Questions About Recent Superman and DC Comics Releases
Hey, I haven't logged in here for a while, but as some folks might recall, I'm basically the New52 Superman guy- as in, he's my favorite Superman, and I never quite adjusted to "SuperDad". I gave the Rebirth comics a chance, but I had a lot of problems with them relative to my favorite era, and didn't feel like paying to keep up with them, ultimately, especially in the face of a lot of financial stress.
Anyway, my local library has a program where I can read DC Comics trade collections for free digitally by "checking them out" on a website using my library card ID on Hoopla. I'm limited to a half dozen a month (and have to "return" them), but I've been able to read all the Bendis Superman stuff that's been collected. I like the Bendis era stuff better than the Rebirth and the early Reborn Superman (This is still technically the Reborn Superman, of course, not a reboot or a retcon, but he's written a bit differently). Though it's by no means a return to the New52 Superman, which is the ideal for me, in style or substance, it's more of a generic Superman than Rebirth Superman (And it's not like I didn't like Superman before the New52, so while a generic isn't as good as New52 for me, it's better than the Rebirth Superman for me), with some of Bendis' humor and flair in there, which I enjoyed during his X-Men runs (Superman is genuinely funny! That's a plus.). It still leaves a little bit to be desired, I probably wouldn't pay for it, but for free (And legally so, to boot!)? Yup, I'll read it. It's an improvement at least. Jon's status quo change is helpful (I figure everyone who's read it knows what I'm talking about it, so I don't need to spoil it for people catching up), as is there being less focus on him in general- although at the point I'm at (Remember, the library program involves waiting on trades, so I'm a bit behind the latest monthlies) it's not 100% clear that'll stick (I hope it does- I feel like I can deal with Jon better that way, and it'll allow Bendis to continue to involve him a bit less in things as Jon would have greater independence). More typical Daily Planet drama and whatever is nice, too, etc..
Anyhow, got a few quick questions:
[B]1.[/B] I remember at one point we were looking at a potential cover for [B]Sideways [/B] that showed a presumably parallel universe Superman in the t-shirt and jeans look New52 Superman had during both the Grant Morrison run on Action Comics covering his earliest days in Metropolis and the one he adopted linewide during the Truth arc late in the New52 Superman's life as an independent entity. My favorite look was the Kryptonian body armor (Which is canon as a mostly unseen previous look for the current Superman now- He's shown in a flashback in that uniform when Lois is giving birth to Jon), but I liked the t-shirt and jeans thing, too, to a lesser extent.
So, my questions related to that are: A. Just in general, did that materialize as something worth checking out? You know, with that Superman having more than a cameo in the issue and him having a somewhat New52 like attitude? B. Is it in the trade the collects Sideways 1-6?, and C. If it's not in the trade, is there another Sideways trade coming out that will include it? I know the book was cancelled as a monthly, so I realize it could be that the issue with Superman may have never come out or may never be collected.
[B]2.[/B] I remember there were a few [B]"lost" issues of the New52 Superman-Wonder Woman series [/B](Or something similar- might have been another Supes title that involved New52 Superman) that were drawn but never published as issues. A long time later, I read that they were collected in a trade or something. Anyone know what the name of that trade (or whatever) is? I want to check for it on Hoopla.
[B]3.[/B] Any New52 Superman or New52 Superman-"esque" sightings outside of the Superman title and Action Comics (and the stuff mentioned above) that I could potentially find on Hoopla? No need to look into whether Hoopla has it or not, I can check that part, I just need to know what I'm looking for. :)
[B]4.[/B] What trade covers[B] Lex Luthor's transformation back into a bad guy[/B]? If you don't know the trade title, just knowing the series (i.e. Justice League) and issue numbers of story arc name or whatever you remember is fine. I'll figure it out from there.
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5.[/B] Any other good trades from my "lost" time DC Comics wise? Doesn't have to be Superman related. I read Flash Wars and the following Flash trade, and will be keeping up from there. Also, I read some of Hitch's Rebirth Justice League- I liked the tie-ins to his JLA run and continuing acknowledgement that New52 Superman existed. Generally, parallel universes and time travel are fun.
Any good Green Lantern stuff? I hear the Grant Morrison title is good, already plan on checking that out when it gets to the service.
