No.962423
THE RED TRUNKS ARE BACK
>The Man of Steel dons the shorts once more on the cover for the landmark issue, illustrated by Jim Lee, Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair. The publisher notes the superhero wears “a new costume that integrates a variety of classic and new elements” — most notably, those long-missing trunks.
>Along with the trunks, the new costume brings with it the yellow belt, also last seen in 2011. The design also integrates the blue metallic cuffs from the original Rebirth design.
THE SUPER-LOINS ARE CRIMSON ONCE MORE.
No.962425
Superman has his trunks. All's right with the world.
No.962431
>>962423
I wonder if Jon wears red undies
No.962434
>>962431
I hope not. It's pretty cute that Jon just wears jeans and a hoodie from a thrift shop.If he gets a legit costume I'll be a bit disappointed.
No.962436
No.962437
Give Batman back his trunks and then we'll call it even.
No.962440
>>962423
And it only took them how many years to realise that you don't fuck with Superman's costume?
No.962441
Finally. I don't know what made them change it in the first place. If it's not broke, why try and fix it?
No.962446
Now hopefully this is his design going forward instead of just for the one issue.
No.962452
Now bring back the mullet too.
No.962454
>>962441
>If it's not broke, why try and fix it?
Same reason Marvel does it. To reinvent the wheel and appeal to modern sensibilities by taking out anything that's perceived as "old fashioned".
No.962455
>>962437
They could probably get away with just darkening Batman's costume, especially since the Bat symbol's got a yellow outline around it now. It would be like a modern version of the suits he wore post-KnightSaga and post-Return of Bruce Wayne
No.962457
>>962455
I'm surprised how much I like that all-black Batman costume, to be honest. It highlights the yellow oval and belt really nicely.
No.962458
Who cares? Ditching the trunks was one of the few good changes they've ever made. In any case it's such a small change.
No.962463
>>962458
Here's the thing, though. Superman's had an iconic design for years, and for a lot of people when they think of Superman, that's the design that they think of. At least with Batman, his costume has changed several times over the course of his history, and it makes sense for it to. Batman builds all of his equipment, updates all of his gadgets. It makes sense his costume would change as he designs and updates it for different utility.
Superman? He has no reason to change his costume because it's not for utility, it's made to be a symbol. It's part of the character, and if you change the outfit, it changes that symbol. A lot of times for the worse.
No.962473
>>962458
>Ditching the trunks was one of the few good changes they've ever made
Confirmed for shit taste
Superman isn't like Batman. Making his costume one-piece and one solid colour never worked for him because without the trunks to break up the blue his costume looks like shit. They tried giving him a red belt, and then giving him increasingly bigger red belts and it still looked like shit. Eliminating the trunks never worked for Superman.
No.962478
>>962458
You need to go back to whatever hell hole you climbed out of.
No.962488
No.962505
If Superman doesn't wear trunks everybody will see his junk. If he wears them under his tights he'll have panty lines. If he wears normal pants they'll fly off at high speeds. THE TRUNKS ARE PRACTICAL.
But they should have let Frank Quitely remove the little yellow triangle from the S so it looks more like an alien glyph than a big S in an old font.
No.962537
>>962452
this
>>962455
and this. Here's another example of how the "all-black" costume works nicely in comics.
Either way, blue batman fucking sucks.
No.962578
>>962505
>pantylines
That makes me wonder if there are any superheroes out there with pantylines when wearing their costumes.
No.962588
>>962463
>At least with Batman, his costume has changed several times over the course of his history, and it makes sense for it to. Batman builds all of his equipment, updates all of his gadgets. It makes sense his costume would change as he designs and updates it for different utility.
Superman also had costume changes. What, you think he always had the yellow belt? Or the golden S on his back? Or a long cape? Or that exact shape of the S symbol on his chest instead of it originally being a triangle? Batman is the same, his costume has had very minor cosmetic changes over time whilst keeping the trunks, outside of movies and even then people bitched about it back when Burton first did it.
There is nothing "iconic" about the costume. It has an "S" symbol on it? That'll fucking do. The granny panties design sucks shit but because of idiot fanboys, they have to stay and Superman is never allowed to progress because a) fans will whinge about it till kingdom come and b) DC will just end up deliberately sabotaging it so badly that even those who wanted change will beg for this shit back.
Man of Steel, for all its numerous flaws, had the perfect design. Yellow and silver around the waist to break up the blue. Done. Use it in the fucking comics instead of those retarded designs with the pure red belt which just makes the red unpleasantly stand out.
