Geoff Johns And Jim Lee Promise "ShitBomb Announcements" For "Superman" At DC

Apologist Puncher wrote:That "S" has to be the most RETARDED version I have ever seen.

Father Finian wrote:Yep. What a mess.

Father Finian wrote:Absolutely. You've raised another point, just imagine how even more dated this'll look in a few years. The long haired Superman was nothing by comparison!

I sort of brought that up to wish my American mates here a HAPPY 4th of JULY!! Have a great one guys, and have a beer for me!

webhead2006 wrote:man if you thought the relaunch redesign was bad for superman. Check out this design for the upcoming superman tie in character in the ongoing flashpoint event; It is from a storyline in the flashpoint book called project: Superman(all i know is it isnt clark kent superman but just some weird alternate superman) But man look at this design:

webhead2006 wrote:ya though like i did point out this isnt the real superman of the flashpoint world. from what i seen on wiki about the character its just some human army guy who was altered by the military to have powers and locked up. If the info i was reading is correct. But it is a terrible design.

thecolorsblend wrote:

webhead2006 wrote:ya though like i did point out this isnt the real superman of the flashpoint world. from what i seen on wiki about the character its just some human army guy who was altered by the military to have powers and locked up. If the info i was reading is correct. But it is a terrible design.

For the purposes of the story, I don't see what's so bad about it. They obviously wanted to subtly evoke some minimal iconography of The Suit without actually making something too close to that design. The character there is more Adrien Brody than Christopher Reeve. The clear intent is to make something decidedly non-Superman'ish.

I don't see what the problem is this particular case.

thecolorsblend wrote:For the purposes of the story, I don't see what's so bad about it. They obviously wanted to subtly evoke some minimal iconography of The Suit without actually making something too close to that design. The character there is more Adrien Brody than Christopher Reeve. The clear intent is to make something decidedly non-Superman'ish.

I don't see what the problem is this particular case.

thecolorsblend wrote:Ages ago, Wizard approached several prominent comic book artists to develop new Superman outfits. Jim Lee was one of 'em. You think the current design is bad? Yeesh, you should've seen what he wanted to do way back when. S-emblems on everything. EVERYTHING. Lee's attitude, as I recall, was something like "we live in a world of brand names and corporate iconography so why not play up this one?"

Apologist Puncher wrote:I would take THIS:


And it's superflous "S" symbols, over THIS hunk of ass any day of the week:


I find it funny that BOTH have high collars on them, and he did them at least 15 years apart.

Jim Lee ain't very original, is he?

Either way... why can't we just have the traditional version of The Suit? There was nothing wrong with it.

thecolorsblend wrote:I'm amazed you found that first redesign, actually.

Either way... why can't we just have the traditional version of The Suit? There was nothing wrong with it.

thecolorsblend wrote:That's Kryptonite? I thought it was a light construct courtesy of GL.

Apart from that costume, I don't have too big a beef with it. (A) I'm sick of Batman kicking Superman's ass and (B) Superman is clearly more powerful than a GL ring (or at least Hal Jordan's will).

NY Times wrote:

Bird? plane? superdude!
Jeans, tee in new #1

Here's the cover to the first "Action Comics" No. 1 in 73 years -- and the latest version of Superman is part E.T., part Paul Bunyan and even a little Bruce Springsteen.

"This is a young Superman who still believes a better world for everyone is possible," said writer Grant Morrison, who'll be chronicling the Man of Steel's days as the world's first superhero when DC Comics relaunches its entire line of comics in September.

The Post got a sneak peek ahead of this week's San Diego Comic-Con.

While most of the titles, including "Batman" and "Green Lantern," will showcase DC's iconic heroes when they're well into their careers, "Action Comics" shows the earliest adventures of Superman, who's initially a bluejeans-and-T-shirt-wearing crimefighter with a small red cape.

"We felt it was time for the big adventures of a 21st-century Paul Bunyan who fights for the weak and downtrodden against bullies of all kinds, from robot invaders and crime lords to corrupt city officials," said Morrison, a former "X-Men" writer.

"The new look reflects his status as a street-level defender of the ordinary man and woman."

The series will show how Clark Kent becomes the world's foremost superhero and how he got his iconic costume, which has been tweaked in the new continuity -- meaning no more red briefs.

The original "Action Comics" No. 1 (inset), which featured the debut of Superman, is one of the world's most sought-after comics. A copy sold for $1.5 million last March.

Earlier this year, the series reached its 900th issue, which included a controversial story in which Superman declared he intended to renounce his US citizenship.

That storyline is effectively nullified by the relaunch.


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