Lois Lane #9 preview
https://www.cbr.com/lois-lane-9/
Lois Lane #9 preview
https://www.cbr.com/lois-lane-9/
For what it's worth, I think Conner's look is currently (for lack of a better term) faux-punk; it's what most people think the punk era was supposed to be. I think it is trying too hard and that's what I like about it. He's young, and if I remember anything from my youth, all my classmates wanted one thing-- to be seen as adults. They'd smoke, dress differently, drink-- whatever they thought was the adult thing to do just because they weren't supposed to yet. I can't think of anything more "youth in revolt" than trying way too hard to be cool. Granted, I was never cool, but even then I found it so comically pathetic I just couldn't take it seriously. I'm 30, but I remember as a child that those kinds of jackets were what we thought the underground punk scene was about (you'd see them in Hot Topics, which were goth back then, and on TV but rarely in person). You never really saw it except from, well, people trying way too hard. So you're not far off given my experiences either, though I do see a resurgence to some degree in younger people, it's very much in that retro throwback manner.
I like Conner, but I also like the idea that in a world with a Superman, Supergirl and Superboy, he has no real idea who to even be and is just going hard in some half-hearted direction. The jacket was always a good look, but the excessive stuff on it is very much late teens/early twenties self-indulgence. For what it's worth, that sort of thing seems pretty popular and Conner strikes me as the kind of kid who would totally have an insanely popular instagram account if he ever had the time to set one up. I think he'd do fine.
Last edited by Robanker; 03-02-2020 at 02:41 AM.
Conner's entire ethos is "trying way to hard." That's like his most consistent personality trait over the entire course of his existence.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
So is it controversial to say Smashes the Klan is arguably the best Superman we've had since All-Star?
Because I'd believe it.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
Do we know how many issues there is because I'm basically waiting to collect before I can read it?
Smashes the Klan is definitely up there with All Star and Secret Identity for the best Superman stories in the last 20 years. It'll be an evergreen trade.
The TPB should get a wider release for schools and libraries. The Harley Quinn, Raven, and Beast Boy books have all been extremely successful for the younger reader imprint. I would definitely like a deluxe over-sized hardcover version of it as well though.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.