Category: Superman
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I hadn't planned to write any more about the DC relaunch–every month I drop a couple more titles, and I fear it won't be long before I'm buying little more than the Batman and Green Lantern families of books. (Even Earth 2 is sounding more like a new Tangent Earth: the names are the same…
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In this morning's New York Post, we get an image of the new Captain Marvel Shazam. Gritting his teeth. Looking mean. With a hood. Grrr. Just like the old Captain Marvel. No different. Ahem. Somehow I don't think Hoppy the Marvel Bunny is showing up in the DC New 52, unless he plays the role…
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According to a brand spanking new press release in USA Today, DC is launching six "new" titles in May, including the long-hinted JSA title Earth 2 (supposedly written by James Robinson and pencilled by Nicola Scott) and Worlds' Finest, which is said to feature Power Girl and Huntress. The article they both spotlight "alternate worlds,"…
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So here we are, in early October–New York Comic Con is several days away–and I realized I had written a lot about the new DCU before anybody had actually read the books, but I had yet to comment on it after reading September's big batch of #1's. Rather than give a book-by-book review, I'll just…
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From today's newspaper funnies (remember those?):
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From DC's The Source we get press-friendly news about Superman's new status come September, including his very own "One More Day"-style marriage annulment (starring Barry Allen in the role of Mephisto, I'm sure), news that his alien nature will be emphasized over the quest for humanity (at least in Action Comics, which tells stories of…
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Wiley just released their free Kindle book, Superheroes: The Best of Philosophy and Pop Culture, featuring one chapter from each of the superhero-themed books in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, including the forthcoming titles on Superman and the Avengers, as well as two new and exclusive chapters, written by yours truly, on Captain…
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This is great: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal takes an extremely practical approach to the life of Superman, part of it resembling Mahesh Ananth and Ben Dixon's chapter titled "Should Bruce Wayne Have Become Batman?" from Batman and Philosophy: The Dark Knight of the Soul (questioning whether superheroics are the morally best use of Bruce Wayne's wealth and…
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This morning at Newsarama, Jill Pantozzi points out that DC sent out a press release at the last minute announcing that today's Superman #712, which was supposed to contain a Roberson/Straczynski story about social prejudice in the context of the "Grounded" storyline, has been replaced by what fans have come to know as the "lost"…
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The Source has the rest of the Superfamily details post-Flashpoint: Superman #1 (note: no subtitle, as reported previously) will be written by George Perez but pencilled by Jesus Merino. "What is Superman’s startling new status quo? How does it affect his friends, loved ones and his job at The Daily Planet?" Supergirl #1 will be…
Mark D. White 