The Official Superman Thread - Part 5

[LaserBees]

For others like Superman, Wonder Woman, and Captain Marvel (I will never call him SHAZAM) their designs are already perfect.

Stating as a fact that Superman's suit was perfect doesn't make it a fact. I've never thought Superman's suit or Wonder Woman's suit were perfect. The underwear on Superman's suit has always been a huge flaw that's not only silly but terribly dated, and it was a problem that's needed to be changed. And I know I'm not alone in that thinking.

 

[Czar Colossus]

.....just as I know I am not alone in my thinking. And for the record I never said it was a fact; it is my opinion.

 

[luis4u]

Superman Atari 2600 concept art

 

[flickchick85]

So with the release of the finale I went back and re-read all of Superman Unchained in one sitting and honestly, I feel like that's the way it should have been released. Those long gaps did that story no favors, but when read together I thought it was quite awesome. Might barely crack my top 5 favorite Superman stories, actually. I'll definitely be buying the complete book next month.

 

[-Arya-]

So with the release of the finale I went back and re-read all of Superman Unchained in one sitting and honestly, I feel like that's the way it should have been released. Those long gaps did that story no favors, but when read together I thought it was quite awesome. Might barely crack my top 5 favorite Superman stories, actually. I'll definitely be buying the complete book next month.

I did the exact same thing; much more satisfying to read as a whole. At times it felt a little bloated with the subplots but they all were nicely meshed together in the end. It's definitely a story I will go back and read again and again.

 

[Superman Earth1]

Superman Unchained is like Superman For Tomorrow both books are much better when you read them as a complete story instead issue by issue.

 

[luis4u]

SUPERMAN
Dan Jurgens (writer)
Lee Weeks and Dan Jurgens (art)​

Superman and Lois deal with the impending birth of their child as he is called in to protect the city.

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[Young Superman]

SUPERMAN
Dan Jurgens (writer)
Lee Weeks and Dan Jurgens (art)​

Superman and Lois deal with the impending birth of their child as he is called in to protect the city.

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Clark and Lois together, and the classic suit, AWESOME!

 

[flickchick85]

Superman Unchained is like Superman For Tomorrow both books are much better when you read them as a complete story instead issue by issue.

I personally felt Unchained was better than For Tomorrow but I agree with your general point. They both need to be read that way for sure.

 

[titansupes]

^ Well, that's good news for me since I've held off on reading it until it's released in collected form next month. This will be my first foray into the New 52, actually.

 

[Czar Colossus]

Clark and Lois together, and the classic suit, AWESOME!

YES!
I have dropped all DC New 52 related titles, but I will be checking out Convergence!

 

[luis4u]

YES!
I have dropped all DC New 52 related titles, but I will be checking out Convergence!

wait pre-flashpoint it was said kryptonians and humans couldn't breed.

 

[flickchick85]

^ Well, that's good news for me since I've held off on reading it until it's released in collected form next month. This will be my first foray into the New 52, actually.

A good choice for your first foray, imo.

 

[Cain]

I think I'm the only Superman fan on these boards who couldn't get into that Unchained thing one bit.

 

[flickchick85]

^^^I think we've all encountered that at some point. I myself was never able to get into Byrne's Man of Steel or Superman For All Seasons, and those are all-time faves for a lot of Superman fans.

 

[7heBoss]

^^^I think we've all encountered that at some point. I myself was never able to get into Byrne's Man of Steel or Superman For All Seasons, and those are all-time faves for a lot of Superman fans.

I'm in the same boat for Superman For All Seasons

 

[Superman Earth1]

wait pre-flashpoint it was said kryptonians and humans couldn't breed.

I was never said the couldn't breed post IC (Infinite Crisis) just that their structures while the same might be different and make it hard or impossible to have kids.

 

[luis4u]

http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2014/11/14/bryan-q-miller-and-cat-staggs-say-so-long-to-smallville


Since the release of its debut digital first chapter back in 2012, Smallville: Season 11 has continued the storyline that began on The CW’s long-running Smallville television show. For fans of the show, Smallville: Season 11 offered more of what they loved, on a much larger and all-encompassing scale. For readers unfamiliar with the show, it presented an alternative take on Superman and the Justice League that was free from current comic book continuity and contained no shortage of shocks and surprises. Throughout its run, the Smallville comic saw Superman meet Batman for the very first time, get recruited by the Green Lantern Corps, square off against a vastly altered Lex Luthor, and in its most recent arc, “Continuity,” face an altered reality in Smallville’s take on DC’s classic Crisis. After a robust run of thirteen years that included Superman’s 75th Anniversary in 2013, the adventures are finally coming to a close for this unique vision of the Man of Steel. Today’s digital first SMALLVILLE: CONTINUITY #12 is the climactic chapter of Smallville: Season 11 and the final installment of the franchise. To commemorate the occasion, we sat down with Smallville: Season 11 writer and former Smallville television writer Bryan Q. Miller as well as series cover artist Cat Staggs to discuss saying goodbye to Superman, which storyline they’re most proud of, and what words of advice they may have for the man in the red and blue.

 

[Young Superman]

http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2014/11/14/bryan-q-miller-and-cat-staggs-say-so-long-to-smallville


Since the release of its debut digital first chapter back in 2012, Smallville: Season 11 has continued the storyline that began on The CW’s long-running Smallville television show. For fans of the show, Smallville: Season 11 offered more of what they loved, on a much larger and all-encompassing scale. For readers unfamiliar with the show, it presented an alternative take on Superman and the Justice League that was free from current comic book continuity and contained no shortage of shocks and surprises. Throughout its run, the Smallville comic saw Superman meet Batman for the very first time, get recruited by the Green Lantern Corps, square off against a vastly altered Lex Luthor, and in its most recent arc, “Continuity,” face an altered reality in Smallville’s take on DC’s classic Crisis. After a robust run of thirteen years that included Superman’s 75th Anniversary in 2013, the adventures are finally coming to a close for this unique vision of the Man of Steel. Today’s digital first SMALLVILLE: CONTINUITY #12 is the climactic chapter of Smallville: Season 11 and the final installment of the franchise. To commemorate the occasion, we sat down with Smallville: Season 11 writer and former Smallville television writer Bryan Q. Miller as well as series cover artist Cat Staggs to discuss saying goodbye to Superman, which storyline they’re most proud of, and what words of advice they may have for the man in the red and blue.

I'm going to miss Smallville: Season 11.

 

[luis4u]

I'm going to miss Smallville: Season 11.

It sucks that is ending

 

[Young Superman]

It sucks that is ending

Yes it does.

 

[luis4u]

Yes it does.

Maybe dc will replace it with another superman tittle George reeves, 77 or lois and Clark season 5.

 

[Lead Cenobite]

What would 77 be?

 

[Lead Cenobite]

Stating as a fact that Superman's suit was perfect doesn't make it a fact. I've never thought Superman's suit or Wonder Woman's suit were perfect. The underwear on Superman's suit has always been a huge flaw that's not only silly but terribly dated, and it was a problem that's needed to be changed. And I know I'm not alone in that thinking.

I don't understand all this "terribly dated" talk. Plenty of characters, both heroes and villains, had trunks all the way up to the 90s/00s, not just Superman.

 

[luis4u]

What would 77 be?

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