PREVIEW: Action Comics #51

[Kuwagaton]

that is what teenagers do

Exactly. As I said in another thread, the problem with the relationship here is that they want Superman sassy and headstrong, and it doesn't make him much of an older cousin. So after some misgivings, I won't be surprised if Kara warms up to the new Superman who is more level headed in his approach to people and situations.

[AlexanderLuthor]

SuperLeague is everything I want my Superman comics to be so far. Lots going on here, and I thought the response to Kara being seemingly experimented on made sense. It's Pretty clear who this new Clark Kent is. And I'm glad that it looks like they will resolve the Clark/Diana relationship status soon

[manofsteel1979]

Tomasi gives another rock solid issue. I like the idea of nuperman being the new Fortress A I. A way to keep him around while he is "dead".

So..next issue. I hope fans of the power couple gets some decent closure ( for now)after months of being jerked around.

[Tayswift]

Tomasi gives another rock solid issue. I like the idea of nuperman being the new Fortress A I. A way to keep him around while he is "dead".

So..next issue. I hope fans of the power couple gets some decent closure ( for now)after months of being jerked around.

well more fan service and finfic, tomasi can't help himself

Exactly. As I said in another thread, the problem with the relationship here is that they want Superman sassy and headstrong, and it doesn't make him much of an older cousin. So after some misgivings, I won't be surprised if Kara warms up to the new Superman who is more level headed in his approach to people and situations.

we already have one teenager, we don't need a adult like superman acting like one. I can easily she liking a nicer superman that doesn't sassy her around. and she will have a younger cousin awwwns

[Dispenser Of Truth]

we already have one teenager, we don't need a adult like superman acting like one. I can easily she liking a nicer superman that doesn't sassy her around. and she will have a younger cousin awwwns

Christ, dude. He was frustrated with her yelling at him for saving her from experimentation after months of giving her a galaxy's worth of rope. That he's a nice guy doesn't preclude him from basic frustration; how is that acting like a teenager? I realize you're generally against him expressing emotions beyond general benevolence, but it's a far step from him acting like an actual person in a frightening, tiresome situation to "it's good that he's dying because his cousin will like this new stranger and his kid better".

[Prime]

Was the issue good?

[Tayswift]

Christ, dude. He was frustrated with her yelling at him for saving her from experimentation after months of giving her a galaxy's worth of rope. That he's a nice guy doesn't preclude him from basic frustration; how is that acting like a teenager? I realize you're generally against him expressing emotions beyond general benevolence, but it's a far step from him acting like an actual person in a frightening, tiresome situation to "it's good that he's dying because his cousin will like this new stranger and his kid better".

she is mad at him because he just stopped her from doing something she wants. the frustration is real and he can even say "i'm wrong, i didn't kept contact with you and messed what you were doing. I just thought something bad was happening to you, ok?"

the problem that beyond being nice, superman is super often a jerk to people around him

[Dispenser Of Truth]

she is mad at him because he just stopped her from doing something she wants. the frustration is real and he can even say "i'm wrong, i didn't kept contact with you and messed what you were doing. I just thought something bad was happening to you, ok?"

the problem that beyond being nice, superman is super often a jerk to people around him

Let's try breaking this down as if this were a real situation.

Pleasant, orphaned reporter Clark Kent learns he has a cousin Kara, though at first she's skeptical about their relation. He decides pushing against her isn't going to help even though she's in a rough situation, so he tells her she can make her own way in things, but he'll be there if she needs him. A few weeks later, Kara gets a boyfriend who actively assaults him and another family member in front of her, and while this guy strings her along, Clark has to get his friends together before this guy actually kills people and gets her to help him. She clears her head a little after that - they still don't have the kind of relationship he'd like to have with his only living relative, but they're warm - until she ends up in a gang that has most definitely killed people in the past, and she insists she'll figure it out herself; the only positive thing about the situation is that a former work colleague is there to keep an eye on things. She comes back, and god, maybe this time it'll all be okay, she's settled down, gotten a job, it all seems alright. But major personal circumstances take him off the grid for awhile, and when he comes back, he learns she's been gone, with no explanation. For weeks. He needs the help of a private detective to track her town, and when he finds her, she's strapped into a chair, by all appearances being tortured. He gets her the hell out of there...and then she screams at him that she doesn't need any help, and that she doesn't need to tell him about every little thing he does. That this guy has any response at all more gentle than "What the hell is wrong with you, you stupid godammned kid?! Do you have any idea how worried I - I just...I just could not possibly be more disappointed in you." speaks to some pretty superhuman restraint and level-headedness on his part.

