tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post2914934476421950511..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Action Comics #35Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-73356743691901457122014-10-04T11:30:32.435-04:002014-10-04T11:30:32.435-04:00Jay,
It never hit me that the article might be a f...Jay,<br />It never hit me that the article might be a feint by Clark.<br /><br />The 'you're almost there Lois' comment as he was reading Lois' rebuttal seemed odd. I read it that he was happy she almost about to say Superman should quit only to have the next page be a left hand turn by Lois. Since we never see his response to that page (because we transition to Lana) I didn't know if he was happy or sad.<br /><br />Certainly, rereading it thinking it is a feint makes the whole book read differently, as if Clark is more upset that Lana and Bruce feel the way they do.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment! Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-44132630717405964512014-10-04T01:50:33.049-04:002014-10-04T01:50:33.049-04:00Woops, hit send too soon...I meant to close with t...Woops, hit send too soon...I meant to close with that the entire point of the issue from the Clark standpoint was that his apparent doldrums attitude about Superman in the opening pages when he's in the dark, seemingly brooding, it was just misdirection. There was no crisis of self. Clark just did a little bit of trolling so the best reporter he knows would write the story the people needed to hear. I'm guessing he doesn't care that much about sullying Clark's name in regards to feelings about Superman because if anything all it does is help protect his secret all the more.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-42478597079722730302014-10-04T01:47:00.590-04:002014-10-04T01:47:00.590-04:00For the record, my interpretation was that Lois wa...For the record, my interpretation was that Lois wasn't telling Clark anything he didn't already know. His feelings about Superman are exactly hers. His article on the blog was bait. He wanted Lois to ensure the people that the Earth still needs Superman, Clark didn't want to essentially talk himself up, or he felt she could best illustrate it. Either way though his blog article was NOT his true feelings. You could see this by his reaction to both her railing at him, and his reaction when reading her article. He clearly expected, banked on, and welcomed it. Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-32450016137290840632014-10-03T17:52:00.923-04:002014-10-03T17:52:00.923-04:00Bart - wasn't it great to see this Kara! Holdi...Bart - wasn't it great to see this Kara! Holding things together and helping her cousin!!<br /><br />Just fantastic!<br /><br />And Maya, it is a tiresome plot point with Lois. I would love for her to know.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-64862935520635518812014-10-03T17:51:00.035-04:002014-10-03T17:51:00.035-04:00Thanks for all the comments.
I find these Lana co...Thanks for all the comments.<br /><br />I find these Lana comments intriguing! <br /><br />I know exactly the bronze Lana scene you mean and read those books. In that story I thought Superman was telling Lana that she wanted to be Mrs. Superman, not that she loved him. She seemed pretty superficial.<br /><br />And I did have lots of issues with Smallville Lana.<br /><br />Everyone explains their points well so I can understand where you are coming from (even if I don't necessarily agree).<br /><br />This Lana, so fierce up to this point, blaming Superman and asking him to stop heroing ... that sounds completely foreign to me.<br /><br />It will be very interesting to see where Pak takes this. I hope to hear your thoughts about Lana as the plot moves on!<br /><br />Thanks again!Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-87727106372130382952014-10-03T16:40:23.022-04:002014-10-03T16:40:23.022-04:00I'm really really hoping that Lois didn't ...I'm really really hoping that Lois didn't forget the duality but is letting Clark think she did so he won't worry about his secret because I'm sick of this particular plot point in that she knows for a moment to drive whatever story line and then when it's over, she forgets. <br /><br />Lana? I'm not a fan and I really didn't like Smallville's Lana at all. I agree with Nobile, thiw aspect of her was the only thing they got right. <br /><br />Honestly? I just bored with the direction. I feel like the Superman titles are just plodding along with nothing interesting to say that hasn't already been said before in a more compelling way. <br /><br />I've said this before but I have more fun reading yours and Martin's reviews than I do the actually issue. <br />Mayanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-75816502362305425832014-10-03T14:39:35.344-04:002014-10-03T14:39:35.344-04:00One thing that bothered me about this issue is Lex...One thing that bothered me about this issue is Lex has already worked out Clark is Superman the same time who worked out that Bruce was Batman in Justice Leauge 30 I think it was. So him liking the article about Clark made no sense.