2014, 2015, or 2016?
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Superman has become so stale and boring. Something new and fresh while still staying true to the character gotta happen. Geoff knows that and that's why I'm excited for this book.
Can't wait!
Agree with everything you said here. I'm fully expecting Johns to toss out everything he doesn't like, which would most likely be everything I like. SUPERMAN, as a character, is in a nice sweet spot right now. He just needs time to grow a bit. He doesn't need a trip to retcon-city.
Also, glad you're back in our new continuity here man!
Last edited by Flash Gordon; 05-22-2014 at 03:28 PM.
Pretty much. Even if he doesnt completely retcon things (like the t-shirt and jeans "era", the Collector, Vyndx, the Multitude, Dr. Veritas, the Oracle, Clarkcatopolis.com, Morgan Edge, ect.), he'll likely just totally ignore them. He's done it before with "inconvenient" plot threads many times. Normally I'm fine with it because he's dealing with a franchise that needs that sort of overhaul. But Superman is better than he has been in ages. So I worry. And hope that he puts in Shazam/early GL quality work, and not Justice League quality.
And yeah man, I've debuted in this new continuity. But I've got mixed feelings about it. You see, I've been race-changed and my origin got messed with. Now I've got all this extra angst and questions about my backstory. I'm also no longer married to my wife and am currently dating someone new, but I know deep down it won't last. But on the bright side, I'm ten years younger.
"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.
Yeah man I agree. I guarantee we'll find out he was Superboy within the first year of Geoff Johns run. I honestly think that'd be catastrophic to the Superman character, but it'll happen. We'll also get Days of Future Past LoSH and not Morrison's. Doctor Veritas will be gone, but Pak will use her. JRjr is finally drawing SUPERMAN, and it has to be Geoff Johns writing. Misery man, misery. That promo poster is awesome.
Glad you're back, and relatively the same man. I missed the other voice of reason here (everyone else is cool, just too into Johns). Still have kids? I was engaged, not sure if you knew, but I am no longer engaged. She's with another guy, and I'm 5 years younger.
No, kids got history wiped during the Crisis. Wife and I have to do the whole "will they/wont they" thing for another fifty, sixty years before I get to sleep with her again, and who knows if we'll get married before the next re-boot? Even if we do, I doubt it'll happen as organically and naturally as it did the first time.
Sorry to hear about the engagement. But hey, on the bright side the other guy is probably a super villain. You'll find out, try to warn her, she won't listen. Then you'll have a big fight with the guy, save her at the last moment from his crazy scheme, and you'll be all good again. At least until the devil makes you sign a contract because your editors ran out of ideas (again).
Still got the sidekick?
"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.
I do and I don't.
Johns' writing workload is slimmer now, so he can definitely sort of "give his all" to Superman stories, since he's splitting between that and Justice League on the deadline beat, and his say, Batman: Earth-1 and other things are sort of longer term operations to be whittled away bit by bit. And a Johns who isn't stretched too thin is going to be firing on some serious cylinders. I like his Superman - Action purposefully skewed back toward the Donner films but that doesn't mean New 52 Superman will. Another positive; should Romita Jr. need a scheduled break, we can guarantee good artists filling in.
But would I rather he write a Shazam solo? Yes. Continuing to build Shazam in Justice is acceptable, but that kid deserves a book with Gary Frank art. Would I rather he go back to Aquaman? Hell yeah, take Ivan Reis, let Mahnke draw the Justice League. And I like what Parker's doing, so you know ... resurrect Adventure Comics once more!
The thing about all these wishful thinking choices - they're sort of more insular. Aquaman has his own corner of the DCU, it's very pulpy, Johns really reaffirmed that, and it's supporting a second book now ... but it's not like as expansive as the Bat-line. Shazam would be even more insular - it's own little pocket. Green Lantern started that way, fairly insular. That's why Sinestro Corps War, even featuring 90% of the DCU super-heroes, is still the best story compared to Blackest Night, War of the Lanterns or Third Army/First Lantern.
Superman'll be fine. Gives him more time to build CRISIS ON 52 EARTHS or whatever.
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