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Post by mr. excellent on Oct 13, 2011 12:53:46 GMT -5
Superman: Earth One marks the beginning of J. Michael Straczynski's work on the Man of Steel. I'm not sure if he's still on the book, this one's a year old, or how far along he is now, but I just read the volume and I loved it.
For any of you who have read a lot of Superman, you can take this with a grain of salt, but I'd be surprised if this story isn't one of the character's best. It's a reimagining of the characters origins tale, but it's faithful to the core concepts and stuff. The pseudo-science is convincing, and the situations that Clark gets himself into as he scopes out his prospects in the big city are fun to read.
Quite frankly, I was enthralled. I highly recommend this book. The newspaper articles from Clark Kent and Lois Lane at the end of the book added a great touch. They were well written and downright interesting. They added an extra level of authenticity to the book. Check it out if you haven't already. Especially if you're NOT a Superman fan. This book should be especially excessible to you because it shows that he's NOT invincible (kryptonite aside) and that there's a rhyme and reason to his abilities (you know, different stars, different abilities and power levels...)
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Post by Caveboy0 on Oct 13, 2011 23:23:05 GMT -5
you are a horrible person! this is an awful superman comic. nothing is original. every bit is better in other superman comics. and the villains are just an embarrassing joke.
clark had a few good moments, but overall i hated it. please so i can give you any respect read superman birthright.
and look every "flaw" of superman has been addressed a million times over. he hasn't been as invincible as people say he is in decades.
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Post by mr. excellent on Oct 14, 2011 19:10:32 GMT -5
Fine, I'll go and read Birthright.
I bet this has to do with first exposure though.
i.e. If something is well written (script, plot, etc.) and the story flows along, then its pretty easy to swallow... unless you've been exposed to the same concepts and plots and ideas prior. In which case, it's much harder to please.
I've read a lot of comics, yet, my exposure to Superman has been primarily television and silver screen based media. So what I read was familiar, but it wasn't trite or redundant. It probably never will be to me, because it's one of the few Superman comic books I've actually read.
I hate to admit it, but there's no use in hiding it I guess. What other Superman story arcs do you recommend?
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Post by Caveboy0 on Oct 14, 2011 19:57:22 GMT -5
i kid i kid, but it just bothers me that such an inferior comic is getting all the credit for those ideas.
well the three comics earth one at best honors at worst steals from is all star superman, birthright, and superman brainiac.
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Post by BackinBlack on Oct 15, 2011 13:17:24 GMT -5
Might as well post this here; the cover to Superman: Earth One Vol 2:
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Post by Caveboy0 on Oct 16, 2011 0:07:00 GMT -5
art looks better, but i'm not happy with the description. taking from 3 superman comics isn't good enough, now they take form superman #900
and yeah superman can perform mass murder. doesn't mean he has to think about it!
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Post by BackinBlack on Jan 5, 2012 15:16:52 GMT -5
dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2012/01/05/dc-comics-in-2012-superman-earth-one-%e2%80%93-volume-two/“The overwhelming success of volume one of SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE – 37 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list for graphic novels – meant we had to ensure that Volume Two was even better,” said Straczynski. “We couldn’t just rest on our laurels. (And does anyone actually rest on laurels? Are there gatherings of laurel-resters? If so, why haven’t I been invited? These are the questions that keep me up at night while the rest of the world dreams.) Thematically, if Volume One was about Clark figuring out where he belongs, then Volume Two is about Superman trying to figure out where he belongs in all this, even as the world does the same at their end. How far can he push his power before he becomes something other than what he intended to become? In the midst of all this Clark gets his first apartment, becoming entangled with a beautiful woman next door, Lois starts trying to figure out what it is about Clark that doesn’t add up, and a new and terrifyingly strong version of the Parasite is born from what was previously a serial killer…and now Superman has to confront someone who is not only as strong as he is, but can drain his power completely. In the aftermath of one of the massive battles that threatens to tear apart Metropolis, Clark for the first time feels what it’s like to be normal, to be mortal, to be vulnerable…to be us. In the end, Volume Two is about power: its use and abuse, and its place in the world, to be used for good or for evil.”
“Working on VOLUME TWO gave me a chance to re-create one of Superman’s villains, the Parasite,” said Davis. “In doing so, I decided to develop the character in stages as the fights progress throughout the book. There are three stages of evolution: going from frail to the strongest villain Superman has ever faced. EARTH ONE Parasite is one of the most complicated and disgustingly beautiful characters I have ever designed! I came at VOLUME TWO in more of a movie sense, choreographing the fight scenes differently from one another, adding a little more muscle to Superman this time around as he is a practicing superhero, while drawing the “Geek” Clark Kent, who loves a sweater! I always kept the old in mind while bringing in the new. SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE – VOLUME TWO is the book of 2012, so save those pennies!”Two page preview in the link.
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Post by BackinBlack on May 14, 2012 16:14:20 GMT -5
SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 2 HC Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Art and cover by SHANE DAVIS and SANDRA HOPE On sale OCTOBER 31 • 136 pg, FC, $22.99 US The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times best-selling graphic novel SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE by acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski and superstar artist Shane Davis is here! Young Clark Kent continues his journey toward becoming the World’s Greatest Super Hero but finds dealing with humanity to be a bigger challenge than he ever imagined! From a ruthless dictator to a new love interest who’s NOT Lois Lane, things are never easy for this emerging Man of Steel. And the worst is yet to come, in the form of a man-monster with an insatiable appetite, the Parasite! The only thing that might appease his hunger is The Last Son of Krypton! But that will also mean he will have Superman’s powers without his conscience, and Kal-El learns to live without powers beyond those of mere mortals.
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Post by BackinBlack on Oct 23, 2012 17:51:34 GMT -5
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