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kerouac
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The New Superman!
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Jan 3 16:00 UTC 1997 |
DC Comics has announced that they are re-inventing Superman. Starting
with the March issue, Superman will nolonger have the familiar blue and
red outfit, or capes, or boots. The new Superman will be have a new all white
capeless outfit with a metallic looking new shaped "S" Instead of flying,
Superman will boolt from place to place. And Clark Kent will turn into
Superman, not e Superman already simply wearing lcothes. Meaning that
Clark Kent will normally be human, with vulnerablility to sicknesses and
bleeding and .etc
The new Superman will look radically different, I saw a picture. Doyou
think the punblic will accept this? Willit increase Superman sales? Only
time will tell.
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kerouac
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response 1 of 63:
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Jan 3 19:14 UTC 1997 |
And instead of bullets bouncing off his chest, bullets will now pass
right through Superman, who will have a less than solid state. Also he
will now have a partial mask, covering portionsof his face but not his hair.
NOt too unlike a green lantern.
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biohazar
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response 2 of 63:
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Jan 4 04:28 UTC 1997 |
the idea has to do with some with The Longest Night that came out awhile. I
didn't read it, but I think Earth's sun was changed. Since Superman powers
are based on the sun, his powers are changing. I think they should go the way
of Kingdom Come rather than this.
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pez
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response 3 of 63:
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Jan 4 07:46 UTC 1997 |
He went from the Man of Steel to the Man of Energy
As I understand it, he is a being of light...
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otaking
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response 4 of 63:
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Jan 4 12:47 UTC 1997 |
Sounds like DC is desperate to mess with one of their biggest properties
like that.
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de
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response 5 of 63:
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Jan 4 17:16 UTC 1997 |
Why?! Why do they do these things?! You want to boost your sales, you
write better stories, not screw around with *well* established characters
like that!! GAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
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pez
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response 6 of 63:
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Jan 4 18:43 UTC 1997 |
i read that this is going to be an ongoing story.. not something they plan
to change back immediately if fans don't like it
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bio
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response 7 of 63:
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Jan 5 05:51 UTC 1997 |
See, this is another good reason why big companies like DC shouldn't be in
comics. DC is showing us that insted of making good stories the make hype...
It was the same thing with Superman's death and return and Batman's back being
broken on then his return, then the posion story. Sure, some of the Vertigo
and Helix comics are good, but the money makers are Batman and Superman. So
to make more money then make hype. Same with X-Men and Spiderman. They got
to stop making multiable books on the same characters, stop making hype, start
make mature and reasonable story (not clones) and tyhen see how the sales
go... Just me babbling again.
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otaking
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response 8 of 63:
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Jan 6 00:40 UTC 1997 |
Don't you realize that this'll give DC the chance to create new Supermen
just like they did after his "death." We'll probably find out that he
isn't Superman, just one of dozens of people claiming to be Superman.
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biohazar
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response 9 of 63:
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Jan 6 06:45 UTC 1997 |
good, maybe that'll mean the real Superman is still dead!
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pez
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response 10 of 63:
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Jan 6 20:47 UTC 1997 |
too bad they're not ALL dead.. :P
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otaking
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response 11 of 63:
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Jan 7 12:32 UTC 1997 |
Even worse news! I heard that DC will revamp Superboy around issue 50.
I guess that means Steel and the cyborg will follow. What next?
Wonder Woman turns purple? The Flash loses his speed and becomes a
master photographer? Batman turns feral? How much more do they want
to screw up?!?
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pez
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response 12 of 63:
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Jan 7 23:34 UTC 1997 |
I know!! they can have it revealed that the Martian Manhunter is really not
a Martian!!! and that Lois Lane was replaced with Bizarro Lois Lane long ago
so Clark Kent didn't marry who he thought he did.. ugh.
