October 25th, 2010
01:00 PM ET
Superman debuts a new lookFirst Wonder Woman got a makeover, and now the Man of Steel is debuting a new look of his own. The redrawing will appear in“Superman: Earth One," a new graphic novel retelling of the origin of the super hero which DC Comics says is “Superman for the 21st century." Does the modern Superman look a little familiar to you Twi-hards? As the New York Post points out, he bears “more of a resemblance to Robert Pattinson from the ‘Twilight’ movies than Christopher Reeve from the Superman films.”
The new Superman still has the inky black hair and buff bod – six pack and all – but features more of a brooding look than the super hero's past clean-cut appearance. The book is written by J. Michael Straczynski, known for writing Superman, Wonder Woman and Babylon 5 and drawn by artist Shane Davis who has previously worked on Green Lantern and the Superman/Batman series. The new graphic novel series does not replace the original Superman comics, but is merely a reinterpretation of his younger years. The book goes on sale next Tuesday. What do you think of the new Superman?
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No,No,No,Hell No, No, NO, NO, NO
I rest my case
The new Superman does not resemble Robert Patterson at all . I'm tired of people saying that he does, he's more leaning towards tom welling than Patterson.
It is demonic, yuk!!
Wow. The absolute *WORST* thing you can do for this book is compare it to Twilight. Comic fans will see that and think 'clearly that's not for me' and Twilight fans will read it and think 'this book isn't what I thought it was going to be' and not buy any more.
Having read the book in the form of a preview copy; I find the comparison completely arbitrary and groundless. The article was clearly written by people who don't understand the character, the book, or the industry.
If you're interested in Superman and a modern re-envisioning of the character, or are a fan of Straczynski, pick up this book. If you want teen angst and melodrama then pick up Twilight. They are different things.
I honestly like the new look...I never really was a huge fan of superman because of the clean-cut innocent look that he had. Sure, he is the biggest superhero, but I thought the look needed a change. This new look for him will definitely draw new attention to more people. I showed a lot of my friends this new look and they were really intrigued by it. The world is changing rapidly and it's not like Superman's character has changed, but his looks changed for today's world...and it's getting more appealing to the younger crowd. Sorry fans it was bound to happen...at least he looks like a badass lol.
Because this is just a side story, I can bring myself to tolerate it. If they had truly decided to change superman into another generic emo fool, I would absolutely refuse to have anything to do with DC. Nothing wrong with "updating" a character, but to corrupt one of the few characters that's still good? Bad buisiness.
How about making Batman wear white costume and make him smile everytime, and his new hideout would be on top of a big three colored with different colors of the rainbow, sounds good huh? WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
he grew up on a farm doing not a single thing.. what he so mad about to be looking like that ... horrible job
Even icons sometimes need to be refreshed. It's a marketting move to sell product. Remember when Doomsday killed the Boy Scout? Sales went through the roof. Anybody remember the outcry when Craig became James Bond. He did a great job but Sean Connery still rules.
The Collected Editions comics review site will host a live discussion of the Superman: Earth One graphic novel Wednesday night at 8 pm EST, after everyone's had a chance to pick up a copy. Drop by at the link below - we might even clarify "Earth One" and Earth-1 for you.
http://collectededitions.blogspot.com/2010/10/live-superman-earth-one-discussion.html
Now Christian Bale can play both Superman and Batman. (Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing...I will leave up to you.)
Yuk! Superman was better as the clean cut version!
It's very dark and disturbing characterzaton of a well known superhero.
SUPERMAN IS THE SON OF A NEPHILIM, MIGHTY ONES WHO WERE OF OLD, MEN OF FAME
THIS IS THE TRUTH....THE SON OF A WICKED ANGEL...SUPERMAN IS DEAD BUT HIS FATHER
IS NOT AND NOW HE WANTS HIS SON TO LOOK LIKE HIM....I SAID IT AND IT IS THE TRUTH...
JUST LOOK AT HIM, AND ASK YOURSELF WHY WOULD SOMEONE MAKE HIM LOOK SO
DARK OK, THIS IS REAL.....I AM JUST TELLING THE TRUTH....
This Superman's weakness: people pointing at him and laughing at how much he sucks.
This Superman is from Earth-four-hundred-sixty-gay.
Look, he looks like a punk now.. like a cheap Ambercrombie and fitch fool.. get that stupid character outta here and keep superman real. Plus, isn't he supposed to be dead anyways? .. c'mon man.
