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May 2

Kal-El of Krypton

I wrote about a Superman discussion that was brought up in a piece over at Racialicious:

So it was weird for me to see someone (Jeff Parker) saying “less Krypton! less Jor-El!” — to which my response was a resounding “yes!” — before then going into “being an alien isn’t crucial to his character! something something Americana and shit!” Now, this is Superman: we can all have different takes on such an iconic character and they can almost all be valid… but no, this take is demonstrably wrong.

I said more than that, some stuff about the immigrant narrative, and why despite the importance of that I do like certain aspects of Krypton being downplayed.

It does kinda bug me out that a real life professional comic book creator would get something so simple so wrong, though.

Posted 2 weeks ago

comics, superman,

Apr 22

Superman throws a man into space, because cigarettes.

(via io9)

Posted 1 month ago

superman, comics, psa, cigarettes,

Apr 18
twentypercentcooler: “I’ll summon Superman to take care of the body.” SUPERMAN #150 I KNEW IT

twentypercentcooler:

“I’ll summon Superman to take care of the body.”

SUPERMAN #150

I KNEW IT

Reblogged 1 month ago from twentypercentcooler

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superman, dc, comics, murder,

Apr 18
seanhowe: Throughout this story in BLONDE PHANTOM #17, the Sub-Mariner is sporting a shirt with a giant “S.” Did this last for one issue only? Is this from an Amalgam book? (A Namor/Superman character would make a twisted kind of sense.)

seanhowe:

Throughout this story in BLONDE PHANTOM #17, the Sub-Mariner is sporting a shirt with a giant “S.” Did this last for one issue only?

Is this from an Amalgam book?

(A Namor/Superman character would make a twisted kind of sense.)

Reblogged 1 month ago from seanhowe

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comics, namor, marvel, superman, dc, amalgam,

Apr 15
twentypercentcooler: chrishaley: Got this yesterday, but I have to let April read it first so she can tell me if it’s safe for me to read. #comics #Superman #ManofSteel Oh good, I was worried that Superman would not be as hot and modern as I was hoping. Those are the two words I want to hear when discussing Superman, so… PS: It is pretty weird to see previews of the hot new movies of the summer featuring SUPERMAN, IRON MAN and THE GREAT GATSBY. (Emphasis mine.)

twentypercentcooler:

chrishaley:

Got this yesterday, but I have to let April read it first so she can tell me if it’s safe for me to read. #comics #Superman #ManofSteel

Oh good, I was worried that Superman would not be as hot and modern as I was hoping. Those are the two words I want to hear when discussing Superman, so…

PS: It is pretty weird to see previews of the hot new movies of the summer featuring SUPERMAN, IRON MAN and THE GREAT GATSBY.

(Emphasis mine.)

Reblogged 1 month ago from twentypercentcooler

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superman, iron man, great gatsby, comics, movies, superheroes, lit,

Apr 4
mudwerks: (via Mike Lynch Cartoons: Fat Superman)

mudwerks:

(via Mike Lynch Cartoons: Fat Superman)

Reblogged 1 month ago from twentypercentcooler

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comics, superheroes, superman, dc,

Feb 1

The next day, Clark walks to work, and surreptitiously helps people on the way –- he drags a bus about to hit a guy to a stop, he moves a tired delivery boy’s papers, and –- I can barely believe I’m about to type this –- he cooks the raw meat a homeless woman is eating from the garbage with his heat vision. That’s right. Clark sees a woman eating garbage out of a garbage can, and his solution is to heat up her goddamn food.

- Rob Bricken on the terrible Superman movie we never got.

Posted 3 months ago

comics, superman, movies,

Nov 21

Villains I would rather have seen in a new Superman movie than General Zod again

benito-cereno:

  • Brainiac
  • Bizarro
  • Mxyzptlk
  • Ultra-Humanite
  • Metallo
  • Parasite
  • Titano
  • Darkseid
  • Lobo
  • Solomon Grundy
  • Mongul
  • Bruno Mannheim and Intergang
  • Superman Revenge Squad
  • Maxima
  • Kryptonite Man
  • Atomic Skull
  • Silver Banshee
  • Ferlin Nyxly
  • Hellgrammite
  • Loophole
  • Composite Superman
  • that vulture from the first Fleischer short
  • those racist caricatures of the Japanese from the later Famous Studios shorts
  • baby ducks
  • some dirt
  • a crossword puzzle
  • diabetes mellitus

A thousand times yes.

75 years of history and all any movie makers can do is think fondly on on 1978-1980.

Reblogged 6 months ago from twentypercentcooler

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Nov 5
Superman meets Neil deGrasse Tyson. DC’s New 52 does something that I like.

Superman meets Neil deGrasse Tyson.

DC’s New 52 does something that I like.

Posted 6 months ago

comics, science, superman, dc, neil degrasse tyson,

Nov 1
Obviously this is a day late, but if this had existed I would’ve watched it on Netflix last night.

Obviously this is a day late, but if this had existed I would’ve watched it on Netflix last night.

Posted 6 months ago

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superman, dracula, movies, comics,

Aug 24

Chris Sims Explains Why Jimmy Olsen is one of the Greatest Characters in Comics

“Once Kirby has arrived, there’s just no going back to the Silver Age.”

Chris Sims always kills it. Seriously. Everything he writes.

Posted 9 months ago

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comics, superheroes, jimmy olsen, superman, chris sims,

Aug 7
Ah, that time Superman smoked a dozen cigars at once. A modern myth for our time. (via io9)

Ah, that time Superman smoked a dozen cigars at once. A modern myth for our time.

(via io9)

Posted 9 months ago

comics, superman, cigars,

Aug 2
Is that Superman?

Is that Superman?

(Source: jenny483plus)

Reblogged 9 months ago from fuckyeahsovietrussia

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russia, sculpture, soviet, superman,

Jul 28
ourvaluedcustomers: I took this picture a few years ago and just came across it today. The car’s owner came into the comic store looking for Superman stuff and told us that he “LOVES Superman” and pointed across the street to his car. The hood had a HUGE decal of Brandon Routh from Superman Returns. He bought a few Superman t-shirts and he hopped into his car and took off. We never saw him or the car again.

ourvaluedcustomers:

I took this picture a few years ago and just came across it today. The car’s owner came into the comic store looking for Superman stuff and told us that he “LOVES Superman” and pointed across the street to his car. The hood had a HUGE decal of Brandon Routh from Superman Returns. He bought a few Superman t-shirts and he hopped into his car and took off. We never saw him or the car again.

Reblogged 9 months ago from ourvaluedcustomers

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superman, our valued customers,

Feb 29

Ah, the Superman origin of the 1950s. Silly, overblown, also amazing.

I wrote a bit about it, why it stuck with me over the years, and why a Superman with no Kryptonian connections, who doesn’t even know what he lost, is generally a better version of the character. Also funny 1950s costumes!

Posted 1 year ago

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comics, tv, superman, 1950s, krypton, world ending destruction,