<br /><br />Overall really enjoyed how Kara was portrayed being there for Clark when he need her nice to her being the strong compassionate one for once. I'm all for more guest appearances if this is how Greg Pak and Geoff John's plan to use her going forward. They actually felt like they where a family that's a first in The New 52 I think.Bartiemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230114176895697704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-38389664973115061272014-10-03T11:14:25.234-04:002014-10-03T11:14:25.234-04:00Hi Anj. Great review! I have to agree with the c...Hi Anj. Great review! I have to agree with the comment above. This actually feels much more in line with the Lana that I've known for a long time now and I mean that not as a critique towards her bc I do like Lana. <br /><br />As a woman, I've been really unable to connect at all with anything Pak has done with Lana since he started his run---until now. It just felt like he was trying too hard. I didn't feel like he had created a real character as much as a generic "strong female character" without any real depth. I just couldn't connect at all. The things you list above as strengths were just too much to me and didn't resonate. This resonates to me and feels much more in line with the Lana that I grew up with and cared about who was a true, loving friend but just couldn't fully understand Superman as much as she cared about her best friend, first love, Clark.<br /><br />I also agree with comment above that this was one of the things Smallville nailed about Lana even though it was frustrating. At some point, I will subject you to my defense for SV's Lana bc I truly think she's very misunderstood and has a lot more value than people give her. She was not the right life partner for Clark nor he for her but a lot of her motivation does make sense to me and I have a soft spot for her as an individual even though I agreed that she just didn't understand Clark fully.<br /><br />This is the first time that Pak has written a Lana that I recognize and who feels like a real person to me. I liked the issue. Lana does love Clark Kent. Lois loves Clark Kent too...but she also loves and understands Superman. The dual identity--the future---is found in Lois. And it's here where we often see why Lana Lang eventually loses Clark to another woman. Of course, the other side to this is Diana. Diana loves Superman. She doesn't really understand what drives Clark Kent in the same way Lana doesn't understand Superman. The dual identity is key and there is one place it has always met in the middle -----Lois. ---Shades Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-15213580016414687812014-10-03T09:44:14.399-04:002014-10-03T09:44:14.399-04:00I'm not reading the present course of Superman...I'm not reading the present course of Superman comics (just waiting for it to show worthy, and maybe catch up later), but your recap makes me wonder, a bit.<br />I actually may like where Lana character is going. Look back at what Lana and Lois have been in Superman's universe, at least since they weren't treated as silly dolls anymore, Lois loves Superman and what it stands for, Lana loves Clark as the person he is. Lana has always been a bit more "selfish", because she's family, she thinks Clark should get back to his roots (earthly roots), Lois has endorsed Superman's mission and accepts the fact he can't be just hers: Superman belongs to the world. And this acknowledgement is what, finally, always made Clark choose Lois, notwithstanding his deep love for Lana. This has nothing to do with Lana being weaker, she's not, she's a hell of a woman, but she's angry. All throughout her history and changes of her depiction, she's been the one who knew Clark from the start, who loved him first, who -in some cases- protected his secret. And lost him to the world and to another woman. Actually, the way Pak depicts Lana here is very bronze age. I remember a Pasko's story where Superman directly accuses Lana of being selfish, and Pasko subtly suggests that Superman just doesn't get WHY Lana is doing that (the final sequence where she bangs on the window while Supes flies away, then she gives up and weeps). I've always thought that bronze age Lana perfectly knew Clark was Superboy/man (c'mon, they've been knowing each other from kindergarten!), but she disperately hoped to be proven wrong. She just could not accept her best friend was not trusting her. And that makes you angry. This aspect was also the only one they got right in that awful, irritating depiction of TV Smallville's Lana Lang. <br /><br />So, I find perfectly fitting for new DCU Lana find a hook for her anger and concealed bitterness in the fact taht Clark saved billions but could not save her parents. She knows it's not his fault, but she has to release her anger somehow. And this puts her on the opposite side of Lois: she wants Clark back. <br />Just my two cents.<br /><br />Besides that, the whole "must there be a Superman?" concept is a great hommage to the bronze age and I think that some acknoledgments to E.S! Maggin should be in order in the story's credits :-)Nobilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522190343375207768noreply@blogger.com