Category: Superman
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Hero Complex (who recently covered much bigger news, namely Green Lantern and Philosophy) has the exclusive reveal confirming Grant Morrison and Rags Morales on Action Comics #1, including the teaser image to the left. They also reveal the full title of Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #1 (with no mention of whether it is George Perez writing…
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Not much more to say – check it out here! (Mind you, this is not an official announcement from DC–that will presumably come tomorrow.) Does the new, younger Supes look an awful lot like Superboy-Prime to anyone else?
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In yesterday's post, I lamented the impending radical reboot of the DCU. Let me be Mr. Positive now, and list a few things I would do, had I the power, to simplify the DCU and bring it "back to basics" without (potentially) reversing years of continuity: 1. Mostly restore the pre-"Batman R.I.P." status quo in…
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Unfortunately, I saw this discussed all over the interwebs before I had a chance to read the massive Action Comics #900, which (also, even primarily!) contained the final chapter to Paul Cornell and Pete Woods' marvelous "The Black Ring" storyline (featuring several guest artists), which they tied into the "Reign of Doomsday" crossover (with the…
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Superman #710, written by Chris Roberson with pencils by Eddy Barrows and Travis Foreman, reads like one of the best issues of Superman/Batman (to be honest, I don't know if there's been an issue of that title better than this, even Roberson's issues), right down to the alternating dialogue and the heartfelt discussion between the two at…
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Newsarama has a feature article on a session at the Comics Arts Conference which took place "within" WonderCon this year. Titled "Life After Trauma: To Be A Superhero Or Supervillain," the session featured my good friend Dr. Robin Rosenberg (editor of The Psychology of Superheroes), as well as Dr. Travis Langely and Andrea Letamendi. From the…
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Sorry–I've watched Enchanted a thousand times with my daughter, and dammit I like it. (I also liked Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and Sunshine Cleaning, but those are harder to work into a title. And don't ask about Leap Year.) Via the LA Times, Comics Culture's The Beat is reporting that Amy Adams will…
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For my money–which ain't much, but still–J. Michael Straczynski is an amazing writer. His writing on Amazing Spider-Man was inspiring; his brief run on Fantastic Four was innovative; and his done-in-ones on The Brave and the Bold were stunning. (And don't get me started on Thor…) I hope to write posts on much of his…
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In the latest Hot Button feature at Newsarama, Vaneta Rogers discusses social commentary in superhero comics with writers Denny O'Neil (notable in this particular context for his classic run on Green Lantern/Green Arrow), Judd Winick (controversial runs dealing with hate crimes and AIDS in Green Lantern and, uh, Green Arrow), and Greg Rucka (celebrated for redefining The…
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I haven't had much time to read comics the last couple weeks, so I caught up on a few today, including Superman #707, which continues the "Grounded"… well, "storyline" doesn't seem like the right term… "theme," maybe. Whatever. He's walking. (If he wanted to connect with the common man and woman, he'd realize that most…
Mark D. White 