Whatever. You decided you hate this dude because he doesn't act like a doormat and tell kids to drink their OJ, you'll have your guy back soon and you'll love him literally no matter what. I'm done with this.

[RobinFan4880]

Why couldn't DC make comics like these for the last 4 years (ever since Morrison left)? This is pure gold. Great stuff. If DC had pumped out comics like these, Superman wouldn't have been selling like poop.

I liked how Nuperman busted into the DEO's office and was fully in a shoot first, ask questions later mood. It suits who Nuperman kind of is. More brash and brazen than Superdad. I also like how we have just glimpsed Kara's new status quo with the DEO. It mirrors but is not a copy of Kara's Supergirl TV show's status quo. I like it.

I was a little shocked when the dragon guy was like, "Sure, take my hand. Oh you can't regrow it right now. I'll just limp over to the corner and get my stump cauterized. It's cool. I understand. Science before friends."

[manofsteel1979]

Let's try breaking this down as if this were a real situation.

Pleasant, orphaned reporter Clark Kent learns he has a cousin Kara, though at first she's skeptical about their relation. He decides pushing against her isn't going to help even though she's in a rough situation, so he tells her she can make her own way in things, but he'll be there if she needs him. A few weeks later, Kara gets a boyfriend who actively assaults him and another family member in front of her, and while this guy strings her along, Clark has to get his friends together before this guy actually kills people and gets her to help him. She clears her head a little after that - they still don't have the kind of relationship he'd like to have with his only living relative, but they're warm - until she ends up in a gang that has most definitely killed people in the past, and she insists she'll figure it out herself; the only positive thing about the situation is that a former work colleague is there to keep an eye on things. She comes back, and god, maybe this time it'll all be okay, she's settled down, gotten a job, it all seems alright. But major personal circumstances take him off the grid for awhile, and when he comes back, he learns she's been gone, with no explanation. For weeks. He needs the help of a private detective to track her town, and when he finds her, she's strapped into a chair, by all appearances being tortured. He gets her the hell out of there...and then she screams at him that she doesn't need any help, and that she doesn't need to tell him about every little thing he does. That this guy has any response at all more gentle than "What the hell is wrong with you, you stupid godammned kid?! Do you have any idea how worried I - I just...I just could not possibly be more disappointed in you." speaks to some pretty superhuman restraint and level-headedness on his part.

Whatever. You decided you hate this dude because he doesn't act like a doormat and tell kids to drink their OJ, you'll have your guy back soon and you'll love him literally no matter what. I'm done with this.

I'm telling you, if Nuperman was with Lois, you wouldn't hear one complaint about Nuperman being a jerk. It's so transparent.

[Dispenser Of Truth]

I'm telling you, if Nuperman was with Lois, you wouldn't hear one complaint about Nuperman being a jerk. It's so transparent.

To be fair, he should be with Lois.

[K. Jones]

Pelletier has done real good here. Is he on Justice League now?

[BagelMan]

I thought it was a pretty good issue. So I'm guessing that

spoilers:

severed dragon hand with Clark's blood is what's going to lead to Kenji getting his powers? The idea of manufacturing Super-men with DNA samples ala Jurassic Park sets an interesting precedent if they ever want to really explore that concept later down the line.

end of spoilers

Also, Wonder Woman looked cool, but is there a reason she's knocking on the fortress of solitude's door equipped with a sword and shield? Was she expecting a fight? >_>

[DragonPiece]

I thought it was a pretty good issue. So I'm guessing that

spoilers:

severed dragon hand with Clark's blood is what's going to lead to Kenji getting his powers? The idea of manufacturing Super-men with DNA samples ala Jurassic Park sets an interesting precedent if they ever want to really explore that concept later down the line.

end of spoilers

Also, Wonder Woman looked cool, but is there a reason she's knocking on the fortress of solitude's door equipped with a sword and shield? Was she expecting a fight? >_>

Yeah, I'm hoping we'll see her pov of how she found out in SM/WW next week, or else that scene just looks weird.

[Soldy]

Pelletier has done real good here.

Thanks to Sandra hope and Tomeu Morey)

Is he on Justice League now?

Pelletier was on B&R Eternal, his next project is Cyborg Rebirth.