When it comes to comics,one person's "fan-service" is another persons personal cannon. So by definition it's ALL fan service. Aren't we ALL fans?
SUPERMAN is the greatest fictional character ever created.
I've been mulling it over in my head and I can't shake how in issue #2 a point was made to show how ineffective Jon's secret identity was even when technically it's more elaborate than Clark's. The wig was even called bad as if it was an obvious fake.
And with both Jay (and Taylor himself) saying that he could help Jon with that I'm wondering what's going to make Jay's take on the secret identity better than what Jon got from Bruce and Oracle?
I've arrived at two possibilities that may or may not be mutually excusive depending on who (and what) Jay ends up being.
1) Jay and his friends are going to Anne Hathaway in Princes Diaries Jon and give him a makeover that's more subtle and designed to let him blend in. Knowing Taylor it would be a way for him to more or less sing the praises of the simplicity of the Clark Kent disguise. But even then Jon's first disguise didn't strike me as all that loud or gaudy if that was Taylor's intention.
or (and this is a bit out of left field)
2) Jay might use magic to give Jon a new identity. Jay would have magic because he's the new Doctor. If you look at Taylor's Superman work you'll notice that he's very liberal with the magic vs Superman stuff, so I can see it coming into play here.
"Mark my words! This drill will open a hole in the universe. And that hole will become a path for those that follow after us. The dreams of those who have fallen. The hopes of those who will follow. Those two sets of dreams weave together into a double helix, drilling a path towards tomorrow. THAT's Tengen Toppa! THAT'S Gurren Lagann! MY DRILL IS THE DRILL THAT CREATES THE HEAVENS!" - The Digger
We walk on the path to Secher Nbiw. Though hard fought, we walk the Golden Path.
So after reading two issues, this all seems to be just a Superboy series trying to disguise itself as a Superman series.
To me it feels more like an admittedly well written Superman series that keeps trying to tell itself that it's somehow different from past Superman series.
That's like saying spiderman should be called spiderboy..
It is a superman series.Superman as embedded in public conciousness doesn't do anything jon does.there is a serious lack of "aw!shucks Farmboy boyscout messiah dad" routine to be called a regular superman series.So the difference.As said,more like spiderman than anything.Heck!even the firebrand goldenage or new52 and this kid is different.Jon has confusions and questions.Clark was making statements.This doesn't even have the leanings of postcrisis superman.
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"People’s Dreams... Have No Ends"
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I remembered what Taylor said-- sort of in passing-- about Jon coming from a lot of trauma, and the go-to was of course "oh, sure, Earth-3 stuff, I guess", but I'm having a lot of serious doubts about Earth-3 being relevant in such a major way for this run, and it's based off what we've read in the two issues and heard from interviews.
I think the trauma Jon is coming from has been in our collective faces since issue #1: Jon is Superman's son.
Clearly, that's not to say that Clark has intentionally damaged his child, but it's the fact that before Jon was even born Wonder Woman is already talking about how he could be the single greatest hero the world has ever seen, and Batman is talking about how he'll be more powerful than Clark. We even learn that in issue #2 Clark has privately hoped that Jon could do all of the things he couldn't for the world because he's born here. Jon himself even says "four of the greatest heroes in the world were there for my birth. It's a bit to live up to." Lois even calls Diana out a bit saying that they're pushing unfair expectations on him before he's even set foot in the world.
The idea that this has become more and more traumatic for Jon as he's gotten older seems to be reinforced by PKJ continuously saying that Jon's relationship with the Superman title is complex and a whole lot of pressure to constantly be under. And the fact that he was looking for ways to not be him for a bit seems to speak to that pressure being very real.
In short: similar to how I totally called Jon going to jail, I totally want him to have a legit panic attack and have to eventually go to therapy.
In fact, Lois mentions something about therapy while Jon is leaving for school. He may very well already be in it?
I really think there could be a pretty fantastic juxtaposition in Jon being the most powerful member of the Superman family yet also the most vulnerable in this way.
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"Mark my words! This drill will open a hole in the universe. And that hole will become a path for those that follow after us. The dreams of those who have fallen. The hopes of those who will follow. Those two sets of dreams weave together into a double helix, drilling a path towards tomorrow. THAT's Tengen Toppa! THAT'S Gurren Lagann! MY DRILL IS THE DRILL THAT CREATES THE HEAVENS!" - The Digger
We walk on the path to Secher Nbiw. Though hard fought, we walk the Golden Path.
From Daniel Di Nicuolo’s Twitter
@TomTaylorMade and I had a little side-adventure this summer. Maybe you already know John, best known as #Superman
https://twitter.com/DiNicuolo_/statu...569625605?s=20
Love Jon’s expression here! Honestly makes me wish Di Nicuolo was the main artist for SoKE.
I freakin' knew it!
Can't wait to get my hands on the issue Di Nicuolo does
"Mark my words! This drill will open a hole in the universe. And that hole will become a path for those that follow after us. The dreams of those who have fallen. The hopes of those who will follow. Those two sets of dreams weave together into a double helix, drilling a path towards tomorrow. THAT's Tengen Toppa! THAT'S Gurren Lagann! MY DRILL IS THE DRILL THAT CREATES THE HEAVENS!" - The Digger
We walk on the path to Secher Nbiw. Though hard fought, we walk the Golden Path.
He also posted this which looks like the Flash logo
https://twitter.com/DiNicuolo_/statu...187787266?s=20
Taylor did tease a Dick/Wally/Jon team up the other day, so it could be that!
That actually makes a shocking amount of sense.
Think about it: Dick and Wally have both taken on the roles of their mentors in a similar fashion to what Jon now faces. These were also some of the first child heroes who grew up into the hero work, and had to find a way to find a balance for their very strange lives.
They're kind of the two perfect people to talk to Jon at this tender time in his career.
Good on Taylor for seeing the parallels.
"Mark my words! This drill will open a hole in the universe. And that hole will become a path for those that follow after us. The dreams of those who have fallen. The hopes of those who will follow. Those two sets of dreams weave together into a double helix, drilling a path towards tomorrow. THAT's Tengen Toppa! THAT'S Gurren Lagann! MY DRILL IS THE DRILL THAT CREATES THE HEAVENS!" - The Digger
We walk on the path to Secher Nbiw. Though hard fought, we walk the Golden Path.
Cool to see Wally and Jon talk since Wally is still the most successful legacy character to replace their mentor.
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I'm down for Dick and Wally teaming-up...Dick and Wally interacting with Jon now feels kind of weird under the circumstances, but that can't really be helped.