tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post670876703249561102..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Lois Lane #4Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-70703741748051828132019-10-08T06:49:01.677-04:002019-10-08T06:49:01.677-04:00Thanks for comments.
Good point about Clark’s sec...Thanks for comments.<br /><br />Good point about Clark’s secret identity. I guess that is known by more than 2.<br /><br />Glad folks seem to be liking this as much as I am.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-12329550298495307522019-10-08T05:50:34.408-04:002019-10-08T05:50:34.408-04:00Great review. I took it that Lois knew Vic was bac...Great review. I took it that Lois knew Vic was back but not that she was working with him. When she said he was off his beat or whatever, I took it she meant Hub City.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-70923731493942125832019-10-08T03:53:41.352-04:002019-10-08T03:53:41.352-04:00If DC were to publish an ongoing Lois Lane comic b...If DC were to publish an ongoing Lois Lane comic by Rucka and Perkins I would certainly buy it. Hopefully, sales will warrant a regular series, or at least another limited series. Same goes for Jimmy Olsen.<br /><br />We already know that Jon will be joining the Legion, but Lois has to have some guilt feelings about the whole situation, since she was the one who agreed to Jon going off on that magical mystery tour with crazy grampa Jor-El. True, she went along, but then she came home, leaving Jon to fend for himself. Because of that, she and Clark missed his growing up. Now he wants to take off again? Different circumstances, but you would think Lois would have some difficulty being okay with it.<br /><br />I thought the woman shot herself. We "heard" the KRAK of the gun. But maybe not. There doesn't appear to be any blood.<br /><br />The rectangle around the word "Leviathan" was too obvious. But what about the other words and symbols? There's a Biblical theme here. In the book of Revelation, Jesus referred to Himself as "the Alpha and the OMEGA". The word "Eheyeh", partially hidden, is part of the phrase "Eheyeh Asher Eheyeh" or "I Am that I Am", God's answer to Moses' question at the burning bush ( I had to look that up). And there's the Star of David.<br /><br />By the way, the woman's "rantings", "Hunting all of us. Erasing us-like we never existed" made me think of the Crisis, where entire universes and timelines were erased, and characters like Kara Zor-El were said to have never existed.<br /><br />Regarding the new timeline that Anonymous mentions...apparently, Clark will once again have a career as Superboy, but he will operate in secret.Professor Feetlebaumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-26198686401989212472019-10-07T13:21:24.278-04:002019-10-07T13:21:24.278-04:00I like the book a lot, and I think Perkins' ar...I like the book a lot, and I think Perkins' art is a huge part of it for me. Can't leave Paul Mounts out of this either as the coloring is just stunning.<br /><br />The choice of the unusual and very moody color palette must have been a collaborative decision before work started. Maybe it was a Perkins/Mounts choice, or maybe it was Rucka's vision.<br /><br />Is it odd that there is a white box drawing our attention to the word "Leviathan" on the sigil? <br /><br />The secret only 2 other people know can't be Clark's secret - how many others know who he is? Everyone in the Justice League? Countless others have been taken into confidence or figured it out from time to time.<br /><br />Maybe the secret has to do with the Leviathan plot, which is advancing rapidly. It seems that the Lois book's publishing schedule is intelligently coordinated with Event Leviathan.<br /><br />T.N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-83217338937568837642019-10-07T08:55:15.520-04:002019-10-07T08:55:15.520-04:00Interesting issue.
I'm sorry for the off-topi...Interesting issue.<br /><br />I'm sorry for the off-topic, Anj, but you might be interested to know DC has announced they're developing an official timeline going back all the way to 1938.<br /><br />https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/10/04/new-dc-comics-continuity-timeline-nycc/<br /><br />It's very blurry, but fans have done their best to decipher the text. Here's a clean pdf:<br /><br />http://dcuguide.com/newdchistory/Generation%201-4%20-%20New%20DC%20Timeline.pdf<br /><br />There're several noteworthy developments House of El-wise:<br /><br />- Wonder Woman debuts before Superman for some reason. Superman operates as Superboy in secret, though. The Legion isn't mentioned at all.<br /><br />- Supergirl is mentioned three times: her arrival, her death in COIE, and her return/rebirth around the time of Identity Crisis. Her arrival takes place between Dick and Babs' debuts, which I fully support.<br /><br />- Kara's legacies are not mentioned anywhere in the timeline. Maybe they will be included in the completed chart, but I doubt it. I think their absence -as well as the fact that Cass and Steph's Batgirl tenures have been acknowledged- speaks volumes about DC/WB's opinion in the matter.<br /><br />- I'm not shocked about Matrix being disregarded, but Power Girl isn't mentioned at all, either. THAT, I'm shocked about. Neither Miss Zor-L nor the remainder Infinitors are accounted for.<br /><br />- What does "Supergirl returns/reborn" means? Are we supposed to believe Jeph Loeb's Supergirl was Pre-Crisis Kara reborn?<br /><br />- Jon's birth is now placed around the time of Identity Crisis. Interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com