"graphic novel" LOL
Really? Does DC know that people older than 12 still read comics? I'm sorry but making the big blue boyscout look like a little wimp with glowing red eyes is by far the stupidest thing that DC has done. Hopefully he dies in the next Crisis series. BTW isn't the actual Superman from Earth 2?
Why not create something new instead of constantly disfiguring characters we all fell in love with growing up?
Really I think it's sad.
DC writers just have no original ideas so they're just re-packaging Superman. It's pathetic, DC is too afraid to take any chances so they do the same stuff they've been doing for years.
Heh heh. Now Batman: Brave and the Bold will become the new version of that character?
Yawn. No, double yawn.
Hey, he doesn't look like George Reeves-the ONLY Superman for my money.
Its just a one shot no big deal
first the Hollywood feel good movie industry ruins comic book story lines, now the comic book writers themselves. I understand updating the "brand" to be more appealing to todays culture, however lets not lose sight of what made this story great in the first place, Superman being a nerdy stand up guy who people can relate to, leave the dark and broodiness to Batman or Dark Knight whichever "re-brand name you prefer.I guess my real question is "What does Kevin Smith think about this , should there be a giant metal spider in the story ?...Kevin ?......
Don't worry... they will reboot or kill him off and then he'll be back as the boyscout.
I don't like the brooding look. It doesn't look super? He looks like a villian and looks as if he was downgraded.
Change it!
I'm sure that Superman's new look will be embraced and accepted and loved by the public, just the same way that "New Taste Coke" was accepted and loved by everyone in the 1980's. Oh wait, that sucked too... ok, never mind.
I for one glad this is a refreshing storytelling of the 1st comic book hero...and besides, this is a new Earth. It is not Earth Prime or Earth-1. Just another great Superman story from DC, unlike Marvel's crap. Just saying.
Don't like it. Superman should not be emo.
Unbelieveable the darkside had cart blanch with bad guys why must you turn Superman into a bad brooding dude he's not. Give him red cryptonite then make him that way for awhile but not forever. Superman is as A marican as apple pie and baseball you S.O.B.'s
Redraw? It's moody Clark in a hoodie. Woop-dee-doo.
Bad, looks like a vampire spinoff. At least how about some Vulcan ears!
Hey, YOU FANBOYS: LEARN proper English, and how to type! Most of you can't even put a proper sentence together. I couldn't go 3 posts, without seeing incorrect English, sheesh.
At least most comic book creators finished High School, and/or College – you can tell by the lack of typos in a single sentence.
It seems your a hypocrite since you used a singular pronoun before a plural noun. Then you used slang terms as well to form the sentence. "You Fanboys " makes you sound like a moron when your writing a sentence about proper grammar.
weight a minute...NG would cause him to have windshear.
Another example of ObUMMER'S failed policies.
I'm usually supportive of these changes (loved the Wonder Woman, for example), but this is absolutely horrible.
Just what the world needs: a goth Superman. Not.
Nobody could replace Christopher Reeve as Superman. He was the best.
Especially from a wheelchair!
This guy looks emo. Go cry and slit your wrists with kryptonite razor blades for attention.
I am so sick of this. Let's see, Bane breaks Batman's back, Doom kills Superman, Captain America gets killed by a sniper and now this. Every few years a crop of unimaginative and desperate writers come along and basically rewrite decades of accepted canon because they can't figure out a story.
I'm tired of Superman being a weakling. I want the old Superman who can juggle planetoid, sleep in the heart of the Sun, drop kick a Neutron star, travel faster than the speed of light., see across galaxies with his vision, hear the very cells of your body splitting, the guy that can lift entire mountains with just one finger, the dude that can stand still and feel nothing as the Hulk waste himself trying to punch him out, crumble mountains with his sonic voice, vaporize the entire planet with his heat vision. Yeah thats the Supes we need to return.
Wow, you all get pretty good internet service in your parent's basement. Do you split the bill with them every month or do you have your own line?
I don't like this new look at all. First of all, it looks more Anime, less realistic. Secondly, he looks like he could be either homicidal or suicidal. Depressed and dark. Red eyes? Sorry, yuck!
