Bendis' run on the SUPERMAN title

by MajorHoy Sat Jul 07, 2018 4:11 pm

Well, issue #1 is due out on July 11th.

SUPERMAN #1
A bold new chapter for the greatest superhero of all time begins here as the superstar team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Ivan Reis begin their run on the all-new SUPERMAN! The fallout from the Man of Steel miniseries has Clark Kent looking at the world through new eyes...with new ideas about what Superman could and should do for the city of Metropolis and the planet Earth. His first job? Getting the planet back out of the Phantom Zone!
Art and Cover by: Joe Prado, Ivan Reis
Variant cover(s) by: David Mack, Adam Hughes
Written by: Brian Michael Bendis
U.S. Price: $3.99
On Sale Date: Jul 11 2018

https://www.dccomics.com/comics/superman-2018/superman-1

variant covers by Adam Hughes and David Mack:

Bendis' run on the SUPERMAN title Hughes10

Bendis' run on the SUPERMAN title Mack_v10

by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:14 pm

Just read it, and it's not bad at all. I really didn't like Bendis's Marvel work much, but he seems to have a feel for these characters (even if I think wiping out Kandor was a mistake). The decision to send Lois and Jon off into space is a little odd, but I suspect Bendis just wanted them out of the way for a bit while he established his new direction for Clark.

by MajorHoy Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:14 pm

tony ingram wrote: . . . The decision to send Lois and Jon off into space is a little odd, but I suspect Bendis just wanted them out of the way for a bit while he established his new direction for Clark.

That's an odd way to establish a new direction for a character: to remove his wife and son from the story.
(Isn't his family an important part of who he is?)

by **tony ingram** Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:19 pm

MajorHoy wrote:
tony ingram wrote: . . . The decision to send Lois and Jon off into space is a little odd, but I suspect Bendis just wanted them out of the way for a bit while he established his new direction for Clark.
That's an odd way to establish a new direction for a character: to remove his wife and son from the story.
(Isn't his family an important part of who he is?)

Well, I doubt it'll be for long, since issue #1 begins with him going off to look for them.

by Lucy Ingram Sat Jul 14, 2018 11:21 am

MajorHoy wrote:That's an odd way to establish a new direction for a character: to remove his wife and son from the story.
(Isn't his family an important part of who he is?)

Of course! That's why he's thinking about and missing them so much. They don't have to be physically present to be a big part of his life, and I'm sure Jor-El will bring them back in one piece.

by MajorHoy Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:00 pm

Lucy McGough wrote: . . . and I'm sure Jor-El will bring them back in one piece.

This is the same Jor-El who basically tried to wipe out a good chunk of life on Earth to convince his son that "we're not worthy" . . .
Who knows when another of his screws could pop loose?

by Lucy Ingram Sun Jul 15, 2018 8:09 am

No way will DC editorial kill off Lois Lane and her kid.

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