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Old 08-30-2011, 03:04 AM   #1801
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It's the most iconic title in the DC Comics canon. When the original Action Comics #1 debuted in 1938, it featured the first appearance of Superman and is regarded as the first superhero comic. It's also the most expensive--last year, #1 commanded $1 million on the auction block.

On Sept. 7, DC Comics will launch the revamped Action Comics, written by veteran comics auteur Grant Morrison--hot off his lauded new book, Supergods. Morrison has the superhuman task of reinventing one of the comic world's--and popular culture's--biggest characters for the 21st century, and, in the process, trying to write a new chapter for the struggling comic book publishing industry.

"I felt the weight of history with this one," says Morrison in his soft-spoken Glaswegian lilt. "I wanted to do something that was as much a part of these times as when (Action Comics) first came out. Superman has always been the champion of the oppressed. I wanted to move away from the standard superhero tales and in the direction of folk tales in the vein of a Paul Bunyan."

In the revised version, featuring art by Rags Morales (penciling), Rick Bryant (inking), Brad Anderson (color) and Patrick Brosseau (lettering), Morrison pares down the convoluted narrative that began overshadowing the Superman myth. "It had become a pro-wrestling contest between characters-- who was stronger, faster, bigger," he says. "I wanted to evoke a more universal human Superman, who was less of a costumed figure representing patriotic authority, and more about struggles on the street."

The exclusive page 18 panel shown above is the first major shot of the Man of Steel transitioning to alter ego Clark Kent--sans his trademark horn-rimmed glasses--after thwarting trouble in Metropolis. Superman's fighting crime, of course, but the authorities are suspicious of his powers. He's misunderstood. He's different.

The Action Comics overhaul is part of DC's 52-title, issue 1, day-and-date publishing reboot that kicks off Aug. 31 with Justice League by writer/DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns and artist/DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee. The remaining titles will be released throughout September as a way to combat an overall trend in waning comic book sales and attract a new generation of readers through modernized characters and storylines.

The first six issues of the new Action Comics delve into the origin and evolution of Superman's costume from a makeshift blue jeans and "S-emblem" T-shirt to the blue bodysuit, redesigned by Jim Lee and the source of much fanboy hand-wringing. The one constant is the red cape: "It came with him from his home planet and is indestructible," says Morrison. "No one's depicted it as a security blanket before, protecting him from all harm. It gives it a fairytale feel, before his powers fully develop."

For all of his current enthusiasm, Morrison was initially apprehensive about taking on the assignment when DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio called at the beginning of this year.

"I wasn't too sure about it," he says. "I was already doing Batman. But I had some ideas about Superman's early years that I'd never had a chance to use. He's initially more of a blue collar, rough-and-ready character who has to grapple with developing superpowers and what it means to be Superman. He's the son of brilliant scientists from this other planet, but he grew up baling hay and working in a convenience store, which is where he gets his morals."

Just as the first Action Comics premiered against the backdrop of the Great Depression, imminent technological advancements like television, and the rise of Nazi Germany, Morrison wanted to tap the zeitgeist of current economic and global turbulence, as well as infuse his foreigner's perspective of America to into Clark Kent's alien acclimation to humans.

"I'm definitely aware of the current atmosphere, and have addressed that, not in drawing from the headlines, but symbolically dealing with combating a sense of existential terror," says Morrison. "Sometimes a perspective from the outside enables you to see the best of what America has to offer."

Serendipitously, Morrison's work on his memoir/cultural history of superheroes, Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human (Spiegel & Grau), helped codify Morrison's thoughts on Superman.

"The original Action Comics is a piece of art in its own right and way ahead of its time," says Morrison. "It helped me to use the concept of superhero to change the idea about self and culture from doom and pessimism to hope and possibility."
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Old 08-30-2011, 05:47 PM   #1802
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Old 08-30-2011, 06:43 PM   #1803
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So Superman is basically Spider-Man now (fighting street-level bad guys, misunderstood by the authorities, bitches and moans about how his powers make him different), only with a security blankie for a cape. No thank you.
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Old 08-31-2011, 10:24 AM   #1804
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First reviews for JLA are coming in. They tend to be generally positive. Some disappointment since the media hyped it up so much but in general appears to be a decent read.
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Old 08-31-2011, 12:36 PM   #1805
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WTF is this shit? Just terrible.
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Old 08-31-2011, 12:41 PM   #1806
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lol reminds me of Spider-Man.
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Old 08-31-2011, 01:38 PM   #1807
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I like it. Sorta addresses my issues with the lack of yellow. Also seems like a reserved Micheal Turner variant, which is A-OK to me.

I like the suit.
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Old 08-31-2011, 02:53 PM   #1808
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Well, fuck. I really wish they'd stop fucking with certain costumes "just because". Like, I can understand with X-Men because they change costumes all the time, but fucking hell, Green Lantern, Superman and Spider-Man have iconic costumes. Leave them alone, plz. [/rant]
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Old 08-31-2011, 03:25 PM   #1809
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Compared to GL and Spidey, Superman lucked out. Spidey looks weird and GL was a fucking mess.
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I just don't know. I'm going to reserve total judgment until I see it on film. But I still hold to my original sentiment that removing the red underwear is an unnecessary change. I'm also not a big fan of the look of his "belt" either, considering it doesn't even connect all the way around and isn't actually doing anything other than being a design element.