You can't tell squat from one picture. The new look might work for a while but he and Wonder Woman will both eventually go back to the old looks but I will say I hate alternative universes. Marvel had done that to death and I'm sick of it.
i saw the last update of wonder woman, and at first along with most everyone else i really didn't like that "new" look-then I happened across the new series that the look was part of and the story was quite the opposite,they had turned WW into a super badass-I mean beating the crap out of everyone,blood and all..so seeing this new look-I' would suppose that Supes will be a lil more of a badass than the all-american superhero...I do agree though that the WB/DC are trying to update the characters to the current timeline then have them constantly stuck in the '90s..
If DC's Earth-1 is anything like Marvel's Ultimate Universe, then it'll start off good...then become great...then go bad...then turn into garbage...then turn good again but never as good as when it started off.
I'm still mad at Marvel for canceling "Howard the Duck."
Get DOWN America!
I am Superman.
And I can do anything.
This is just another attempt to destroy AMERICAN ICONs. First GI JOE, Wonder Woman, now Superman. What's next, redo of Charlie Brown, make him and the Peanut's Gang into "Jersey Shores" losers. If they want to do redo, why not come out with a "graphic novel" in which POTUS actaully has leadership and ethics and represents America.
Oh, for the love of crap.
Emo Superman has nothing to do with your political bitterness.
Emo Superman cuts himself with kryptonite razorblades.
A more contemporary/reboot is long overdue.Lets face it the Man of Steel running around in spandex and a cape although "classic" may not fit in a contemporary universe.Clearly this is an attempt to resolve that issue.Frank Miller did the same with Batman a few years ago which ultimately gave Chris Nolan and Warner Brothers a new direction to take the Dark Knight,which has garnered huge box office success.A more contemporary version of Superman may rekindle and heat up the box office and comic book sales.Maybe lightning will strike twice it's worth a try!
Can't wait for Superman to finally reveal his gay lover, so the comic book gets even higher sales?
Yeah Buck, I always wondered why Jimmy got the special watch instead of Lois.....hmmmmmm.......
This Superman, sporting the red, leather jacket in lew of cape, is more in line with the Smallville character. The cape will probably come later.
He looks like justin beiber.
This is terrible! His face is all wrong! I don't want Superman being compared to that moron Robert Pattison. This is just a ploy to pull in those silly Twilight fans. And, why? Superman has nothing to do with vampires.
Batman's my favorite, anyway.
What is strange is that he has the face of a teen but the build of Mr. Universe. It's like taking Justin Beiber and adding 200 lbs of muscle but keeping the face the same. Oh well I guess that's what Taylor Lautner did.
This is why I just stick with 616 Marvel Avengers and X-Men. DC is too confusing for me.
JMS Can't write comics anyway. This will suck as much as his "One More Day" story for Spidey, his "modern" Wonder-Woman story, and his "US Tour" for Superman's books.
Do we remember when superman died??? Are we trying to relive that again?? Let's now rebuild the wheel. Up up and a zero for the new superman.
I love superman he's my favorite in DC,
Buy it is true they have gone of the deepend with poor o'l sup's, there's far to many variations of him fad far to many. We got young- old- married & not- dimensions- mega super killer death villains he's done-been-seen it all & nothing but going silly & stupid. I love superman but it's getting hard to watch him get beatin the only way he truely can.
The face seems a bit thin to go with the body.
Superman Sucks.How can someone who is Invincible always be beat by Lex Luthor?
Lame,dont care.Batman,Green Lantern,even Aquaman is more Interesting than Big Blue
Whenever a hero/origin/comic gets a "reboot", it makes me want to buy it even less. Especially if it reboots to look more like pathetic tween franchises like Twilight.
Superman's life is twilight.
Do not like the look, looks like a Twilight vampire with a hoodie on.
Worst article ever.
He looks like Frodo just after the ring took him over.....
Anderson Cooper is Superman. I bet he looks hot in his tights. There is no Lois Lane. He saves George Michaels. And together they'll have wonder boy.
Figures gays want Superman to be a phaggot!
@Buck- of course there's a stupid redneck bigot named Buck. I bet you come complete with a confederate flag and shotgun right? You're add on's are a mobile trailer, black eyed pregnant wife, and a beer stained wife beater.
God, hicks and hillbillies are so insufferable but at least they make things interesting. Why don't you go back to kissing Bill O'Reilly's @$$ you moronic follower.
Hey Posh, go back to using your rear as a sausage stuffer.
