DC Sneak Peek: Action Comics

[Vanguard-01]

I thought I saw Bizarro snapped it like string before and the concept of truth seemed fine pre 52. New 52 I don't think that's the idea.

The Bizaro incident was non-canon, and "Trinity" was a gigantic insult to Diana and her fans, anyway.

The Golden Perfect was the only time the Lasso broke in canon, pre-Flashpoint, continuity. And reality was emphatically NOT fine.

New 52? Obviously, it's up in the air. The Lasso has yet to be broken (or even used all that much.) We won't know until some writer chooses to do it.

[Superlad93]

The Bizaro incident was non-canon

Hmm interesting. Didn't know Trinity was non canon.

[Blacksun]

Repetition seems more like trying to convince us.

That scene where he gets his cape ripped just seems like the equivalent of an atm eating your credit card. I feel more of a down on his luck, Spider-Man vibe than a bold new turn for Superman . hope he has bus fare

yeah, I read the scene this way too. Really bad luck, really bad day. while the cape has sentimental value, they are truing to hard to make it meant more than it is.

I was against it hardcore, but I figured if they really had a strong story it would support itself. They still might, but that preview was totally underwhelming.

Summary for those who can't access the preview:
Superman rides a snowmobile, throws "damn" like five times into one monologue, gets into a fight when ninja pop out of the snow, and then learns the fortress doesn't recognize him. It snatches his swag and leaves him yelling and thinking to himself that he's still superman. Over and over.

best sneak peaks where the ones that looked like a trailer, like green arrow and detective comics. This offer very little to what is going on. He is depowered and fortress don't accept him? and what else?

wonder why batman didn't offered a lift to superman?

[Cipher]

On topic: I'm excited. Well-written, well-drawn scene. It even uses monlogue boxes well!

Off topic, but only because these pages were laid out here and this is a constant gripe of mine with DC's comics, even from writers I mostly enjoy:

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Why the hell are there so many monologue boxes on these pages? What work are they doing, until maybe the final page, where a line from the Fortress would've sufficed, that isn't already conveyed by the art? Page two straight-up reads better without them.

[Sacred Knight]

yeah, I read the scene this way too. Really bad luck, while the cape has sentimental value, they are truing to hard to make it meant more than it is.

No, you're just not remembering properly what it has already been established as meaning to him. Right off the bat Morrison established strong value to the cape. He threatened to break Luthor's neck to get it back from the government. His response to it being taken to him was more than appropriate. It wasn't adding anything to the weight of Superman's feelings over the cape that haven't been there from the beginning.

[Superlad93]

wonder why batman didn't offered a lift to superman?

How? Isn't Batman gone?

[Deniz Camp]

"Most powerful hero in the DCU. An inspiration to heroes and non-heroes everywhere."

Not "A powerless man kneeling in the snow and boo-hooing that his (previously indestructible) blanky got ripped."

So basically "he has to be the bestest". That's fine, but it's not at all what I think the character is about. Not only do neither of those things have to be true for me, but I'd rather not define him in relation to other heroes. If you're going to talk about the character, you'd think you'd actually talk about him.

[Blacksun]

How? Isn't Batman gone?

depend, he was still active on superman 40. DC said story will trumps continuity (superman with original armor show up on starfire sneak peaks).

No, you're just not remembering properly what it has already been established as meaning to him. Right off the bat Morrison established strong value to the cape. He threatened to break Luthor's neck to get it back from the government. His response to it being taken to him was more than appropriate. It wasn't adding anything to the weight of Superman's feelings over the cape that haven't been there from the beginning.

IO know very well the value of the cape. But new 52 try too hard put the emphasis on krypton related things

[Sacred Knight]

Within Truth, Jim is Batman, as he shows up in the Batman/Superman installment. So at least in this story, Bruce isn't around.

[Superlad93]

depend, he was still active on superman 40. DC said story will trumps continuity (superman with original armor show up on starfire sneak peaks).

Yeah I'm pretty sure he's gone seeing as Superman meets the new one in Batman/Superman

[Blacksun]

Within Truth, Jim is Batman, as he shows up in the Batman/Superman installment. So at least in this story, Bruce isn't around.

so they will jump completely forward, sure they could use a different window of time if they wanted to use Bruce

[Superlad93]

so they will jump completely forward, sure they could use a different window of time if they wanted to use Bruce

They don't want to so they won't. Simple as that.

[Sacred Knight]

They could have, but I really don't see why as Truth is a Superman tale so there's no real reason for the team to force Bruce's presence. The more apt question would actually be why he didn't ask Diana for a lift.

[MosSuperman]

I didn't want to but I'm skipping this and dropping Superman and S/WW. I'm not interested and never will be in reading about a weak Superman in either of those titles. I don't mind that his identity has been revealed but his solar flare power and new look is just not working for me. I hope that even though Johns created solar flare he doesn't use it in his JL run since that's where I'll be getting my Superman fix.

For those who are interested in it, I hope you guys enjoy it.

[Blacksun]

They don't want to so they won't. Simple as that.

right, but batman was heavily present on the last issues of superman