The Official Superman Thread

[Anubis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8yuvMsvNqY

 

[Drz]

Alas, too true.

Anyone else find the cover of Action Comics in that preview extremely confusing?

Depends. Luthor might be overcome by his greedness. Or the black material MAKES people greedy and thus Deathstroke and Luthor clash.

 

[Kurosawa]

Agreed, but IMHO it just makes him a bit more unique to not only be something of a alien that introduces himself to the human race by doing good (fighting for Truth, Justice, and the American way), but also the very last of his kind. To have other survivor's such as Zod, and Kara works. But it's certainly a concept that I could live without.

It could be interesting but it's never been fully explored. There have been two periods when he was depicted as the only survivor: the Golden Age, when he didn't even know he was Kryptonian, and the Byrne era, when he didn't know at first and didn't care once he found out.

Maybe the new (stupidly titled) Superman: Earth: One book will address this in an interesting manner, although I expect more latter day retread.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Depends. Luthor might be overcome by his greedness. Or the black material MAKES people greedy and thus Deathstroke and Luthor clash.

No, I meant the other cover. The one with Superman and Barry racing.

 

[Kurosawa]

No, I ment the other cover. The one with Superman and Barry racing.

They had an alternate cover to the latest JSA with Hawkman as a white lantern and he didn't even appear in the book except as a construct created by Alan Scott's memories, and that was Golden Age Hawkman with the face mask. Seems like they are doing alternate covers that have little to do with the contents.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Huh. Weird.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I'm not sure, but I believe it's meant to be a homage cover, one of those DC's have been doing for their 75th

 

[Drz]

They had an alternate cover to the latest JSA with Hawkman as a white lantern and he didn't even appear in the book except as a construct created by Alan Scott's memories, and that was Golden Age Hawkman with the face mask. Seems like they are doing alternate covers that have little to do with the contents.

The White Lantern variants are there because... They're resurrected. JSA is a "Brightest Day" labeled title now with Jade in the story arc, right? But yeah the Superman/Barry is a "75 years of DC comics" variant i believe.

 

[Young Superman]

It only works when it is explained that they are in a timeless, limitless void. They were sent there for breaking Kryptonian law and as a result never aged or died. When the Phantom Zone is opened, they can potentially be released to Earth. They are Kryptonian but they didn't survive the destruction of the planet because they weren't on the planet when it was destroyed. Again, Supergirl was best as a matrix. Whoever brought this Kryptonian Supergirl back into continuity doesn't know the essence of Superman! The silver age rehash is garbage. New ideas please!

Even the Phantom Zone criminals sorta ruins the whole tragedy of Krypton and the uniqueness of Kal-El too me.

 

[Anubis]

Meh, as long as he punches the f**k outta things and does that cool red eyes when he's pissed thing, I see no reason to give a s**t.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm not sure, but I believe it's meant to be a homage cover, one of those DC's have been doing for their 75th

Okay, that explains it. The tribute covers don't necessarily have to relate to anything. Marvel does that s*** all the time with their tributes to women this year, monkeys last year, zombies the year before that, etc.

 

[Anubis]

Have they done like, X23's claws with She-Hulk's face reflecting off of them as she's about to punch the f**k outta her?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

No, but that would be awesome. Not sure how they'd do it, though. X-23 only has two claws per hand, and they're set pretty far apart. You'd only get, like, She-Hulk's forehead and chin.

 

[hippie_hunter]

I'd be fine with other green Martians. There's an endless f***ing supply of white Martians, yet not a single green one survived besides J'onn? That's kind of silly.

But an interplanetary culture such as Krypton should have a few survivors, not a lot, but a few such as Phantom Zone prisoners and some who weren't on the planet when it happened.

Mars on the other hand was ravaged by a telepathic plague that specifically targeted the Green Martian species and you have J'onn who withheld using his telepathic powers to prevent getting infected.

 

[Mystirious]

But an interplanetary culture such as Krypton should have a few survivors, not a lot, but a few such as Phantom Zone prisoners and some who weren't on the planet when it happened..

I think it is a shame the Kryptonians from World of New Krypton were killed off so casually

 

[hippie_hunter]

Yeah

 

[Mystirious]

Yeah

They should have kept some of them around

DC could have told lots of neat and interesting cosmic stories with a planet of Kryptonians

 

[Kurosawa]

I think it is a shame the Kryptonians from World of New Krypton were killed off so casually

Even worse is after they are killed off, instead of going after those responsible, Superman takes a stroll across the (non-southern) US because some woman *****es him out.

What. A. Loser.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Even worse is after they are killed off, instead of going after those responsible, Superman takes a stroll across the (non-southern) US because some woman *****es him out.

What. A. Loser.

General Lane killed himself and Lois is exposing him for the atrocities he caused. You can't go after the person who was responsible when he's already dead......again.

 

[Kurosawa]

General Lane killed himself and Lois is exposing him for the atrocities he caused. You can't go after the person who was responsible when he's already dead......again.

Mostly DC is throwing it all under the rug, although at least it is being addressed in Supergirl.

And wow was General Ross' death lame. Love it when characters who have super-speed stand there like a deer in the headlights.

 

[Anubis]

Maybe he felt the sonofab***h deserved to die. I guess that's what you want outta your Superman, so, there you go.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Mostly DC is throwing it all under the rug, although at least it is being addressed in Supergirl.

And wow was General Ross' death lame. Love it when characters who have super-speed stand there like a deer in the headlights.

Yeah, it would have been much better for Lane to face justice instead of killing himself.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Maybe he felt the sonofab***h deserved to die. I guess that's what you want outta your Superman, so, there you go.

Superman wasn't there when Lane killed himself. Supergirl and Lois were. She convinced Kara not to kill her father so he could face justice.

 

[Anubis]

Well, I guess Supergirl is your Golden age Superman.

 

[Kurosawa]

Maybe he felt the sonofab***h deserved to die. I guess that's what you want outta your Superman, so, there you go.

It was actually Supergirl who was there.