IF YOU ALL WANT EDGIER SUPERHEROS GO READ THE AUTHORITY MIDNIGHTTER AND APOLLO ARE PRESETNED AS BATMAN AND SUPERMAN EXCEPT THEY ARE A GAY COUPLE
he looks like Mel Gibson...today! maybe Mel can play SM? Who could tell with the hoodie! kinda MadMax-ish.
SEROUSLY...ALL THAT MONIE SENDING YOU TO HARVARD AND THIIS IS THE BEST IDEES YOU CAN THINCK OF AND YOU CANNT EVN USE PRPER SPEELING/GRAMMMER??
like everyone else said, or as any comic geek knows, this is the alternate version superman, much like the alternate version spiderman and x-men in marvel, and there is nothing wrong with making supes edgier, thats what makes comics great, as long as they dont change the basic canon of the character, alternate versions ad some color to the character that was seriously lacking.
Agreed.
Why do cerators/devlopers feel the need to make EVERYTHING emo. Who decided "emo" was cool anyway ? Have any of you seen these "emo" people ? Sissies all of them !!!!! First devil may cry, now superman, what's next ???? Hey guys let's emo-up the army and then we can enforce a national dress code that say's if your not emo your going to jail. Hey and while we're at it lets emo-up the american flag !!!!! I for one am sick of developers telling ME what's cool !!!!! REVOLT !!!!!
I like it, but it's not really noteworthy. We've seen Supermen from parallel universes sporting similar yet different looks. How is this different? They are always retelling his origin in the "Elseworld" stories. lol
Emo superboy. Gotta love when people try to revive a dead/dying superhero. While i'm happy someone has decided to make superman more relevant to todays culture, it is a weak attempt. I'm sure that this wont stop the movie makers from trying to make another re-reboot.
Maybe they can start off with the death of superman. Remember the black and white bags?
As long as they have Tom Welling as Superman I don't care what they do.
There are somethings you don't mess with... And you don't mess with Superman. Period...
Thats right, you dont tug on supermans cape
What about Aquaman?!
if you are a reader of DC comics and have been reading it for a while, or even have a basic understanding of how it goes, you will welcome this as for what it is: a comic that expands DCs multiverse.
Well, I was expecting something more like Shore Leave from "Venture Brothers", so even though I don't like the new one, I'm kinda relieved.
This is not a reboot. It's another interpretation of the character set on one of the many paralel earths that comprise the DC Universe. In other words:
Don't freak out people, he's still a reporter for the Daily Planet wearing his business suits and eyeglasses.
This is just a Gen X version created by J. Michael Straczynski.
Well, they have to bring in new readers. This will just be a Superman for a new generation. Yes people will wine and cry about the "change", but most of them will still buy the comic. What do you expect them to do? Come up with brand new characters that will be as great as the old school characters?
Don't worry, the new Superman will be whining and crying much louder than the fans.
looks like a young skinny Brandon Routh to me. Hm. Maybe they got the idea from the movie reboot.
As long as Tom Welling plays the man of steel in any new movies, they can do whatever they want to his appearance.
Marvel Comics already did this, with Ultimate comics. Creating a Superman who today's young people can identify with is an okay idea, along as they leave the 'real' superman alone. This way, you can have a man of steel who carries and ipod, looks vapid and stupid, and complains about mundane things. Kids like that crap.
Superman is a pop culture phenomenon who is bigger than Michael Jackson. Twilight is a stupid series of films that will be forgotten in 20 years. Comparing Robert Pattison to Superman is ridiculous.
this is news? does anyone really care?
LOVE IT. Good job Shane Davis! Beautiful artwork. And with Straczynski writing it has to be good. But I really can't see the Twilight comparison...THANK GOD.
Like the new Wonder Woman, I would like this if it was a completely new character instead of some "edgy" redo.
The Big Red S is not some wussy brooding emo.
It makes me feel like they're trying to get the "Twi-hards" into Superman.
