I think a comic about Superman trying, and constantly failing, to kill himself would be a great read. They could have, like, dunno, Peter Bagge or Kyle Baker do it. I think I would be more excited by that than any other Superman comic DC’s published in the past four, five years maybe. (Other than ASS.)
“What?”
I really Think supes is NOT a character whom in his titles should be portrayed as a self-centered character in relates to the environment around jim (as is done in most Marvel and DC character treatment)
heck in this mundane and pessimistic world Supes can even be brought up as unique… the dumb DC editorials and marketing people really doesn’t want to find an angle in it…
BTW the Braniac Arc ROCKS!! best non-hyped comic title i’ve read in awhile now (Better IMO than BATs RIP and Brand new day)
Yes it is now i just hope New Krypton will be just as good
I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO confused though with the history of Kandor Know…
I do know that it is reestablished that Braniac Shrunk it like in Pre-C but about stories essential to Superman that had Kandor in them like the one (i forgot the arc) with Michael turner’s team (not him) doing the art and he was a biker at the beginning of the arc.
Ordinarily, I don’t like to shill for causes du jour, but I couldn’t help it in this case.
The house where Jerry Siegel first thought up the idea for Superman is in dilapidated shape and will continue to worsen without intervention. It is my opinion that this house is of cultural significance, and ought to be preserved with the same attention as other historical landmarks. If you’re interested, you can buy t-shirts and bid on collectible items at [this website,](http://www.ordinarypeoplechangetheworld.com/articles/saving-the-house- where-superman-was-born.aspx) with proceeds going to repairing and preserving the house.
Also, check out the cool artwork by major comics artists. I’m partial to Dave Gibbons’ “Let’s get to work!” drawing.
so, i recently came across a picture of old school supes wearing a fucking napoleon hat and flying on a horse statue, that had clearly been ripped out of the ground. also, he was holding a sword in the air. that’s fucking amazing.
any idea what issue might be from? i guess i should google it.
i wish i could get my hands on the really old shit w/out the pages falling apart in my hands. all the superman comics my pops has from when he was a kid are in such poor condition. too bad for me it would seem.
sweet victory, http://bp3.blogger.com/_oGvsPo8kEhc/RnRDtPBxJfI/AAAAAAAAAIA/RMCLQQSW4g0/s1600-h/rg4.jpg and the page explaining why he was wearing the hat, http://sayitbackwards.blogspot.com/2007/06/k-metal-from-krypton-part-1.html.
Why do some Supes fans not like Superman: Birthright? I don’t see what’s so bad about this series.
It’s not that it’s bad. There’s just not much special about it. It’s another regurgitation of the origin story, and it doesn’t really capture what’s great about the character. And the art is really poor in some areas.
if you go back and read the original interview the exec was not talking about making the superman reboot darker but rather going more realistic/darker with other dc properties that could allow it (ie as opposed to doing the jack black version of green lantern)
I take it back. It’s bad. It’s only acceptable by the low standards required to accept the majority of other mainstream comics without gagging.
While I do agree that the art is weak at some points, I personally liked the feel it gave as origin story.
Thanks for your input tho :tup:
So far, there has been no 100% complete release of the Superman: the Movie OST. Even the best available recording of it (for my money, the 20th anniversary recording with John Debney and the Royal Scottish Orchestra) omits some of the introductory sequence just before the main titles, among other bits and pieces (mercifully including Margot Kidder’s recitation of “Can You Read My Mind?”).
The obvious solution would be to load up the 2001 DVD of Superman: the Movie, which has a music-only audio track, and do some ripping. Unfortunately, that version of the main titles consists of two different takes that are crudely spliced together–listen for the edit right when the word “Superman” appears on the screen. The second take is slightly higher in pitch than the first, which isn’t too noticeable when you’ve got opening credits flying over your head accompanied by loud “whoosh” sound effects… but for standalone listening purposes, it’s unacceptable.
Fortunately, I checked, and the first portion of the main titles on the DVD is perfectly in tune with the main titles on the Royal Scottish Orchestra recording. So I ripped the music from both of them and spliced them together in Audacity. I know exactly where the edit is, having went over it numerous times to get it just right, and it still sounds pretty tight to my ears. Kudos, me.
I now have a complete and listenable MP3 of the Superman: the Movie main titles, forged in the fires of my nerdery. Yes, I’m aware that I had too much free time this evening.
Goody what is your comment on this
“Supes was to the Deppression era as Spidey was to the 1960’s in terms of relatability to their times”
Aldous from the now defunct Stta.nu stated that but if that were true that would de-value spidey as someone who’s not the original relatability icon (I do know Billy batson did preceed spidey in terms of a superhero in a kid’s eyes)
Goody i guess you’re not interested in the upcoming New Krypton story right?.
Altough Johns promised it will be just as good as the SCW
I don’t know this Aldous guy, but I think he has his priorities mixed up. If you like Spider-Man, then you like Spider-Man. No need to feel bad about it just because you (surprise surprise) found out he isn’t very unique, in a genre that’s built on archetypes that go back thousands of years in the tradition of human storytelling.
Spidey is a superhero as the result of a uniquely adolescent reaction to a personal tragedy, so I’d say he’s more relatable to adolescents than Superman is. Superman, to the people of the Depression era, represented the same thing that Spider-Man represents to modern teenagers–the desire to overcome the adversities that dog your everyday existence.
Superman later graduated to be an example of both godlike power and the best that humanity could aspire towards, whereas Spidey went on to be a married workaday Joe. Which was cool, except Barry Allen did it first.
Next week All Star Superman #12 AND Action comics #869 can’t get any better than this
ASS 12 is still on track for this Wednesday. Let’s cross our fingers and hope there aren’t any partially blacked-out swear words in it.
At long last: All Star Superman #12, the finale of the current storyline, comes out today. I have no idea what to expect, but after what happened in issue 11, it looks like it’s going to be a doozy.
