Binker
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Okay, with Infinite Crisis done and recent stories of Superman showing that things have changed, we need to have a new origin story. Confidential would handle the stuff AFTER the origin, which is fine, but we need a brand new origin to explain how Clark Kent became Superman in this new Post-IC continuity.
The first thing I would do is make sure that this origin was different from the others. That it was an anthology of Clark Kent/Superman's beginning into the Man of Steel.
With Issue 1: I would start out with Krypton a year before it exploded with Jor-El & Lara expecting Kal-El and Jor-El realizing there is something off of the planet because of the tremors that has started to occur.
Issue 2 would be the final moments of Krypton and I would have Kara and her father interacting with Jor-El and then later, his "plan" for her and his ship she will go into. Thus, showing that they exist even in the origin instead of just "appearing" later on. And once Kal-El's ship leaves Earth, the second to last scene would be of Kara's ship hitting some debris and thus being trapped in it. The last shot would be just of Kal-El heading away from Krypton's system.
Issue 3 would continue to be different as it would be a Jonathan & Martha Kent storyline on how Jon & Martha are trying to bring a kid into their lives but there have been problems. And while Martha is thinking on what to do once a baby comes, Jon is wondering if he could be a father or if he wants to be. The issue would end when they go out on a drive and an explosion happens. They go out and see Kal-El's ship.
Issue 4: Jon and Martha find the baby and are wondering what to do with him. They come up with a lie when they take the baby to an orphanage saying that "once their truck lost its wheel and were trying to fix it, they heard a baby cry and thus found him". Taking a cue from Superman's Golden Age origin, while Jon and Martha are still thinking of the baby and trying to have a baby from themselves, at the orphanage baby Kal-El is causing a handful for the doctors there and even scaring them over "what he can do". Once Jon and Martha realize having a baby by themselves isn't going to happen because of their body's problems, they decide to adopt the baby from the orphanage. Once they get him back (with one of the doctors relieved that the baby is gone), the Kents decide to name the baby "Clark Kent".
Then on issue 5 would be when the Kents see the baby with great strength (the first of his powers). Years have passed and Clark is around five years of age. Clark's powers are a topic for both the Kents and Clark himself as Clark, who was being bullied, has just punch a kid so hard in the stomach he needed to be hospitalized. Mirroring the shot from Superman #1, the Kents tell Clark that there are things beginning to happen to him and that he should never use them for personal gain, nor to hurt others, and that they will help him and teach him as he grows up how to better use his power (later it will be powers). But they decide not to tell him about the ship. In the closing pages, (based on Action #800) Clark sees Pa Kent helping and risking his life saving someone who is stuck under a tractor. As Clark sees this, this five-year-old boy then gets inspiration on how to use his powers.
That's all for now, as this can be considered an early pitch. As you can see, my origin idea is different from the others as it begins with the El family and life on Krypton in two issues, and another two issues on the Kents, then when we finally focus on Clark, its the fifth issue and he's five years old.
I have more ideas but not enough for me to make summaries of the next issues with them. Basically, with the first issue I want to include the now current version of Zod, Ursa & Non and show more things in this origin story that would make sense in today's comics. The ideas I ahve that I ave not shared in this topic are very good and interesting but some of them, I feel, may not work because of Superman Confidential. One of them is Lois & Clark. But I should mention that the "super-boy" is in my origin idea (it would have to be).
So that's it. I should also note I have origin ideas for Batman (since the scene from 52 shows a costume different) and Wonder Woman (from her 52 backup origin shows a differecne as well). But I can't tell them here as its "all over the palce".
So DC Comics: I want to do a brand new Superman origin story because of Infinite Crisis and the concerns of what stayed in continuity and what wasn't. But I also want to somethign different.
The first thing I would do is make sure that this origin was different from the others. That it was an anthology of Clark Kent/Superman's beginning into the Man of Steel.
With Issue 1: I would start out with Krypton a year before it exploded with Jor-El & Lara expecting Kal-El and Jor-El realizing there is something off of the planet because of the tremors that has started to occur.
Issue 2 would be the final moments of Krypton and I would have Kara and her father interacting with Jor-El and then later, his "plan" for her and his ship she will go into. Thus, showing that they exist even in the origin instead of just "appearing" later on. And once Kal-El's ship leaves Earth, the second to last scene would be of Kara's ship hitting some debris and thus being trapped in it. The last shot would be just of Kal-El heading away from Krypton's system.
Issue 3 would continue to be different as it would be a Jonathan & Martha Kent storyline on how Jon & Martha are trying to bring a kid into their lives but there have been problems. And while Martha is thinking on what to do once a baby comes, Jon is wondering if he could be a father or if he wants to be. The issue would end when they go out on a drive and an explosion happens. They go out and see Kal-El's ship.
Issue 4: Jon and Martha find the baby and are wondering what to do with him. They come up with a lie when they take the baby to an orphanage saying that "once their truck lost its wheel and were trying to fix it, they heard a baby cry and thus found him". Taking a cue from Superman's Golden Age origin, while Jon and Martha are still thinking of the baby and trying to have a baby from themselves, at the orphanage baby Kal-El is causing a handful for the doctors there and even scaring them over "what he can do". Once Jon and Martha realize having a baby by themselves isn't going to happen because of their body's problems, they decide to adopt the baby from the orphanage. Once they get him back (with one of the doctors relieved that the baby is gone), the Kents decide to name the baby "Clark Kent".
Then on issue 5 would be when the Kents see the baby with great strength (the first of his powers). Years have passed and Clark is around five years of age. Clark's powers are a topic for both the Kents and Clark himself as Clark, who was being bullied, has just punch a kid so hard in the stomach he needed to be hospitalized. Mirroring the shot from Superman #1, the Kents tell Clark that there are things beginning to happen to him and that he should never use them for personal gain, nor to hurt others, and that they will help him and teach him as he grows up how to better use his power (later it will be powers). But they decide not to tell him about the ship. In the closing pages, (based on Action #800) Clark sees Pa Kent helping and risking his life saving someone who is stuck under a tractor. As Clark sees this, this five-year-old boy then gets inspiration on how to use his powers.
That's all for now, as this can be considered an early pitch. As you can see, my origin idea is different from the others as it begins with the El family and life on Krypton in two issues, and another two issues on the Kents, then when we finally focus on Clark, its the fifth issue and he's five years old.
I have more ideas but not enough for me to make summaries of the next issues with them. Basically, with the first issue I want to include the now current version of Zod, Ursa & Non and show more things in this origin story that would make sense in today's comics. The ideas I ahve that I ave not shared in this topic are very good and interesting but some of them, I feel, may not work because of Superman Confidential. One of them is Lois & Clark. But I should mention that the "super-boy" is in my origin idea (it would have to be).
So that's it. I should also note I have origin ideas for Batman (since the scene from 52 shows a costume different) and Wonder Woman (from her 52 backup origin shows a differecne as well). But I can't tell them here as its "all over the palce".
So DC Comics: I want to do a brand new Superman origin story because of Infinite Crisis and the concerns of what stayed in continuity and what wasn't. But I also want to somethign different.
