The DC Comic Reboot

[Sir Jig-A-Lot]

A bit odd that the main architect behind the reboot (Geoff Johns) is the only one not in the clip

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[darklighter1]

Hmmm that is odd amybe cause of the Green Lantern debacle? I still think the 52 titles somehow ties in to their being 52 DC alternate universes I just don't know how yet.

[Sir Jig-A-Lot]

Agreed on the 52 Theory.

More Info: http://au.comics.ign.com/articles/118/1180329p1.html

[darklighter1]

Yikes...

He has been called the Man of Steel, the Last Son of Krypton and a strange visitor from a distant planet.

He is Superman, the Man of Tomorrow. As part of DC COMICS – THE NEW 52, this September will usher in a new Superman for the new century.

In the pages of ACTION COMICS, writer Grant Morrison and artist Rags Morales will present humanity’s first encounters with Superman, before he became one of the World’s Greatest Super Heroes. Set a few years in the past, it’s a bold new take on a classic hero.

* This Superman is very much an alien, one struggling to adjust to his adopted home. In the series, he must come to terms with both the loss of his home world, as well as the loss of both of his adopted parents. He is more Kal-El from the planet Krypton than Clark Kent from Kansas. He’s a loner trying to find his place in the world.

* The series’ first storyline will explore the origins of Superman’s costume, as it evolves from a look that includes jeans and work boots to a new look: a suit of battle armor that pays tribute to his Kryptonian past.

* His great powers have limits. When the series begins, Superman can leap tall buildings, but his ability to fly is in its infancy.

And in the SUPERMAN ongoing comic book series, by writer George Perez and artist Jesus Merino, will be set in present day continuity and will unleash a series of new challenges for Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent.

* Clark Kent is single and living on his own. He has never been married.

* Lois Lane is dating a colleague at the DAILY PLANET (and his name isn’t Clark Kent) and she has a new position with the paper.

Timeless and modern, classic and contemporary, but younger, brasher and more brooding, this is Superman. The New Man of Tomorrow.

ACTION COMICS issue 1 goes on sale on September 7 and SUPERMAN issue 1 goes on sale September 28.

[Sir Jig-A-Lot]

Yikes indeed. "More brooding" really? Some more like a twilight vampire or the Supes from the Earth One graphic novel last year. I was right, they are trying to make him Bats or Iron Man with that armor schtick. Yeesh! I'll pass.

The cover of Action Comics #1

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[blixa]

something about this reminds me of that band DC Talk

[Sir Jig-A-Lot]

LMFAO! :laff:

[AYHJA]

Man, how the fuck is that a fresh start..? In the earliest of Superman comics, he couldn't fly...Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sir Jig-A-Lot]

Looks like leaping to me. It's by no means a fresh start if they are just covering ground that has already been trodden on.