The Official Superman Thread

[Keyser Soze]

My copy of Absolute All Star Superman arrived in the mail today. Stunning. I didn't know it was possible to love this story more, but...

 

[Mystirious]

All Star Superman is sauce

 

[Watchman]

My copy of Absolute All Star Superman arrived in the mail today. Stunning. I didn't know it was possible to love this story more, but...

I knew you would cave.

I must pick this up.

 

[Tron Bonne]

My copy of Absolute All Star Superman arrived in the mail today. Stunning. I didn't know it was possible to love this story more, but...

What are the extras like? I've contemplated getting it, but for that price, seems like a stretch and a half. Especially since I have the hardcovers already.

 

[Keyser Soze]

What are the extras like? I've contemplated getting it, but for that price, seems like a stretch and a half. Especially since I have the hardcovers already.

Not loads. Some design concepts and profiles for most of the characters featured. Maybe not a lot more if you've already got the hardcovers. All I had was the single issues.

 

[Tron Bonne]

The hardcovers actually don't have any extras

 

[TheCorpulent1]

My copy of Absolute All Star Superman arrived in the mail today. Stunning. I didn't know it was possible to love this story more, but...

I want it, but I literally just bought the two paperbacks earlier this year.

 

[Mystirious]

It probably is not worth getting unless you really want those extras Corp

 

[TheCorpulent1]

It's also like twice the size of the TPBs, though, and I love Quitely's art.

 

[Mystirious]

That is kind of neat

 

[Iron Man]

JMS is leaving Superman and Wonder Woman.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Woah, that was unexpected. Well, not expected to see more Earth One stuff, but he's leaving both book entirely? Interesting.

 

[Motown Marvel]

wait, so JMS starts all sorts of ruckus and fuss by simultaneously embarking TWO of DC's top profile characters on highly publicized, yet totally underwhelming, story arcs....and he cant even finish them?

 

[Drz]

Woah, that was unexpected. Well, not expected to see more Earth One stuff, but he's leaving both book entirely? Interesting.

The new writers are continuing his story, which is kinda blant since its just writers trying to work out JMS' script and so forth... Why not let them do their own stories? >_>

 

[Tron Bonne]

The new writers are continuing his story, which is kinda blant since its just writers trying to work out JMS' script and so forth... Why not let them do their own stories? >_>

Well, I posed this in the WW thread:

Well, it does just say that he'll be following his 'story notes', so that doesn't mean much. J.H. Williams still has some of Rucka's notes for his Batwoman run, but it's suppose to be fairly different. Let's wait to see what Hester says on the subject

So, yeah, I'm going to wait to see what's said first. Maybe they'll just take certain things from notes, or finish out the planned arc (it's impossible to really just have Hester do his own thing with WW, with the whole alternate timeline story going).

But I think this is probably a good thing for JMS. His pace at writing is probably better for direct to GN type of tales. Also, I kind of wonder if his Supes and WW run not being as well received as he and DC wanted had something to do with the decision on his part.

 

[Kurosawa]

Glad to see him gone, but wow, he came in, laid two duds, got completely blown off the map by Paul Cornell's writing on Action, wrote one hit (why it was a hit I don't know) with Superman Earth: One, got sick, and left both monthlies.

I'd take a break too.

 

[Tron Bonne]

He really shouldn't be on two ongoing books, frankly. I don't care what excuses he or his fans make for him, he does not keep a good schedule, for whatever his reasons may be.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Also, I read on the CBR forms that Chris Roberson will be taking over for JMS on Superman. Not sure if that's official or not, but from what I've read of him, Roberson is fairly solid.

 

[Kevin]

My mind the Effing blown by this.

 

[Watchman]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Good for Roberson and Hester. I hope Roberson takes Superman in a different direction after Grounded.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Also, I read on the CBR forms that Chris Roberson will be taking over for JMS on Superman. Not sure if that's official or not, but from what I've read of him, Roberson is fairly solid.

What has Roberson done?

 

[Tron Bonne]

He did that Cinderella Fables mini and I, Zombie at Vertigo, and I think he did that Superman/Batman two parter that took place in the whole DC One Million stuff that just ended.

 

[Watchman]

What has Roberson done?

iZombie and the Cinderella mini. I've only read iZombie which has been pretty fun so far. Something I hope continues in Superman.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Oh, the Cinderella mini was pretty good. I'll give his run a try.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I've enjoyed his I, Zombie a little more with each issue, so I may give it a shot once he wraps up the whole Grounded thing. Maybe that's not the best gauge for a super hero tale, but I'm willing to give him a shot.