tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post8028605943510859907..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Action Comics #900 Part 1Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-29466517937292022312018-09-05T07:57:11.869-04:002018-09-05T07:57:11.869-04:00"I miss the way Superman was originally writt..."I miss the way Superman was originally written-- as a champion of the powerless against social injustice. I'd gladly spend my money on a Superhero stopping the union busting, teacher and public employee attacking, types who keep taking away from the majority to give to the billionaires."<br /><br />Superman NEVER stopped being a champion of the little guy. And your whole post is nothing but demagogic drivel.<br /><br />I'm with Anj. That story was dumb, written by someone who wanted to put his political beliefs in Superman mouth -essentially turning a comic-book into a personal propaganda piece-, and thankfully it was ignored right away and retconned out of continuity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-86198094569733494472011-05-03T20:22:24.264-04:002011-05-03T20:22:24.264-04:00Just thinking about For Tomorrow depresses me - wh...Just thinking about For Tomorrow depresses me - whiniest Superman ever (worse than early Grounded)! Still, different strokes, Mathematicscore.<br /><br />Great review Anj, yup, I want the Goyer stsory ignored, and DC have pretty much said that'll happen.<br /><br />As for the Jor-El story, yup, Superman's dad doesn't need help building a pesky spaceship. Heck, he'd already kept Krypto alive in space (mind, he might not have known that!). Lovely art, effective script, but I was Elseworlding it even as I read it.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-3731146247859191732011-05-03T15:41:24.978-04:002011-05-03T15:41:24.978-04:00I rather liked Brian Azzarello's take on Super...I rather liked Brian Azzarello's take on Superman attempting to stop human conflict from For Tomorrow. He has the power to make an impact, but the underlying problems remain.mathematicscorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439579069513071094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-72276647710820695322011-05-02T20:26:35.792-04:002011-05-02T20:26:35.792-04:00Thanks for all the comments. I think it is a compl...Thanks for all the comments. I think it is a complex situation, especially putting a fantastical character like Superman into a realistic problem.<br /><br />I still think Superman would be proud to be an American. You can be American and care about the world.<br /><br />I also agree that the Lindelof story does lessen Jor-El a bit. I always like that he did it all himself.<br /><br />I still hope this story simply goes away.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-69717523675054665252011-05-02T15:48:54.719-04:002011-05-02T15:48:54.719-04:00The Lindelof story seems problematic to me. It'...The Lindelof story seems problematic to me. It's not just Jor-El asking for help... isn't he basically asking the other scientist to design the ship that takes Kal-El to Earth? How does this story do anything but diminish Jor-El as a character -- we are supposed to believe he outsourced the job of building the rocket?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363158930596606463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-63027121567556071242011-05-01T09:55:48.853-04:002011-05-01T09:55:48.853-04:00I do think Supergirl has strong grounds to "r...I do think Supergirl has strong grounds to "relieve Superman of his iconic status" under the appropriate articles of the SuperHero Code and take over the franchise.<br />:D<br />It kind of leaves the Supermanhomepage.com out in the cold but it's a good idea nonetheless...<br /><br />John FeerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-19890834968090159842011-05-01T02:31:33.683-04:002011-05-01T02:31:33.683-04:00A very well stated critique Anj. Superman giving u...A very well stated critique Anj. Superman giving up his American citizenship is completely bogus. What's next? Wolverine giving up his Canadian citizenship? <br /><br />This story has left me concerned for next year's live action Superman movie since David Goyer is the screen writer for that. <br /><br />@John Feer:<br />I love how you think. :)<br /><br />GENEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-81198933911177359812011-04-30T19:12:20.176-04:002011-04-30T19:12:20.176-04:00Up until now it was an article of faith that Super...Up until now it was an article of faith that Supergirl was "taking" New Krypton's destruction much much much harder than her elder cousin.<br />Now it seems clear that the whole mishaugas has really left it's mark on Kal El.<br />So now this makes SuperGIRL the sensible one who is coping with her trauma better than Superman...Maybe it's time she took over Action Comics until Kal El gets his mojo back (if ever).<br />:D<br />In a larger context, I just don't what storytelling value DC extracts from a move like this.