in the world.
* The series’ first storyline will explore the origins of Superman’s costume, as it evolves from a look that includes jeans and work boots to a new look: a suit of battle armor that pays tribute to his Kryptonian past.
* His great powers have limits. When the series begins, Superman can leap tall buildings, but his ability to fly is in its infancy.
And in the SUPERMAN ongoing comic book series, by writer George Perez and artist Jesus Merino, will be set in present day continuity and will unleash a series of new challenges for Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent.
* Clark Kent is single and living on his own. He has never been married.
* Lois Lane is dating a colleague at the DAILY PLANET (and his name isn’t Clark Kent) and she has a new position with the paper.
Timeless and modern, classic and contemporary, but younger, brasher and more brooding, this is Superman. The New Man of Tomorrow.
Nailed that guy with a Green Fire Engine! Nicely done.
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malfred wrote:Is it bad that I can't get into most comics and the comic I
most look forward to is The Boys?
No, I've heard good things.
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Hm. I've kinda lost interest in comic books again :( I was really getting into it, but the changes to birds of prey and just the relaunch in general is making me feel a bit meh.
The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
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Like the new DD run, that just released today *fanboy hat on*
Im happy to have the real man without fear back, i'm not a fan of the black panther as a character
EDIT: If your just tired of the plain superhero stories, I can't praise Atomic Robo enough. Pick any of the trades, and you will not be disappointed.
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I do read other things, I just don't want to read comics waiting
for a good storyline to come along. So I mostly just pick up
things based on author name recognition or if they're creator
owned projects.
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DarkDrgon wrote:Like the new DD run, that just released today *fanboy hat on*
Im happy to have the real man without fear back, i'm not a fan of the black panther as a character
EDIT: If your just tired of the plain superhero stories, I can't praise Atomic Robo enough. Pick any of the trades, and you will not be disappointed.
I like Black Panther but avoided that entire shadowland thing. Don't know a single thing that happened in it other than somehow Black Panther became Daredevil for a while.
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malfred wrote:I do read other things, I just don't want to read comics waiting
for a good storyline to come along. So I mostly just pick up
things based on author name recognition or if they're creator
owned projects.
Time for my daily recomending of The Walking Dead and Invincible.
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Dunno, Marvel hasn't done a good job making good, intelligently written storylines for me... especially with x-men or spiderman....
Most of what I read nowadays are webcomics, heh. I LIKE superhero settings, I like the idea of a pure and godo hero facing challenges while trying to save the innocent/the city/the nation/the species/the world. Hell my favorite MMOs are CoH/V and CO....
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
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Dunno, Marvel hasn't done a good job making good, intelligently written storylines for me... especially with x-men or spiderman....
Most of what I read nowadays are webcomics, heh. I LIKE superhero settings, I like the idea of a pure and godo hero facing challenges while trying to save the innocent/the city/the nation/the species/the world. Hell my favorite MMOs are CoH/V and CO....
Dunno, Marvel hasn't done a good job making good, intelligently written storylines for me... especially with x-men or spiderman....
Most of what I read nowadays are webcomics, heh. I LIKE superhero settings, I like the idea of a pure and godo hero facing challenges while trying to save the innocent/the city/the nation/the species/the world. Hell my favorite MMOs are CoH/V and CO....
Do you prefer team books are solo heroes?
I'm going to budge in and say that I like well written stories with creative ideas.
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Dunno, Marvel hasn't done a good job making good, intelligently written storylines for me... especially with x-men or spiderman....
Most of what I read nowadays are webcomics, heh. I LIKE superhero settings, I like the idea of a pure and godo hero facing challenges while trying to save the innocent/the city/the nation/the species/the world. Hell my favorite MMOs are CoH/V and CO....
Do you prefer team books are solo heroes?
I'm going to budge in and say that I like well written stories with creative ideas.
I've already made my usual daily recommendation. I must wait at least 24 hours before saying the same thing.
I usually find team books a little bit less interesting... Honestly the only "team" book I've really gotten into was Birds of Prey, and that was still practically a solo book anyway the way it was executed.
The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
My blog
Was thinking the other day about why I'm not totally into X-men anymore and I think it's because Cyclops cheated on Jean Grey. I guess that's pretty corny but I must be an old romantic. Those two were like the heart of the team that made it a family. It really changed Scott's character completely and then Jean left and was replaced with Emma Frosst. Not only is Emma a homewrecker but seriously she's a total bitch and always has been.
Anyways I think the X-Men are going to have their own mini-civil-war. Might pick up a few to see who punches whom.
@Melissa: Have you read the Spider-Man run by J. Michael Straczinsky? Those are still the best Marvel comics I know (excluding Deadpool).
@DarkDrgon: Can you explain me who's that black Daredevil in your Avatar? Because appearantly he's sitting in the background in a stage in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
He's "evil" Daredevil, who was corrupted by his use of the Hand as his personal army of justice which turned out to not be such a good idea, as you might imagine...
I hated the event, but the costume is pretty slick. Now i'm sad he won't be playable though.
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Melissia wrote:Hm. I've kinda lost interest in comic books again :( I was really getting into it, but the changes to birds of prey and just the relaunch in general is making me feel a bit meh.
BTW , I have a site you should check out : http://dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com/ t'is very good. Raises some good points about Batgirl/Oracle too. YMMV of course.
... be sure to all check out the gorgeous Batwoman promo stuff too.
... There are, long term, plans afoot for the Question one gathers. In the meantime I would point you towards the forthcoming "Voodoo" #1 from the DC relaunch or, for non superheor related stuff, the sublimely great "I, Zombie", which is just peachy.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
My blog
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
I've been looking for a online Comicbook store that does subscriptions and found two that stand out, anyone here had any experience with either, or have a good alternative?
I had a quick google of this t'other day for you, only stores I know and trust are back issue only. Sorry.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
Yeah, thats what worries me, dealt with stores in the past, with slipping comics, or missing ones. Which becomes a pain when they double or triple in price once missed, if you can get them at all.
Nearly always happened with the big numbers as well.. 25, 50 etc.
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[Superman will be] more Kal-El from the planet Krypton than Clark Kent from Kansas.
What... that's completely re-writing the character. Superman is DEFINED by his Kansas upbringing, that's who he is. He accepts his Kryptonian heritage, but first and foremost he's just a nice country boy trying to do what's right...
That's part of why I liked him as a character...
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
My blog
To make him a whiny brat who lost his home planet, lost his parents, has no loved ones, and is given ten thousand reasons to angst instead of someone people actually like?
Oh god. They're turning Superman into Superboy Prime.
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
My blog
Has anyone or anything said he's going to be a whiny brat? I don't think it could be clearer what they're going for...a younger Clark/Kal-El coming to terms with his place in the world...which is awfully unique on a variety of levels. For decades Superman has been a pretty inaccessible character, which is why so many writers have struggled to make interesting Superman stories. Any attempt to humanize and ground him more is IMO a great thing.
Regarding the Clark vs. Kal-El thing, I think people are reading too much into that. I look at it like this...no matter how well the Kents raised him, it'd be pretty hard to be aw-gee-whiz-shucks Clark Kent, regular guy who just happens to have epic abilities. He's an alien -- in fact his abilities make him completely and utterly alien no matter what his outward appearance is -- and he'd be aware of his alien nature every second of every day. You could not be like him and NOT be very self-aware of your alien heritage. Doesn't mean the Kents didn't raise him with good values, etc. Just means he's painfully aware of how adopted and alone he is, which IMO is very realistic.
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Nailed that guy with a Green Fire Engine! Nicely done.
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