Dear God, we almost ended up with this in the comics ... a scrapped new 52 design ...i see gauntlets ... hmmm
Isnt this suit going to be in Morrison's Action Comics? I thought I read that somewhere.
Alternate time-line. Unless some event happened I'm unaware of.I'm so not a Marvel fan (only Spider-Man, Hulk & X-Men pique my interest). Will anyone fill me in on this zombie biz?
no, debuting next week, Morrison's Superman suit will be a T-Shirt with a "S", Jeans, Work boots & a Cape, in 6 issues tho we will see that transform into the suit we see Superman wearing in Justice League #1.....tho I honestly like the scrapped one better lol
Yeah I know the farmer Superman suit, but the suit in the image will be in Morrison's Action run.
In the back of JL #1 it says next to that pic:
"SUPERMAN: The red underwear is gone, and in this version the cape is directly attached to the armor itself. The full story on this costume will be played out in ACTION COMICS."
I know that the Siegels own Supes' original symbol and his jumping ability, Clark Kent and Lois lane...but do they also own the trunks? It seems that way.
In 2008, as a result of the ongoing legal battles surrounding the 1999 termination of copyright transfer, one-half of the copyright in the Superman material originally published in Action Comics #1 reverted to the heirs of Jerry Siegel. That material includes:
- Superman's running faster than a locomotive
- Superman's leaping tall buildings at a single bound
- Bullets bouncing off Superman's chest
- Superman's "distinctive full-length blue leotard with yellow belt & red briefs"
- A reporter co-worker/romantic interest named "Lois"
In 2013, the remaining half of the copyright on that material will revert to the heirs of Joe Shuster. This will leave DC and Warner Brothers unable to continue using those elements of the character unless they choose to come to a financial agreement with the Siegel and Shuster heirs.
i think this proves just how iconic the trunks and the blue-red-blue combo are. without the symbol, it is blatantly obvious they are referring to.
I know!! Please where did this regal crap come from? For years I've been saying I wish had copyright on that word, because I'd be rich just from it's usage in the Superman forum.
I don't care what anyone says...he does look like Kryptonian royalty here. The last son of a fallen planet. Look at that flowing robe-like take on this cape...this new costume is straight up ELEGANT.
It's more a case of:
RIP 1945-2011. That was when the final, classic Superman costume was finished and it stayed that way until pressure from people who got picked on for being Superman fans when they were little kids got it changed in the comics and in the movies.
Or the shorter version of it: The *******s won.
Or the shorter version of it: The *******s won.
You mean the Siegel and Shuster estates? Because everything I'm reading is blaming the lawsuit.