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Highly suggest reading Action Comics and Superman in sequential order. The former CEO of Global was the same guy Supes got to admit his guilt in Action Comics #1 Really enjoy how the two compliment each other and it's no wonder Superman felt betrayed by this buyout.
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I was worried about Superman coming out today, but I really liked it. While not the most exciting book, I think it does a fantastic job of giving people a picture of Superman and the role that he plays "today" in the city of Metropolis. In that regard, it didn't feel like Superman was even the focus, the focus of the book was totally Metropolis. It was an interesting perspective that I enjoyed. There are certainly elements (more on the Clark side of things) that show some connections with Action Comics. I think the story was paced really well, and while the cover has made me cringe since I first saw it, the art in the book is so much better, and the new costume really isn't all that bad. I know some people have moaned about the "Stormwatch" connection, but it isn't like you need to read one book to understand the other, it just points that there s a connection.
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Sep 28, 2011 21:10
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Superman #1 felt... really bland to me. Not necessarily boring, it was interesting, but it felt kind of by-the-numbers. The stuff about the Daily Planet being bought up was more interesting than Unexplained Fire Monster Thing, most of the issue was just a pretty by the numbers Superman VS Monster Thing fight. They dropped some little bits of stuff that could go somewhere in the dialogue, but didn't end the issue with any really great mystery or teaser to make me excited about those. And the horn thing thrown in the middle for seemingly no reason other than to link to some other comic was not the best idea. It wasn't bad, though. But for now, I think I'll just stick to Action Comics.
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Sep 28, 2011 23:52
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I think what shocked me the most about Superman #1 was how long of a read it was. Perez really packed the dialogue in, but it never felt overly wordy. The art was a lot better than I expected when I first saw the pencilled previews, and the layouts were fantastic it felt like it had twice as many pages as it did. I can't say I prefer it to Action, and I still hated those last couple pages in Lois' apartment building, but it's a far cry from the dysmal mess I expected it to be. I think I'll be sticking with it for a little bit. Edit: Another thing I really enjoyed was how many supporting characters there were. My first exposure to Superman was during the death/return, and something I really enjoyed from that era were all the ancilliary characters floating around the Planet. This feels like a bit of a return to that, and I enjoy the hell out of it. It also makes the idea that Clark Kent can be a big shot while at the same time just being another cog in the wheel who people don't notice too much. My only hope as far as the future goes is Lois doesn't spend every issue in that tv control room, I like her a lot more when she's right where the action is, even though that trope has been done to death. Space_Butler fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Sep 29, 2011 |
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Sep 29, 2011 04:19
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Did anyone else think it was odd that Superman's response to a clearly sentient alien was to kill it? The Fire creature points at him and says Krypton, but he makes no real attempt to communicate. It seems out of character, or rather a big change in character after the reboot.
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Sep 29, 2011 20:24
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Clark Kent is a terrible writer. No wonder the Planet was bought out.
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Sep 29, 2011 20:51
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"A Tower of Babel of indecipherably."
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Sep 30, 2011 01:39
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Illvillainy posted:"A Tower of Babel of indecipherably."
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Sep 30, 2011 03:26
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Newsarama is saying that George Perez is off of Superman with #7 and is being replaced by Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens. They give absolutely no source.
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Sep 30, 2011 20:04
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The way this is going, Giffen and Jurgens are gonna be writing every DC ongoing forever and ever. I'd be mostly fine with that.
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Sep 30, 2011 20:09
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So why did Stormwatch want me to read Superman #1? I'm not going to because I can't work it into my budget, and Action and Superboy are two Super-titles I wasn't planning on getting in the first place that I now am. (I just can't quit Conner.)
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Sep 30, 2011 22:07
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Bitchin Kitchen posted:So why did Stormwatch want me to read Superman #1? I'm not going to because I can't work it into my budget, and Action and Superboy are two Super-titles I wasn't planning on getting in the first place that I now am. (I just can't quit Conner.) There's a page featuring a mysterious alien creature blowing the horn before dropping it and teleporting away. I think that this is supposed to be what summons the fire creature to Metropolis in the same issue, but I don't believe the connection is made particularly clear.
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Sep 30, 2011 22:13
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All that happens in Superman as relating to Stormwatch is Zoidberg blows the horn of Ragnarok on top of Mt. Everest which makes the moon horny. Pun possibly intended.
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Sep 30, 2011 22:15
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Haha that's awesome, spacejung. Thanks for the info, guys! 52 is too many for one man alone to read.
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Sep 30, 2011 22:18
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Yeah, other sites are reporting that Perez is off of Superman. I kinda wish they'd gotten another team apart from Giffen and Jurgens.
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Sep 30, 2011 23:58
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The Goon posted:Yeah, other sites are reporting that Perez is off of Superman. I kinda wish they'd gotten another team apart from Giffen and Jurgens.
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Oct 1, 2011 00:42
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The Goon posted:Yeah, other sites are reporting that Perez is off of Superman. I kinda wish they'd gotten another team apart from Giffen and Jurgens. I'd be happy to have JLI Giffen on his own.
