scans_daily: The truth is out there

arbre_rieur (

arbre_rieur) wrote in

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@ 2011-11-02 09:19 am UTC

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char: superman/clark kent, creator: grant morrison, creator: rags morales

The truth is out there

Four pages from ACTION COMICS 3...

Also, the new origin of Metallo:

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	no subject coldfiredragon 2011-11-02 04:31 pm UTC (link)
	Either your cut didn't work or you forgot to put the pages behind one. (Reply to this)

	no subject crabby_lioness 2011-11-02 04:33 pm UTC (link)
	Cut, please. I like what I'm seeing. And I like the way Lois' sister thinks! (Reply to this)

	no subject flint_marko 2011-11-02 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	I know it was only a couple of pages, but I'm not too crazy about Morrison's version of Krypton and its destruction. I thought the version of Krypton that was introduced during the New Krypton storyline was better. (Reply to this)

	no subject dr_archeville 2011-11-02 04:38 pm UTC (link)
	So Metallo's a Herald of Brainiac now? (Reply to this)

	no subject icon_uk 2011-11-02 04:44 pm UTC (link)
	Looks like it. Is Brainiac a Kryptonian construct in this version like STAS one wonders? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject shadowpsykie 2011-11-02 04:46 pm UTC (link)
	god... that lex needs to be slapped real hard... seriously. that face SCREAM "SLAP ME!" that second to the last page looks... odd... in sequence i mean... (Reply to this)

	no subject shadowpsykie 2011-11-02 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	hmmm looks like it might be. interesting (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject mynondw 2011-11-02 04:55 pm UTC (link)
	I have to admit I'm getting sort of interested in this take on Superman. It's different, but good. But the art. Erf. Does anyone else think the faces are strange? Jimmy Olsen has never been very attractive but I think this one has to win the Ugly Award. It's like a mutated Ron Weasley. (Reply to this)

	no subject misterbug 2011-11-02 05:04 pm UTC (link)
	Shortpacked! (Reply to this)

	no subject mullon 2011-11-02 05:38 pm UTC (link)
	Hey look, it's the story everyone knew was coming months ago. The one that's been done to death at Marvel and a few times at DC. (Reply to this)

	no subject aeka 2011-11-02 06:16 pm UTC (link)
	Why does Clark look like Harry Potter in these pages? :/ (Reply to this)

	no subject nemryn 2011-11-02 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	Why not? Would you expect Harry Potter to secretly be Superman? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject aeka 2011-11-02 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	Considering they both have specialised powers that normal humans don't possess (and ones that are greatly improved by magick in Harry's case), then yes, that would most definitely put Harry high on my list as possible Superman suspects. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject auggie18 2011-11-02 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	Aw, look how cute Supes looks on the cover. (Reply to this)

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sinisterlink
2011-11-02 07:39 pm UTC (link)

Seriously, what is up with this art? It seems to go all over the place. Sometimes everyone looks pretty and other times it's just...ugh. I mean, that first page with Clark makes him look like an old man. WTF? Oh, and for the love of God, what is up with Jimmy's hair? Boy needs a haircut like yesterday.

"There's a ghost watching over you. There's a white dog."

*perks up* Krypto? :D

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	no subject mrosa 2011-11-02 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	The art is awful and the writing isn't winning me over. (Reply to this)

	no subject grimmbear 2011-11-02 08:00 pm UTC (link)
	I admit I squeeed. I <3 Krypto. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject stubbleupdate 2011-11-02 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	The art is very Ultimate Spider-Man, circa 2002 (Reply to this)

	no subject fifthie 2011-11-02 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	Between this and what I've seen of Superman it's just a shame nobody wanted to write any stories about Superman or Clark actually giving a shit about or helping anybody instead of using it as a lazy, perfunctory lip-service backdrop for the same old Superman Punches Aliens Lex Luthor Is A Dick. (Reply to this)

	no subject glprime 2011-11-02 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	It's pretty bad art. Hell, I don't even know what's supposed to be going on with "Random military guy with stars in places and an Army patch, so you know it's real." (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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sinisterlink
2011-11-02 10:29 pm UTC (link)

Honestly, I've always liked Superman/Clark as a character, but I rarely pick up his comics because I really don't give a crap about all the alien type things he's always fighting. I know since Supes is so powerful that he needs to fight others that are crazy strong, but I have always looked at his rogue gallery and the majority of them make me go "meh". Honestly, a Superman book that would get me interested would be one where Supes does "normal" crap like getting cats down from trees and putting out fires or whatever for most of the day, then he would fly to Gotham and he and Batman would have some sort of team-up where they snarked at each other the whole time, and then to finish it all off, Lois and Clark would go out on a date and then go home and have awesome sex. The End.