By the way, I'm a girl and I hate Twilight!
twilight anything sucks the concept of sparkling vampires is dumb very dumb. go twi-mos
I'm fortunate in that I've never even seen the movies!
nerds!
aaaahhhhhh my head hurts, toooo muuuchhhhh nnneeeerrrrdd tallllkkk
I don't think Superman or any other super hero/villian needs in particular needs a reboot, the whole superhero/supervillian concept needs a reboot.. Come on, the skin-tight costumes that exsensuates (sorry if that is misspelled) every conture of their bodies is pretty ridiculous, especially in this day and age. Capes too for that matter, they do not aid in flying, and only seem to increase the possibility of tripping over it or getting it caught in something. I like Marvel/Image comics better than DC, because they tend not to do the whole 'alter-ego' concept (except Peter Parker/SpiderMan I guess), which is another concept that's been played out and gone stale. Come on, after all this time, NO ONE has caught on that Superman is Clark Kent (or vise versa)? People are not that stupid/naive. The X-Men are the X-Men, Wolverine is not "Logan: The Mild-mannered accountant" that when evil leers it's ugly head, runs into a closet, rips off his khakis, button-down shirt, and oxfords to dawn a super-gay costume of fierce color. Upgrade very much needed.
Superman was actually the first super-hero, so this is what started it all. And if you think about it, the alter-ego of Clark Kent is actually the opposite of every other alter-ego of any superhero. Superman wears the clothes he was sent to Earth in, the blanket he was wrapped in, when Krypton was destroyed. Superman is not his alter-ego, he is Superman, those are his clothes, that is him. Clark Kent is the alter-ego, it's how he disguises himself, it's how he views the human race.
So the whole cape/costume/alter-ego argument is a poor one. Or you just can't appreciate a good backstory. Read some Alex Ross Superman, and even Batman. I never was a fan of either until I saw and read Alex Ross' take. He really has the ability to make Superman seem like God.
So let me get this straight, 10 seasons of Smallville's "will he won't he" redux story line is now going to be replaced by a sensitive "emo" version of Superman? Perhaps when he is fighting crime they can't print the lyrics of the songs he has written in the comic panels.
I hear his poetry is very heartfelt. You should hear him on open mic night at The Angst.
I hope it's better than that "I'm gay, gay gay" outfit from a few years ago, (not that there's anything wrong with being gay).
That is absolutely horrible. DC, you suck!
Not too crazy about it at all!!!
Why must things such as this go through these trending changes when in the end, they always come back to the tried and true formula. It might very well, sell well to this 'Twilight' infused generation but, the older fans are going to struggle.
Oh great...emo Superman. Wasn't it bad enough that they had to turn Batman and Captain America into a couple of brooding wussies?
Amen!!
too dark for superman. superman is supposed to be beacon of light, not darkness. it worked for batman but copying it over to superman goes against what he represents.
That... is probably the the most succinct observation.
dc sucks, long live Marvel!
Marvel and DC are now owned by the same monstrosity...Time Warner.
LOL MARVEL IS OWNED BY DISNEY STUPID
Uh, no. Marvel is owned by Disney.
No, Disney owns the distribution rights to Marvel Studios films. So, you know, just drop it.
Is Superman gay? He's never been in a marriage that didn't turn out to be a sham. His buddies, Batman, Green Arrow, Flash, etc. are all unmarried. He looks just a little too handsome and prim. Don't know, just saying?
Don't ask, and I won't tell.
bad troll, try harder
Secret....why would you like to know? Hmmm?
I think it would one tuff va-j to handle superman even once, Nevermind married.
Unless they revised that, Superman is married to Lois Lane.
You do know that Flash & Green Arrow are married, right?
Another classic example of the modern news process – one source makes a mistake and the rest quote it as fact. But heck, if it brings more eyes to the book, well, where's the harm, huh?
As others have explained, this story isn't a retelling of Superman as much as it is a parallel version. A new version of the character with the story moved up to a more recent start, and in a more contemporary setting. Imagine if they kept making Harrison Ford Jack Ryan films, but at the same time did Ben Affleck films, playing the same character but as a younger man, at the beginning of his career.
NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO!!
How eloquent...
Key word – Earth One. The Superman we currently know and love is from Earth Two. Completely different world, completely different dynamic. And Superman doesn't need a reboot, he just needs Tom Welling.
@Zod – Earth-2 is the Golden-Age heroes from the 50's & 60's
The Silver & Modern Day heroes are on Earth-0
...Earth-One is the re-created Earth-1 as the results of FINAL CRISIS series.
so who is the superman that died in infinite crisis? since that one was supposed to be earth 2 superman?
Wow, you're wrong. Very very wrong. Earth-One was our Superman (until Final Crisis). Earth-Two was the Golden Age (Kal-L) Superman who Comic Book Died during Infinite Crisis. I believe the "current" Superman is Earth-Zero. DC really sucks at the concept of continuity with it's different dimensions, retcons, re-boots, and re-hashes.
