In the preview, a seemingly 20-year-old Clark Kent arrives in a modern-day Metropolis with nothing more than some junior college coursework and a few weeks' worth of rent money to his name...unless of course you take into account his Kryptonian physiology which gifts him with a full slate of Supermanny powers like flight, speed and pick-pocket-busting heat vision.
Incidentally, DC's suggesting that Clark may just have to use said powers when an alien armada shows up unannounced:
The Source isn't spilling the beans on the identity of the aliens, although I don't suspect the story will retread Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen's "Secret Identity" twist (which I thought was awesome). No matter what specific foes he faces, it should be pretty killer to see Davis' costumed supes when "Earth One" drops.In SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE - the first original graphic novel retelling Superman's origin -- Clark Kent is a man looking for meaning in a new city and an age of failing newspapers, hand-held devices and instant gratification. But when you can fly through the sky and burn objects with a glance - things become a tad more complicated. Doubly so when a fleet of alien ships arrive on your doorstep.
Check out the new preview below.
[Via The Source]
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Thursday 02 September
By Mark Engblom
Since "feral stare" heat vision shots were used to the point of caricature in the previous decade's Superman comics ("cuz it's BAD ASS, see?"), I now have a kneejerk negative reaction to same overused visual, i.e. the cover to "Superman: Earth One" (and now its preview as well).
And what is it with Straczynski putting Superman on leisurely cross-country journeys? I know it's some sort of shared Baby Boomer fantasy (see "Forest Gump"), but two of them on the stands at the same time?
Oh...and a red head on every page? Coincidence....or just too much time on my hands?
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Thursday 02 September
By Pete
I saw that "This is REAL." caption box and my instant reaction was, "Wait, did Sims write this?"
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Thursday 02 September
By KET
No wonder DC was trying to keep this under wraps for awhile. This looks like more MAJOR FAIL, with more of that same walking, brooding, 'can't find myself' nonsense. Does the publisher think that Twilight fans will somehow mistake this for what they REALLY like? It just doesn't look like a Superman book, that's for sure.
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Thursday 02 September
By Carey
@KET
Surely the whole point of the Earth One range is to appeal to people who would not usually read Superman. It's aimed primarily at the book market, not the comics store. If you want to read Superman stories drawn and written in a traditional style, there are more than enough available.
I can't say I'm that I'm too impressed so far, but I'll reserve judgement until this is actually published, as opposed to basing an opinion of a book that's over 120 pages long on five pages (and probably not even the first five pages at that)...
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Thursday 02 September
By KET
"Surely the whole point of the Earth One range is to appeal to people who would not usually read Superman. It's aimed primarily at the book market, not the comics store. If you want to read Superman stories drawn and written in a traditional style, there are more than enough available."
Yes, I know...and they're ALREADY IN THE BOOKSTORE, until they wise up and send them back to the publisher for lack of sales. So put down that tainted Kool-Aid.
This book is only going to confuse and water down the concept of the character even more. Perhaps you haven't heard that book stores have been steadily losing sales volume and closing; it's true. There's no new market for this book than what's already available, unless this is going to be a digital download (which is the only thing book stores have going for them right now).
Thursday 02 September
By iceygray
I like the new direction superman is going, at least for a little while. I used to hate superman because the stories were so brain dead beat em up. The direction is gonna go back to that eventually of course, and then i'll quit reading it. Superman has always been too perfect for me, as long as he stays flawed and filled with guilt, i stay with superman. I doubt it will be for long though.
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Thursday 02 September
By Terrence
I love seeing Superman doubt himself. That's what the character is all about, right? Moping. He embodies our ability to feel sorry for ourselves, rather than the ability to not bother with angsty self-pity bullshit and do something practical and moral with our lives.
He's really a wonderful character like that.
And when you add in the amazingly-awesome-badassery in the form of the red-eye glares it only gets better and better. I know exactly how he feels. I utterly love SuperMoping-Man, I hope JMS writes him forever, he has a real gift for his voice and personality!
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Thursday 02 September
By Stephen
Who graduates in November? Has the month of December been all booked up in the DC universe for the annual alien invasion?"
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Thursday 02 September
By Kate
So... It's basically Superman - Birthright without all the things that make Birthright worth reading? I thought, with this being the final season of Smallville, that we were finally going to be done with dark and angst-ridden young Superman. Honestly, from the dialogue to the art, none of this looks or feels like Superman to me. Just looking at him in each of those panels, I don't think, "Superman." I think, "emo James Dean with laser eyes." Does not want.
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