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richard
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response 13 of 63:
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Jan 11 22:37 UTC 1997 |
this is a publicity stunt I think by DC. Anything to get attention and sell
a few copies. I think the cape and old outfit will be back soon enough. I
mean Superman *has* to be in red, white and blue! After all, he fights for
"truth, justice and the AMERICAN way"!
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senna
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response 14 of 63:
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Jan 12 06:58 UTC 1997 |
Remember what happened to Batman's "redesigned" costume? is that still
around? Change around here is never permanent uless it translates into sales.
Superman doesn't need to be reinvented. He's one of the most durable
characters in comics, his constume continues to be a landmark. changing it
isn't going to do anything that's good. I got out of comics reading because
of publicity stunts like these. XMen disgusts me. I don't know what's going
on anymore, and frankly I dont' care. I'm not going to buy 10 issues of
different comics a month to find out what one storyline is. I mercifully
missed all that age of apocalypse crap, the spiderclone, and everything else.
and thank god. when I write stories, I do it to write stories, not to make
money.
Besides, big blue looks ugly.
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richard
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response 15 of 63:
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Jan 18 02:34 UTC 1997 |
I have to admit aht all that alternate universe stuff and earth 1
and earth two and earth 3 superheroes was a real turnoff. Not to
mention *confusing* It got so you didnt know (I'm still not sure!)
who's alive and who's dead anymore!
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otaking
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response 16 of 63:
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Jan 18 12:34 UTC 1997 |
But they got rid of all the alternate universes with Crisis of the Infinite
Earths back in the mid 80's. What did they do? Bring them all back?
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de
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response 17 of 63:
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Jan 18 16:51 UTC 1997 |
I've noticed that every once in a while DC will "clean up" their universe
and try to explain some discrepancies with crossover events like Crisis
on Infinite Earths or Zero Hour. Which is confusing but I appreciate it
because they at least try. Marvel on the other hand tries to have every-
thing anyone ever wrote about any character remain established fact to be
referenced 15 years later to confuse the hell out of everyone. It's like
a soap opera with too many characters, playing 12 episodes a day.
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pez
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response 18 of 63:
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Jan 18 19:28 UTC 1997 |
Marvel is supposed to be pulling a "Zero Hour" type thing soon..
cleaning up most of the last 2(!) years messes.. isn't it amazing and
sickening how quickly Marvel screwed itself up so bad it needed a reboot?
this is going to happen sometime around the End of Heroes Reborn (soon..
let it end SOON!!!) hey! this is the new Superman item.. umm.. Look! Up in
the Sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a gimmick!! <luke runs away>
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otaking
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response 19 of 63:
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Jan 19 01:45 UTC 1997 |
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's STUPERDUCK!
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bio
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response 20 of 63:
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Jan 19 03:21 UTC 1997 |
All I got to say is... <SIGH>
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richard
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response 21 of 63:
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Jan 25 21:49 UTC 1997 |
interesting...Warner Brothers has given the go-ahead for a new big
screen superman movie, to be released christmas 1998--
the title--- "Superman Reborn"
(does this mean the movie will have the new superman or the old superman
reborn, or both>?)
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pez
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response 22 of 63:
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Jan 26 00:19 UTC 1997 |
i heard they were going to make The Death and Return of Superman into a movie
with ALL the guest stars and Doomsday!! i'm guessing Clark won't be appearing
much.. oh well.
i'm curious.. is Clark Kent = Superman OR Superman = Clark Kent
I ask because Batman is just Batman except when he needs Bruce Wayne to do
something that Batman can't accomplish "alone"
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bio
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response 23 of 63:
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Jan 26 04:41 UTC 1997 |
OH NO! SUPERMAN REBORN... DON'T TELL ME THAT ROB LIEFELD PUT A EAGLE ON HIS
HEAD TOO... no wait, sorry I got concused there.
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pez
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response 24 of 63:
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Jan 26 04:50 UTC 1997 |
i will kill anyone that releases a comic under the title "________ Reborn"
I hate the word reborn now.. i also hate the word Liefield..
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