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Oct 1, 2011 04:05
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Action Comics (and others) previewed
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Oct 5, 2011 02:01
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Why oh why can't Rags Morales draw two eyes that both look in the same direction?
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Oct 5, 2011 02:13
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Nice to know Action Comics will continue to be fantastic.
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Oct 5, 2011 02:48
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Action Comics 2 is fantastic indeed. I wish the next Superman movie looked like this--its a handy blueprint anyways. Previous Superman characters are fitted in seemlessly, lots of action and still, a believable, brash young man of steel.
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Oct 5, 2011 16:07
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I am absolutely blown away by what I'm reading. Action is so fresh and vibrant even when Superman is at his most limited, I can't wait to see what Morrison has up his sleeve once he's at full strength. The use of his heat vision like a whip was ingenious, and seemed like something that should have been done years ago but never was. As I said in the DC thread, I was originally a bit bummed that the story page count for Action #2 was lower than before, but those extras with Morrison and Morales explaining all of the elements to the book were genuinely awesome to read about. I love that Luthor is written to be the embodiment of the shittiest traits of humanity, which are (according to Morrison) "constantly talking crap and drinking energy drinks".
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Oct 6, 2011 02:12
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Morrison writes a great funny Luthor. And I like that the idea of Teetotal was partially inspired by Twin Peaks's Man From Another Place.
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Oct 6, 2011 03:22
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Why does Morales draw Lois like she's a fat chick 
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Oct 6, 2011 05:14
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Hot drat, is that Brainiac at the end there? Hints of Metallo too. And John Irons, who is always awesome. I'm even to the point I like Casual Fridays Superman more than the armored version. This comic is drat cool.
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Oct 6, 2011 05:42
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I didn't really care for Action #1 but boy am I glad I stuck around for #2! Was that a dead Krypto in the case?
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Oct 6, 2011 06:02
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Looked more like a Super Goat to me. 
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Oct 6, 2011 06:35
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Looked like it had six legs to me. Definitely wasn't Krypto though... I hope...
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Oct 6, 2011 07:09
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It reminded me of something Roman Dirge would have drawn. It was vaguely dog-shaped and in a space suit, so I thought of Krypto, especially after the treatment the poor thing got in Project Superman.
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Magic Love Hose posted:Hot drat, is that Brainiac at the end there? Hints of Metallo too. And John Irons, who is always awesome. I think all of these things are true. Look at the markings on the ship. Its that triangle thing Braniac has. I don't want Morrison to stop writing Superman. Ever.
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Oct 6, 2011 21:21
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I thought they were showing Superman the Chupacabra, in a "hey we have this other unexplained thing, too!" sort of way.  Also Superman #1 was horrible, Action #1 and #2 are loving terrific.
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Oct 6, 2011 22:43
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Rand alPaul posted:I thought they were showing Superman the Chupacabra, in a "hey we have this other unexplained thing, too!" sort of way. Honestly, I didn't find Superman to be half as terrible as everyone assumed it would be. Mopey Clark at the end was bad, but other than that it was okay.
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Oct 7, 2011 15:10
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I liked Action, but I just did not dig Morales' art. It looked rushed and lovely, at least to me. If the rumors are true that he's getting replaced because he's faking behind then I won't shed any tears
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Oct 7, 2011 15:23
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The Goon posted:I liked Action, but I just did not dig Morales' art. It looked rushed and lovely, at least to me. If the rumors are true that he's getting replaced because he's faking behind then I won't shed any tears I'm just going to throw this suggestion out there: Cameron Stewart.
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Oct 7, 2011 15:58
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Stewart would be amazing. I agree, Action Comics is great but Morales really does seem to be holding it back.
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Oct 7, 2011 18:04
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TwoPair posted:Honestly, I didn't find Superman to be half as terrible as everyone assumed it would be. Mopey Clark at the end was bad, but other than that it was okay. I think I just like the young, arrogant Superman a lot more. I'm going to be bummed when he turns into Mopey Clark.
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I loved Superman. I don't see why it's so horrible Rand alPaul posted:I think I just like the young, arrogant Superman a lot more. I'm going to be bummed when he turns into Mopey Clark. But even Clark isn't mopey in Superman #1. He's still idealistic and cocky as far as I can tell.
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Oct 7, 2011 20:20
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Himuro posted:But even Clark isn't mopey in Superman #1. He's still idealistic and cocky as far as I can tell. Yeah he's only mopey because Lois isn't interested in him. He's very natural in Supes mode. Which is an interesting change from how writers usually approach him: Clark is who he is, Superman is what he does. Here it seems like being Superman is when he feels the most comfortable.
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Oct 8, 2011 00:38
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I'm not the first to say so but the depictions of Lois Lane in AC #2 are quite perplexing to say the least. Especially upon re-read.
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My dream artist would be Chris Sprouse, but there's no way in hell he'd keep a deadline. He'd be perfect for Action Comics, though. I like Rags. Yes, his art's got the occasional hiccup in it, but I like how his artwork evokes the feeling of a semi-normal world that got Superman chucked into it and hasn't fully assimilated him yet.
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