No.962591
>>962588
>Man of Steel, for all its numerous flaws, had the perfect design.
Ah, I see somebody else is a fan of "Mono Color Stiff Moulded Plastic Abbs Leather" with no proper color balance.
And they said that my sudden love of the costume was caused by brain hemorrhage! Well we proved them wrong eh anon?
People may buy that our character has radioactive powers, or is from another planet, but a colorful spandex costume? Are you CRAZY? No audience will accept that!
No its one color head to toe Leather for our hero!
No.962592
>>962505
>But they should have let Frank Quitely remove the little yellow triangle from the S so it looks more like an alien glyph than a big S in an old font.
It IS just a big S, though: It stands for "Superman". Why would Superman be going around with an alien glyph on his chest?
No.962593
>>962578
They could be waring long johns, long thermal underwear, or compression shorts/boxer briefs with minimal seams. That way there would be pretty much nothing popping through.
No.962595
>>962455
I felt the black underwear could be used to justify a sports cup or something. It would make sense he want's gear to protect his junk maybe the underwear could cover the cup?
No.962597
>>962591
I honestly think anyone who unironically likes the non-briefs design because they're more 'modern' probably doesn't like capeshit to begin with if they can't suspend their disbelief and want to dilute it that bad.
No.962600
>>962597
Like I'm no caoefag fag. My interest in comics is passing.
But the Undies are a good color balance. They center the character and YES tie him to his roots as a strongman and what worked in the past in defining body parts works now as well.
It's good character design. Red and Blue look fantastic, and the lower body gives good centering to the top part of his body.
No.962601
>>962597
Like even if I hated the undies MOS looks dreadful. It looks like a guy in a fake Halloween costume.
No.962602
>>962592
Pre-Crisis the S came to Johnathan Kent in a dream, and was on a sword that Superman found floating in space.
Post-Crisis it's usually the El family crest. It just happens to look like an S, so Lois Lane came up with "Superman". I dunno, maybe she's a Nietzschean. Or more likely a fucking Randroid.
No.962604
>>962602
Since when was Lois into Rand?
No.962611
>>962591
>strawman burning: the post
You are exactly the kind of idiot fanboy I was talking about. Relish in the knowledge that Superman's franchise will continue to die a slow death because of fags like you.
>>962597
And you too.
No.962614
>>962611
>Relish in the knowledge that Superman's franchise will continue to die a slow death because of fags like you.
Honestly Id be happy. Superman has had a great run and dying on a high note would be great.
Its people like you that would burn everything Superman is so that he can live as some kind of malformed abomination.
Guess what: if Superman has to become a boring, angsty super serial asshole to be popular then id rather he was not popular. He has hundreds of issues to his name. Id say thats enough of a Backlog.
You completely prove the point that your somebody who never was interested in the character in the first place.
Like are you serious the MOS Design? Like this ugly one piece lump of plastic with moulded on abs? The actor feels like he's wearing a Halloween suit! Like even If I wanted a no pants redesign, a fucking leather onesie? That makes the actors head look big because the leather is so tight over his body? With this weird design with his pants being pulled up all the way to his waist like some kind of grandpa overalls?
No.962615
>>962588
>There is nothing "iconic" about the costume
No.962616
>>962602
>maybe she's a Nietzschean
There was this
No.962617
>>962588
I really don't know where to start with the abject stupidity of your entire comment…
No.962618
If Lois was really a Randroid she'd be running away with Lex Luthor to exterminate the lower and middle classes so she and her Captain Of Industry husbandu could live happily ever after.
No.962619
>>962614
>Honestly Id be happy. Superman has had a great run and dying on a high note would be great.
He hasn't had a great run since 1986 killed any good aspects of his character and even then he wasn't perfect.
>Its people like you that would burn everything Superman is so that he can live as some kind of malformed abomination. Guess what: if Superman has to become a boring, angsty super serial asshole to be popular then id rather he was not popular. He has hundreds of issues to his name.
Oh, you mean trying to move his character forward with new, fun ideas and trying to make him live up to his potential as a character? Truly, how horribly selfish of me. Why, I must be another Snyderite! It's not possible for me to loathe both vanilla Superman and Snyderman!
>You completely prove the point that your somebody who never was interested in the character in the first place.
You know, I was kind of joking with the "idiot fanboy whinging about anything and everything" comment at first but man, you just had to go out of your fucking way to prove me right on it.