I do think this "design" is going for the Twilight-fangirl demographic. Devil May Cry fell prey to it, too.
What about Earth-8?
This all sounds earth gay.
its about time.
people are going to have a problem with this, but Superman has been in need of a reboot for about 30 years, the big blue boyscout isn't exactly cutting it anymore
well how many reboots can you use on the same freakin character anyway? how many alternative childhoods/adolescences/young adulthoods did this guy have??? NEXT!
Superman was rebooted by John Byrne about 25 years ago. Personally, just by the pic alone, I am not for it. I do not see Superman as the brooding hero in the comic line. That's Batman's role. Superman is supposed to be the paragon which is why the two characters work well together.
Superman is the big blue boyscout. That's what separates him from all the other brooding superheros. I don't like the new look.
Don't care for it. They can make a new look without the brooding. Leave that to Batman please.
What's his soundtrack going to be? New Found Glory, My Chemical Romance, The Get Up Kids? Enough with the brooding/emo trend, we get it, if you're angsty you must be awesome!
oh the brooding, angst-ridden suffering American youth, blah blah blah. Yawn.
It's rubbish. Superman had an easy life growing up in a little country town. He never had anything to fear. So what would cause him to be like this?
Well he looks a little peeved because someone caught him buttoning up his shirt! To me it seems that the "super suit" is the same underneath the hoodie and the shirt. OH!!! I say he has more of a TOM WELLING LOOK than anything from the sparkly vampire flicks.
Eh... This Graphic Novel is a take on how Superman would behave if he was introduced in this world TODAY. A lot more fear, a lot more paranoia etc. In addition, this is an "alternate" universe so to speak. So we still have a man of steel who we know and love.
Rebooting Superman is perfectly fine. BUT....he HAS to be the Boy Scout. That's the point of his character. He is meant to be the idealistic representation of Humanity, personified in the irony that he is NOT human! He, Wonder Woman, and Batman form the trifecta with the DCU. And changing their core, thoroughly ruptures the fabric of that universe's fabric.
I don't think "Let's turn him into an brooding emo wussie!" is the solution.
No, that's not true, you have it wrong. Go check out the DC fan site and it gives more detail on this superman. It's not a exact parallel universe, but most elements are common to the original superman.
@cheefsfury – you are correct, this is the Superman of Earth-1 ("Earth-One"); the Superman in the monthly comic us Superman of Earth-0.
They are different Earths/Diminsions.
dude stop posting in caps like a 6 year old
It's basic netiquette, typing in all caps is the equivalent of screaming. Have you been in a hole the last 15 years?
Still don't care for it. Enough with the violence and madness. I don't care what world he's from. Is earth 1 earth prime? The Superboy from Earth prime was very mad for a good reason. Don't let this be like that.
"...FROM A DIFFERENT EARTH THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE YOU READ IN COMICS"
Wait, you mean it's not from a *different earth* that's the *same*? I'm confused, how can something that is different, actually be different? Maybe it's so different that it's the same as something else that is an exact copy of that which it is trying to differ from?
@Chris...Yes it can be confusing but feel to Google "Crisis on Infinite Earths". All your answers are there
IS THAT YOU GRANT MORRISON THAT COMMENT WAS SO NEXT LEVEL I NEED TO UP MY DRUG USAGE
In short, this is DC and Marvel's various "alternate dimensions" plots coming back to bite them in the butt. There's all of these alternate dimensions and confusing subplots that nobody will understand that this isn't "their" Superman, but one from a different dimension. Allow me to play the world's smallest violin.
"If CNN had it their way, Superman would be gay and he would save Anderson Cooper instead of Lois Lane!"
Sounds Hot!
Gay.
Agreed. This reporter did not bother to do research and probably did the story based on a press release.
DC = demented (and disastrous) changes.
Just invent new Gen Y superheroes. Leave the icons we grew up with ALONE.
Worst case: let the icons have children, like most of the rest of us.
(side note: superstrength + teen hormones = huge comic[al] potential)
wasn't that what spiderman was sort of supposed to be?
OK, now that line goes for the win! God how I would love to see that.
As long as he fails when he try to save Nancy Grace.
Just saying.
Also Jane V Mitchell and Roland Martin!
STOP MAKING NO SENSE AND SPEEL CORRECTLY...I SPENT TONS OF CASH SENDDING YOO TO HARVARD...