After 72 years, the Man of Steel is getting a make-over.
DC Comics says that for the upcoming “Superman: Earth One,” Superman will become a “conflicted 20-year-old who’s trying to find his way in the world.”
Yes, that’s right. He’s about to become all Edward from the “Twilight” saga instead of the Man of Steel we’ve all come to know and love for the past 70 plus year.
As drawn by artist Shane Davis, the new Superman wears hoodies, has smoldering eyes and will be less imposing than in previous renderings. And when it comes to being Clark Kent, he’ll wear low-cut pants and hipster skinny ties.
The new look and new attitude are being used to kick off DC Comics’ “Earth One” line of graphic novels, which puts their classic characters in today’s world. The $19.95 hardcover, out in comic shops on Wednesday and book stores Nov. 2, is aimed directly at the youth market.
“We wanted to tell a story that’s hip, sexy and moody,” said DC Comics’ co-publisher Dan DiDio.
“We wanted to show a younger Superman at the early stages of his career, struggling with his identity and his place. He realizes he doesn’t belong anywhere and doesn’t fit in.”
I just saw this storyline on TV the other day… in Smallville. Come on! Give us something NEW for a change!
Oh boo-hoo, Superman is changing…again. Because in his seventy year run, he’s never been, say ret-conned so he couldn’t breathe in space, or had his powers changed around to lightning or laser-based powers, or had his character changed to fit a writer’s views of him. The (Dark Knight Returns, anyone?)
Nope, none of those shenanigans has ever happened before! Superman has ALWAYS been the same! Even his costume and body structure have remained unchanged for this whole time, and damn it, he should NEVER have any character development unless it strictly agrees with his original origin. You know, the one where was wasn’t really flying, just “leaping tall buildings in a single bound.”
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Dear Super-Clark / Kent-man,
I’ve been thinking things over, and “us” just isn’t going to work out. We’ve moved in different directions. You’re whole “teen-angst” thing, what with being adopted and your mom and dad hiding it and all, and your new-found “fashion sense”, which quite honestly blows compared to x-ray vision, is just pushing me away.
It’s for the best, really. I’ve grown, and you… well you haven’t, really. I need a Super-MAN not a wanna be.
All my best.
Say hi to Martha for me.
So… Smallville. Seriously, that’s what Smallville has been, minus flying, which Clark only just now figured out now that he’s 35.
Make the comic won’t make him so retarded, though. Clark is often painful to watch on Smallville for his general ineptitude and social idiocy.
Change is inevitable in a franchise as old as Superman, and has been pointed out it’s not as if all those changes have been rock-solid hits.
However, turning Superman from the powerful, confident Man of Steel we’ve all grown up with into some angsty emo kid in a hoodie has to rank among the worst ; while Clark certainly has an outsider aspect to his character, moody brooding has always been more Bruce Wayne’s schtick & I’m confident going the “Twilight” route will prove to be a big misstep.
The changes are just for the “Earth-One” line of graphic novels, I believe. He’s just going to be the same old Super Man in his monthly comic(s). It’s being written by J. Michael Straczynski, which is a point in it’s favor. I’m willing to give it a chance.
No, the changes are just for this “Earth-One” line.
But really, this is just Smallville repackaged. It isn’t anything new or even interesting.
I’d rather read the story first then see where it goes from there before I make any judgements on this new look.