<br />So Supes is now a world citizen, and yet Clark Kent is still an American?<br />WE get the "mild mannered reporter" and the rest of the globe gets Superman??<br />The math here seems screwy he'd a never been that honest incorruptible crusader but for that quintessentially American upbringing he got from Martha and Jonathan...nice way to flip them off IMHO.<br />So I guess it's up to Supergirl to keep the franchise going while Superman acts out...<br />:D<br /><br />John FeerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-73426768832405242432011-04-30T17:41:55.915-04:002011-04-30T17:41:55.915-04:00I don't think Superman is actually going to ha...I don't think Superman is actually going to hand over documents, since he doesn't have them. His surrender of American citizenship will be symbolic, in other words he'll give a speech saying that he is no longer an American but a hero for all people.<br /><br />I liked the sentiment a lot. I never saw Superman as the Steve Rodgers-type and like him as a global guardian. He stands for Truth, Justice, and Everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-65773881403554293892011-04-30T16:38:56.622-04:002011-04-30T16:38:56.622-04:00In light of Obama releasing his long-form birth ce...In light of Obama releasing his long-form birth certificate: can Superman prove he's a US citizen?<br />Has this ever been covered anywhere?<br />Alternately, there have been a few attempts to see what he would have been like if he'd landed somewhere else. The Soviet Union, for example.<br /><br />I don't like seeing him opposing the rank-and-file. either.<br /><br />Gusmad photoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578744473094802480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-34270697235485332011-04-30T10:15:13.164-04:002011-04-30T10:15:13.164-04:00Thanks for the great review ANJ!
The Goyer 9-page...Thanks for the great review ANJ!<br /><br />The Goyer 9-pager was a pretty mediocre effort, and if it wasn't for the citizenship comment would probably disappear without a trace. ANJ, you're pretty well covered everything that's wrong with it for me too. I don't want Superman always fighting with the US Military, constantly at odds with the government, and so mis-trusted that they're prepared to take him out. His behavior was provocative, pointless, and in the end was very likely to make everything much worse - entirely as an exercise in self-justification. It's hard to believe, but in a way Goyer was able to capture in 9 pages nearly everything that's wrong with the way Superman has been portrayed over the last few years.<br /><br />That story is getting <b>huge</b> amounts of attention for that one line, undeserved attention because in the end it's nice art wrapped around a series of cliches and poorly thought out character interactions. I hope the media gets quickly distracted by some other flash-in-the-pan event so we can go back to ignoring poorly conceived filler stories like we always did in the past.<br /><br />I'm glad you liked the Superman/Legion story as much as I did! In just 4 pages they captured the fun that the Superman/Lois relationship <i>should</i> be in a way that's been missing since before Superman found Kandor on Brainiac's ship - wow, that's literally years now. There was more fun and character delineation in that dialog-free two-page spread than we normally get to see in an entire issue of most books. I can look at those two pages and laugh - and understand again why Clark is so attached to Lois. I wish I could hear the story she's telling.<br /><br />All in all a good issue in spite of that one mistake. Too bad it was such a big mistake.Gearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-58931215151486535052011-04-30T09:52:25.940-04:002011-04-30T09:52:25.940-04:00Superman's dealings with the US military is co...Superman's dealings with the US military is complex. I have not read the issue, but I don't think Superman's issues should be with the common, rank-and-file soldier. However, I find it aggravating that around this country we keep cutting spending from education and services that benefit the working class in order to cut taxes for the wealthy. I also find the amount of money we spend on the military aggravating (far more than any other country) when we rank near 40th in health care, education, life expectancy, infant mortality rate, and we work more for less money, retire later, etc. than a lot of countries. It is equally infuriating when our military gets sent into avoidable wars that harm the American middle class, cause large amounts of civilian and US deaths, while enriching wealthy, campaign contributing, war profiteering types.<br /><br />I miss the way Superman was originally written-- as a champion of the powerless against social injustice. I'd gladly spend my money on a Superhero stopping the union busting, teacher and public employee attacking, types who keep taking away from the majority to give to the billionaires.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com