Again, I'm sure it will look awesome on screen, but right now, I'm in the "WTF" group at Snyder's decision to change the suit so drastically.
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Old 09-01-2011, 02:35 AM   #1813
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That costume looks stupid.

Eveything in the last few pages of this thread looks stupid, in fact.
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Old 09-01-2011, 09:43 AM   #1814
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Old 09-01-2011, 02:23 PM   #1815
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You're not being very reavantist.

Whatever that is.
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Captain Planet could take Superman.
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Old 09-01-2011, 03:00 PM   #1818
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Please I could beat Captain Planet.

Not just because he is a fictional character, but all is what I would need to do is literally throw my trash at him. He wouldn't stand a chance.
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That pretty much how it is for Superman and kryptonite.
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Old 09-01-2011, 04:09 PM   #1820
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Yeah, but it's a lot easier to find litter than Kryptonite.
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Old 09-02-2011, 02:01 AM   #1824
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The Dark Knight Rises is probably gonna run laps around The Avengers box office wise, but sometimes I wonder what could have been if WB was happy with Superman Returns and Green Lantern wasn't a hack job and Joss Whedon got to do Wonder Woman. We'd probably have a proper Justice League by now, even earlier than Avengers.

And screw that mess they tried to pull years ago. That's not how team-ups work.
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Superman: Ribbed for Her Pleasure!

Also, Clark's giant crotch bulge now really emphasizes the need to put a pair of shorts over that thing; he seriously looks naked without them. And what's the point of having a belt buckle if you don't actually have a belt to go with it? It's like they realized they need something in that region to break up the monotone blue tights, but couldn't bring themselves to put the trunks or belt back on, so they tacked on a non-fucntional belt buckle as a placeholder.

Oh, and while I'm at it, he's got Wonder Woman bracelets now, and the whole suit has the texture of a golf ball. Your new hero, ladies and gentlemen.
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Old 09-02-2011, 07:45 AM   #1827
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And screw that mess they tried to pull years ago. That's not how team-ups work.
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They had a live Justice League movie in the works a few years back.
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Old 09-02-2011, 11:53 AM   #1829
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Old 09-02-2011, 12:39 PM   #1831
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I know. I was just messing.
The new one sounded like an epic clusterfuck. Just..was being terribly planned. Glad it flunked to be honest.
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Old 09-02-2011, 07:17 PM   #1832
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Lock Jaw Reviews The New 52

Justice League #1

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The story takes place "Five Years Ago". It seems as if superheroes are pretty new and people don't trust them yet.

Batman runs around being chased by the police, while chasing somebody. Green Lantern shows up and behaves like an arrogant smug asshole, while Batman acts like a gritty arrogant superior asshole. Seems like the first time they have ever met. Batman naturally owns Green Lantern in like two seconds with a feat that would have been impossible in the old DC Universe.

Then they decide to go fight Superman because he is an alien.

All in all, pretty terrible debut for this new universe.

Also, not sure how this "Five years" thing is going to work. Because five years is a short time for in the present having all the history of Green Lantern and Batman intact. Batman averaging around a Robin a year or something.
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Old 09-03-2011, 06:20 AM   #1833
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Batman sounds like his All Star counterpart.

Don't know why they didn't just expand that universe.
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I read it, it was alright.

Everyone seemed like an arsehole though.
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I've read a lot of DC comics over the years, but I'm certainly now expert when it comes to the Distinguished Competition: don't DC do stuff like this every few years? Reboots? Some kinda 'Crisis' etc? 'Starting over'? That kinda thing...
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Don't know why they didn't just expand that universe.
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I've read a lot of DC comics over the years, but I'm certainly now expert when it comes to the Distinguished Competition: don't DC do stuff like this every few years? Reboots? Some kinda 'Crisis' etc? 'Starting over'? That kinda thing...
They do tend to use their big 'event' stories as an excuse to clean house a bit, retconning an origin here or there, but they've only done a mass reboot like this once before, back during the original Crisis on Infinite Earths. And even then, they all at least had pretty much the same costumes post-Crisis. This is the first time they've gone out of their way to do a complete clean break from the established DC mythos.
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Lock Jaw Reviews The New 52

Action Comics #1

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Wow. Just wow. How someone can get Superman so WRONG is beyond me.

Once again, this comic takes place in the "past". Superman only appeared six months ago.

Our first introduction to Superman comes with him bursting into a room-full of businessmen and proclaiming "Rats. Rats with money. And rats with guns. I'm your worst nightmare."

He is drawn as a shadowy figure who has perpetual glowing red eyes. He proceeds to intimidate one of the businessmen into a confession of using illegal cheap labour.

Meanwhile, the police are trying to get Superman to stand down/bring him in. Superman ignores them and tells them that they should "deal with the real criminal scum in this city, and then you won't need me to do it for you".

Rest of the issue is largely spent with him running away from the police and then the military/Luthor.

Generally, the whole issue feels like Superman trying to be Batman.

Absolutely terrible.
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I can't wait to get my copy, I know you don't like the way he's writing him, but remember this is still an early, naive Supes... and I love Morrison so I know I'll dig it.
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