But I'm sure most people would find my idea boring as well. :p

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	no subject fifthie 2011-11-02 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	There's a lot of different versions of Superman I'd be interested, I just think that if you're going to do the "Superman as People's Hero" version then actually do it, don't pull this bullshit. This could have been a good comic if they'd given the gig to John Rogers instead of Grant "who needs storytelling, I'm Grant Fooking Morrison!" Morrison. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject nemryn 2011-11-02 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, yeah, bad example. Should have been 'Would you expect some dork who looks like Harry Potter to secretly be Superman?' (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject aeka 2011-11-02 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	A well known magical wizard who can alter his appearance with the use and mastery of magick? Sure, why not? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject superfangirl1 2011-11-02 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	The art I want to like it, but just can't no matter what. (Reply to this)

	no subject big_daddy_d 2011-11-03 12:03 am UTC (link)
	So..anyone else going with the Tom Welling voice in their head as they read Supes dialogue in this book? (Reply to this)

	no subject intertobamf 2011-11-03 12:37 am UTC (link)
	Brainiac is identified as "alien" by Jor-El in the flashback. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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bradygirl_12
2011-11-03 01:06 am UTC (link)

Honestly, a Superman book that would get me interested would be one where Supes does "normal" crap like getting cats down from trees and putting out fires or whatever for most of the day, then he would fly to Gotham and he and Batman would have some sort of team-up where they snarked at each other the whole time, and then to finish it all off, Lois and Clark would go out on a date and then go home and have awesome sex. The End.

Heh, switch Lois and Bruce and I'm with ya! ;)

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	no subject arbre_rieur 2011-11-03 01:18 am UTC (link)
	Done, as you can see :) (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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arbre_rieur
2011-11-03 01:29 am UTC (link)

Well, this issue we see him investigating the corrupt business of practices of one of Glenmorgan's factories and saving a girl from being run over by a truck. In issue one, he saved a small army of squatters from a demolition crew about to destroy their homes while they were still inside, shook down Glenmorgan to get him to confess to his mistreatment of the little people, and stopped a runaway train. I'm not sure how those don't qualify as "helping anybody." Granted, he didn't do much in issue 2, but he was in captivity for almost the entire issue.

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	no subject sinisterlink 2011-11-03 02:00 am UTC (link)
	Let us compromise and make it a three-way. Oh heck, throw Catwoman in and make it a four-way. :p (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject jlbarnett 2011-11-03 02:11 am UTC (link)
	Let's assault the guy who saves little people and shakes down corrupt but rich people, but never actually kills and negotiate with the monster that kills first thing (Reply to this)

	no subject arbre_rieur 2011-11-03 02:42 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I'm beginning to suspect that maybe Lex Luthor has an irrational hatred for Superman. Just maybe, mind you. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject jlbarnett 2011-11-03 02:47 am UTC (link)
	Lex isn't quite the powerful person he is normally at this point. Someone should be shutting him up. And actually there's no good reason right now for his irrational hatred of Superman to not be an irrational hatred of aliens (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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arbre_rieur
2011-11-03 03:09 am UTC (link)

It cuts away to a different scene after that so who knows what everyone else's reaction was. Besides, with the amount of power Brainiac potentially wields, who's in a position to say no?

"And actually there's no good reason right now for his irrational hatred of Superman to not be an irrational hatred of aliens."

Superman's the one who made a chump of him.

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	no subject superfangirl1 2011-11-03 04:32 am UTC (link)
	I got the "Somebody Save Me" Theme song in my head actually. :P (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject eyz 2011-11-03 08:51 am UTC (link)
	Classic! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject eyz 2011-11-03 08:53 am UTC (link)
	Ugh...the art... is both good (design, details, characters, natural poses, backgrounds, shots, angles,..) and bad (CLARK's FACE!!! °___° Haaaa!!!) I miss the pre-DCnU DCU :/ (I also will miss New Krypton and it's impact in the Supes books...) (Reply to this)

	no subject filthysize 2011-11-03 02:07 pm UTC (link)
	Those pages were showing Brainiac shrinking Kandor, I think, not the destruction of the planet. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject blackruzsa 2011-11-03 03:53 pm UTC (link)
	I love Clark's baggy sweater and rat's nest hair--NOW I can believe no one can make the connection. Plus it makes him adorable. (Reply to this)

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fifthie
2011-11-03 07:39 pm UTC (link)

I said tell stories about Superman helping anybody, not scattershot halfassed bulletpoints jammed in around the Luthorsey shennanigans that actually drive the plot.

One panel of some old guy who's just been chucked off a roof confessing to some incredibly vague shit isn't storytelling, it's... well, pretty much what I already called it in the post to which you were responding.

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arbre_rieur
2011-11-05 09:37 am UTC (link)

Replace "one panel" with "several pages whose repercussions and consequences are still being played out, even taking center stage in the latest issue" and "vague shit" with "specific crimes" and yes, that sentence would be accurate.

And Luthor shenanigans would count as stories about helping people, seeing as how they're usually about Luthor trying to hurt someone and Superman steps in to prevent that, and preventing people from getting killed or hurt falls under most people's definition of helping them.

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