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He's quite literally rolling up his sleeves as it were and getting down and dirty, Black in tow, heh. Cool stuff indeed. The only thing I'm not totally on board with yet is the gloves though, but they could grow on me. Other than that, I really dig the look. Plays perfectly with the whole ethos of the story (one issue in, anyway).
“Look, you can’t put the Superman #77s with the #200s. They haven’t even discovered Red Kryptonite yet. And you can’t put the #98s with the #300s, Lori Lemaris hasn’t even been introduced.” — Sam
“Where the hell are you from? Krypton?” — Edgar Frog
Think of them as his gardening gloves since he’s out to pull up some bad weeds
Does make me wonder: Will this outfit be something he wears after this mini? We know it connects with the main continuity in issue 4 at some point, and perhaps Clark will wear both this outfit and his classic one. Sampere is on record as stating he loves the classic outfit and doesn’t want to change it though.
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That's been my problem.If the guy was fun..He has cool sci-fi adventures?when?jon kent had them..clark was boring drama guy. it ain't deconstruction and is reconstruction.when the guy was literally punch social evils since day one.Superman wasn't flash Gordon even back then.
Even the sci-fi adventures he goes through isn't fun nowadays.Because he has the personality of jesus or dad with his speeches."thou shall hope".Superman should shutup for a while,like i should myself and punch a giant lizard or robot or something..Just do some cool action.
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"People’s Dreams... Have No Ends"
Yeah, I don't think Morrison's ever seen an opportunity to go meta where they haven't decided to crank it up to 11. I guess after you get the high of putting yourself into the DCU at the end of Animal Man, you keep chasing that same dragon over and over again.
But, even when Morrison swings for the fences and misses the mark, I'm still glad there's someone out there able to do really ambitious stuff in mainstream superhero comics. I'm not sure there's anyone outside of Frank Miller or Neil Gaiman that DC allows this much leeway to take chances like WW: Earth One and The Green Lantern did.
Superman & The Authority feels much more mainstream than either of those, but I'm glad Morrison's still trying to push things.
Here’s something meta I just realized because someone else pointed it out: The last thing Superman does to Manchester Black in “What’s So Funny..?” is use his heat vision to cripple him. The first thing Superman does to Manchester in Superman & the Authority is use his heat vision to heal him. There’s that cyclical storytelling Morrison loves
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Agreed. Outside of Superman, Morrison is *really* hit or miss with me (I think I like maybe half of their work) but even when they do something I don't care for (WW E-1) I still appreciate the effort, yknow? I'll take a spectacular failure that was carefully considered and painstakingly crafted over half-assed mediocre and forgettable.
Oh sh*t you're right. That's a nice throwback.
I know, I know. And I'm not judging the people who aren't feeling this but I'll be damned if I understand why anyone would rather have more alien invaders and empty superheroics when *this* is on the stands right now.
Fortunately we have Superman78 on the way, so the folks who want something more....traditional....will have it. I'll likely give that a peek too.
"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.
“Look, you can’t put the Superman #77s with the #200s. They haven’t even discovered Red Kryptonite yet. And you can’t put the #98s with the #300s, Lori Lemaris hasn’t even been introduced.” — Sam
“Where the hell are you from? Krypton?” — Edgar Frog
I don't think anyone is actually opposed to bold new directions for Superman. In fact, in concept, this is a promising direction. The thing that I'm not feeling about it is the execution. Ambition should not come at the expense of coherent storytelling. And, well, the illogical continuity, the disjointed character development, the weird dialogue, the jokes that don't land...
Again, in concept, this is something I could definitely get on board with, but as of now, it's not that well executed.
Not to start the next big debate, but there's something I haven't seen mentioned that is incredibly important;
The whole issue shows an older, weakening, relaxed Superman floating about his home while trying to entertain his guest.
THE NEW "COSTUME" IS JUST SUPERMAN'S "NOT GOING OUT - NETFLIX AND ICE-CREAM DAY" ONESIE AND NOBODY CAN CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE!!!
"Has Sariel summoned you here, Azrael? Have you come to witness the miracle of your brethren arriving on Earth?"
"I WILL MIX THE ASHES OF YOUR BONES WITH SALT AND USE THEM TO ENSURE THE EARTH THE TEMPLARS TILLED NEVER BEARS FRUIT AGAIN!"
"*sigh* I hoped it was for the miracle."
Dan Watters' Azrael was incredible, a constant delight and perhaps too good for this world (but not the Forth). For the love of St. Dumas, DC, give us more!!!
Superman Panel | SDCC 2021 | DC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDOK...&ab_channel=DC
"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.
Eh, Morrison's not for everybody.
I disagree with the criticism of continuity and incoherent narrative, but the dialogue is always.....something....with Morrison. Personally I find the way they handle Superman fitting and in-line with the mythical status of the IP but if you want realistic dialogue, you most definitely will not find it here.
To each their own, hopefully Superman 78 will be more to your liking.
"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'm talking about how Superman was apparently best friends with JFK back in 1963...when Superman is only supposed to be about 40-50 years old canonically. And I know that there's precedent for it since Superman and JFK were friends back in the Silver Age. But...that was the Silver Age, when JFK was either still alive or had just recently died.
This is something Morrison tends to do a lot: sprinkle in obscure Silver Age elements just to showcase that they know them. Sort of like a "Ooooo, look how much I know about DC lore" kind of thing. But, in the present context, it doesn't make logical sense that Clark would have known JFK. And, as an unintended consequence, it makes Superman and Lois's marriage a SEVERE case of cradle-robbing...
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Apparently it's time travel. As was said in the book, Clark was lost in time and worked in secret but knew JFK. Then later he apparently gets transported to King Arthur's time, and that's where he gets the Round Table we see at the end.
The original pitch for this book was for Lois to be roughly the same age as Clark, and for the both of them to have lived through the 60s till now. That's since been changed, and Clark wasn't born back then and neither was Lois, but Clark did spend some time their via time travel like I said.
"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.