Hyperion/Supreme Power Mega-Post Part 1

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Greetings True Believers! I have been inspired to do a series of posts about Mark Milton/Hyperion of Earth-31916 A.K.A the Supreme Power Universe. Hyperion is a Superman analog and the whole concept of the Squadron Supreme is a Marvel riff of the Justice League. What began as a shallow idea really took off. I really suggest the 1985-86 Squadron Supreme maxi-series by Mark Gruenwald. It's fantastic. In 2003 Marvel published a MAX reboot of the series called Supreme Power and it is also excellent.

This series has some simple but interesting themes. What if a Superman wasn't raised by kindly farming couple? What if it wasn't so easy to fit into the human race, even if you look like them? Would people, governments and others react to the sudden induction of superhumans to the equation? What effect would superhumans have on a realistic world?

This post is about Hyperion's arrival, childhood and the first stage of his super-hero career. Enjoy!



Suggested Tags: publisher: marvel comics, creator: gary frank, creator: j michael straczynski, char: hyperion, nsfw: sex, title: supreme power

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Random moments of awesome

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( lotsa )

Yet another Spider-Man 2010 teaser

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New Years Eve with Dick and Babs

[thebigapricot]

One last post for the holidays with some of the Batfamily.
( 2 pages from 1999's DCU Holiday Bash II )

JSA 34

[superboyprime]

Mr. Terrific... RISE.

(Images fixed now.)
( Two pages from this month's issue... )

Tags-- creator: bill willingham, title: justice society of america, publisher: dc comics

Alan Moore does the Justice League

[lamashtar]

I remember someone posted the first page on S_D 1.0. So, reposting 7 pages from 21-page Swamp Thing 25, volume two. I suggest first rereading this post, as it leads directly to this one.( Read more... )

Suggested tags: char: swamp thing/alec holland, char: jason woodrue, char: superman/clark kent, char: flash/barry allen, char: wonder woman/diana prince, char: hawkman/katar hol, char: green lantern/hal jordan, char: aquaman/arther curry/orin, char: firestorm/ronald raymond, char: zatanna, char: green arrow/olliver queen, title: swamp thing, publisher: dc, creator: alan moore, creator: stephen bissette, creator: john totleben

Before Hal and Ollie cry for justice.....

[superfangirl1]

( They quarrel about politics )

Two-Face Tuesdays: the Paul Sloane saga, Part 1: the other Two-Face!

[thehefner]

So this was to be a post about the "Hal Jordan tries to fix Harvey Dent" issue of THE SPECTRE, but that's gonna require a lot more essay writing than is possible right now. I'm gonna actually have to bring in a special guest commentator (i.e. my loyal Henchgirl) to parse out that particularly frustrating story.

So instead, let's tie in the new and old years with this Two-Face Tuesday two-parter on a guy named Paul Sloane... AKA Two-Face.

"A-bwUUUHHH?!?!?!" I hear you gasp?

Actually, Sloane is one of five different Golden Age iterations of Two-Face. superfangirl1 was kind enough to post the original Paul Sloane story at my request a couple weeks back, along with another non-Harvey-Dent Two-Face. But Sloane is notable in that he's the only other Two-Face to actually return to modern continuity!





In Part 1, I present excerpts DETECTIVE #580 an #581, by Mike W. Barr (who writes one of the corniest Two-Faces ever, full of terrible, smackable puns) with art by Jim Baikie. Plus, there's some notable Jason Todd stuff, for all you Hot Toddies out there (as I shall refer to Jason fans from now on).


( The return of Paul Sloane: the OTHER Two-Face )

The idea of a new Two-Face is an intriguing prospect that should have been utilized while Harvey was "healed" in the years between HUSH and FACE THE FACE. A new Two-Face shouldn't be a carbon copy of the original, but should rather be used to explore themes of duality, fate, and justice in ways that Harvey Dent can't (or shouldn't), while Harvey himself could have gone on to have much more interesting character development as a wild card antihero. Not just for Harvey, but for Sloane as well, as you'll see soon enough.

Next week, Part 2: the great Ed Brubaker re-imagines Paul Sloane in 2003, published in a story that nobody noticed because everyone was reading HUSH instead.

"Goddesses and Monsters"

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Four pages from the recent Willow one-shot...

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creator: joss whedon, creator: karl moline, publisher: dark horse