tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post6356751950373330341..comments2024-03-29T10:05:57.545-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Matrix Supergirl Origins ... From The Silver Age?Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-45999611976440172242018-02-27T12:33:55.024-05:002018-02-27T12:33:55.024-05:00Hmmm anyone remember Luthor's bid to go "...Hmmm anyone remember Luthor's bid to go "Full Frankenstein", "The Galactic Golem"? More artificial "living protoplasm (and a sadly forgotten bronze age super-antagonist). There was also a five part superman serial in Action Comics circa 1968 in which Superman is on the brink of death from "Kryptonian Leprosy" he has a counterfactual "fever dream" that posits a "Good Luthor" who wins the Nobel Prize for creating "A Living super-strong Being out of Protoplasm".<br />So I agree with our host there seems to be a reoccurring theme wherein Luthor tries to create "Grey Gooey Life"....but when Byrne recreated Supergirl as a Luthor devised "Glopdroid", the artist/writer basically degraded an independent character into a sort of patriarchical fantasy of artificial life. Symbolic, sad to say.<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-30075412180786414382018-02-27T12:19:47.711-05:002018-02-27T12:19:47.711-05:00This was awesome! Thank you Anj.
It sounds extr...This was awesome! Thank you Anj.<br /><br /><br /><br />It sounds extremely likely that this is the origins of Matrix. Really made my day! I can't describe how much I love these breadcrumbs that makes sense of the world. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-71548552250245465122018-02-27T09:00:00.127-05:002018-02-27T09:00:00.127-05:00Great piece, Anj, I'm sure you're onto som...Great piece, Anj, I'm sure you're onto something. Whether or not it was Byrne honouring from affection or it's more a case of his mining established lore, you have my admiration for some great detective work.<br /><br />Count me as another who prefers the pre-Crisis Luthor, what with his Lexor family and devotion to Lena, the man had depth. Still a scumbag, mind!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-52500859843637804702018-02-27T08:36:04.736-05:002018-02-27T08:36:04.736-05:00"And it would be completely in line with Byrn..."And it would be completely in line with Byrne to crib from the past. He revered the early Superman stories and honored them in his work."<br /><br />Nah.<br /><br />Byrne "borrowed/replicated" some superficial elements from old stories and then pretended he had captured the real essence of the characters.<br /><br />And I don't buy he intended to honor Supergirl's history. Not when in "Generations" Kara is Superman and Lois' daughter who is brutally and very graphically murdered by her jealous brother. He disliked Supergirl because she made Superman less unique.<br /><br />Anyway, I don't think Lex hated Superboy because of his hair loss. In that issue, Superman states Lex blamed his experiment's burning on him (as well as his baldness). The next scenes show Lex is convinced Superboy pretended to be his friend and then betrayed him. And in AdC #271 Lex angrily rants on about his ruined discovery and merely seems sad about his hair. So, yes, I'm certain that Luthor's hatred is deeper than "I hate you because I'm bald". He regards himself as the wronged victim of a treacherous, glory-hungry alien who ruined his life, and Lex is determined to prove he's better.<br /><br />Honestly I think Pre-Crisis Lex was more complex of a character than Byrne's Luthor, who had zero redeeming qualities (IIRC). He was evil, corrupt and misogynist because he was evil, corrupt and misogynist.<br /><br />Regardless, it was pretty cool to see the probable inspiration for Matrix. Thank you, Anj.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com