tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post2240275686488145359..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Action Comics #23.3 LuthorAnjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-57494701687661205182013-09-26T17:10:08.721-04:002013-09-26T17:10:08.721-04:00Charles Soule is a good writer. But the problems ...Charles Soule is a good writer. But the problems with the Superman/Wonder woman book are not about writing. I think that's the issue that a lot of people have been trying to get across from the get-go with this book. The writer is not really a factor. It's the concept of the book.<br /><br />Charles Soule is only doing a job but he has essentially been hired to attempt to erase Lois Lane from the Superman mythos and insert Diana in her place. He's been hired to present Wonder Woman---our greatest female superhero---as a love interest and to connect her to Superman in a way that could be potentially damaging to her brand for years and years to come. Now, she will be forever tied to him in some capacity. <br /><br />It wouldn't matter if it was extremely well written---it's a flawed, probleamtic premise LOADED with bad gender problems. If it's "well written" it's because he's stomping on the 75 year history of Lois Lane or degrading the purpose of Wonder Woman and turnign her into someone she's not supposed to be. <br /><br />I think that's what people are missing when they talk about Soule as a writer. The job he's been hired to do is not something that is positive for women in comics. The Siegel family and Marston family are not behind this book and neither should anyone else be who cares about the history of these characters.<br /><br />Buying the book to "try it out" only continues the problem. The only way this problem is fixed is if the book flops. If too many people "try it out" bc they are curious they are giving DC exactly what they want. I undersatnd it's tempting but if you actually care about Lois Lane or Wonder Woman it would be better for women in comics if you did NOT purchase this book and made it clear to DC why you won't purchase it.<br /><br />Just my opinion. It's just frustrating bc I keep seeing people talk about Soule as if he's a deciding factor in this when in essence...it wouldn't matter what writer was on this book. It would still be a problematic book. Sorry to have to be the buzzkill. But...yeah.<br /><br /><br />--Shades Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-16288536716043636002013-09-24T22:12:03.892-04:002013-09-24T22:12:03.892-04:00Well, I don't know about Luthor dirtying his h...Well, I don't know about Luthor dirtying his hands killing an underling. In a film about Al Capone, Capone is given a baseball bat at a banquet, then he talks at length about how he loves baseball, then proceeds to beat one of the men sitting at the table to death with the bat. He says that the man was disloyal and asks the others to dispose of the trash for him. I think that Luthor could be just as cold and brutal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-28959072348386418142013-09-24T15:15:46.146-04:002013-09-24T15:15:46.146-04:00I could easily see Lex TRYING to kill B-0 when it ...I could easily see Lex TRYING to kill B-0 when it turns out to be a failure in his eyes, but unless that incarnation isn't the true Bizarro as far as DC is concerned, he sure won't be successful.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-88013953425251063492013-09-24T13:42:27.161-04:002013-09-24T13:42:27.161-04:00Whatever happened to his robot assistant Aria?
I u...Whatever happened to his robot assistant Aria?<br />I understand that Lex Luthor wants to hire people because he wants their genuine human admiration<br />(as opposed to a robot who is programmed to admire Luthor), but what is she doing now? I mean,<br />is she somewhere else doing Lexcorp stuff, is she in storage, or worse...<br />she's a forgotten one-shot character?<br /><br />(Remember that co-worker lady that Clark Kent kinda sorta wanted to go out with, <br />who got possessed by nanites and turned into an ice tornado creature,<br />and then later told Clark that a relationship wouldn't work out? Yeah, I don't.)<br /><br />Also, I hope by the end of Forever Evil, that B-0 <b>#1</b> doesn't get killed off by Ultraman,or worse, Lex Luthor.<br />Would Lex "I want my own perfect Superminion" Luthor be cold and ruthless enough to KILL his own imperfect<br /> creation? He has done so before with A-0. And I don't think Lex would want to put his "L" logo on B-0<br />or want B-0's cloned origin to be linked back to Lexcorp.<br />So, here's hoping that by the end of the event, Lex decides not to be jerk and keeps B-0 around<br /> as a secret and convenient attack dog or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-52380905567022242992013-09-24T13:31:43.233-04:002013-09-24T13:31:43.233-04:00I was down with Superman/Wonder Woman no matter wh...I was down with Superman/Wonder Woman no matter what. Probably my most anticipated title since the initial batch of titles from the relaunch. But its nice to know its also got a pretty good writer.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-28218655020920396922013-09-24T12:52:15.573-04:002013-09-24T12:52:15.573-04:00I always thought he got the scar during the Diggle...I always thought he got the scar during the Diggle/Daniel arc that was supposed to take place a year in the past. I might be wrong though. I haven't read that arc in a while.<br /><br />I haven't picked up any of the Villains Month books this month (mostly for money issues). I might pick this one up. Nice review.arw1985https://www.blogger.com/profile/02413390156820607302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-47214570354915459102013-09-24T09:19:31.797-04:002013-09-24T09:19:31.797-04:00Thanks for early comments -
Mart: I have heard a ...Thanks for early comments -<br /><br />Mart: I have heard a lot of good things about Arcane. Many saying its the best villain month issue overall. And I loved Saiz art on BOP.<br /><br />Super: I suppose at some point a 'scar' flashback story will happen. I asked Sholly Fisch if the Bizarro goo from that issue was the scar explanation and he said no.<br /><br />But as you say, DC doesn't know what it is doing. I suppose Lobdell now understands the harsh rules of DC editors. His plans for Lex were squashed for Forever Evil.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-39991695908334069732013-09-24T09:09:38.756-04:002013-09-24T09:09:38.756-04:00I did't understood why the scar in the fist pl...I did't understood why the scar in the fist place, the prison and overall everything Scott Lobdell introduced. We did not learn how he got the scar and why he went to prison. If it had at least made for a good story, but no, nothing of interest happens while Lex was in prison and now he just out and no more scar.<br /><br />It appears that DC does not know what it's doing anymore...Supertorresmonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-92122109922850169862013-09-24T08:10:51.782-04:002013-09-24T08:10:51.782-04:00Great idea about the underdone Bizarro, I bet you&...Great idea about the underdone Bizarro, I bet you're correct. I agree about Casey and the roof, it was a nice maybe-homage to the BBC's House of Cards, but seemed wrong for Lex in terms of dirtying his hands, and recklessness. <br /><br />I'm not behind the Superman/Wonder Woman book, but Soule is very good... try last week's Arcane special, a cracking story with gorgeous Jesus Saiz art and DC's best 3D cover. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.com