>Like are you serious the MOS Design? Like this ugly one piece lump of plastic with moulded on abs? The actor feels like he's wearing a Halloween suit! Like even If I wanted a no pants redesign, a fucking leather onesie? That makes the actors head look big because the leather is so tight over his body? With this weird design with his pants being pulled up all the way to his waist like some kind of grandpa overalls?
Yes because you clearly have no comeback to it if your best retort is that it's leather molded to Cavill's body. Well no shit, that's how most superhero costumes are when translated to live action. Yet the visual design of it still looks fantastic and much better than any alternative to the granny panties that DC has managed to shit out since the New 52 abandoned them.
>>962615
No, there isn't. All it needs is an S symbol, just like all Batman's costume needs is a bat symbol and pointy ears.
No.962625
Apparently the first-ever look at Action Comics #1000. It's by Clay Mann, who's drawing Tom King's story there.
No.962632
>>962423
And let's hope he keeps them from now on. That red has always provided an important contrast to all the blue you see from the front and prevents his loins from looking too flat.
>>962505
The alien glyph meme was always a bit forced tbh. Surely Clark Kent is imaginative enough to feasibly come up with the S by himself.
No.962639
>>962611
>>962588
>>962619
>I have no idea about colour contrast or colour theory
>I have no idea about the evolution of Superman's design
>I have no idea what 'iconic' means
>I think that changing a well established design that has endured for 70 years for one that just doesn't work is 'fresh and innovative'
>Everyone who disagrees with me is an idiot fanboy
I swear I've been made dumber just by reading your posts
No.962640
>>962619
>Yes because you clearly have no comeback to it if your best retort is that it's leather molded to Cavill's body.
Its like saying my best retort is that I say its bad to rub shit in your eyes. Yes, that IS my retort! Yeah, I can't have a further conversation about this because your taste is so fucking shit I just can't find better insulting terms for it!
Its kinda shit taste bedrock. I can't find much else to compare it too. Maybe liking Haley Barry Catwoman?
No.962641
>>962632
>The alien glyph meme was always a bit forced tbh.
It's also stupid and pretentious. Like anyone watching a fucking film or reading a fucking comic is going to buy that a big S on Superman's chest stands for anything other than "Super".
The "S stands for Hope" shit is the same as the removal of the bright red trunks. It's insecure fanboys trying to get people to take their superhero comics seriously, and looking even more insecure in the process.
No.962643
>>962641
I don't mind the alien glyph shit. Unlike removing the red trunks, it doesn't spoil the character in any appreciable way.
Having said that, I would normally hate contrived over-explanations for simple shit. Like Conan being really strong because he pushed a big wheel around for years. Or Indiana Jones wearing fedoras, using a whip and having Harrison Ford's distinctive facial scar because of that one time he went up against a bandit as a kid.
But I don't think the alien glyph is quite in the same league
No.962664
>>962658
I don't get its point narrative-wise. Superman is a very earthy character. Having his S stand for some alien bullshit is like if Captain America said:
"Oh my stars and stripes stand for an Ancient Greek Code relating to physical perfection"
I mean in MOS it worked because Superman is a unlikable alien menace, but Im not sure that was what they where going for. Insecurity about a big bright S on a character's chest I guess.
No.962683
>>962664
MOS did it because they did it in the comics. The comics did it because the Donner movie did it. The Donner movie did it because Marlon Brando wanted to wear the 'S' and Marlon Brando got what he wanted. In the Island of Dr Moreau one scene has Marlon Brando wearing a champagne bucket on his head because the film crew were too scared to tell him to take it off.
>Having his S stand for some alien bullshit is like if Captain America said: "Oh my stars and stripes stand for an Ancient Greek Code relating to physical perfection"
But Captain America has absolutely nothing to do with Ancient Greece and the stars and stripes are closely and almost uniquely identified with America.
Superman's 'S' shield is an 'S' but it's also a shield. Shields go on coat of arms. If you're going to put a coat of arms in Superman's backstory, it makes more sense for it to come from his Kryptonian side than from his Kansas farmer Earth parent side.
No.962700
>>962683
>But Captain America has absolutely nothing to do with Ancient Greece and the stars and stripes are closely and almost uniquely identified with America.
Yes, that's my point.
>Superman's 'S' shield is an 'S' but it's also a shield. Shields go on coat of arms.
Ah just like Booster Golds Shield or Batmans Coat of Arms or Captain Atoms Coat of Arms.
Or maybe it isn't a fucking coat of arms or a Shield but a Symbol that superheroes commonly have.
There is no fucking coat of arms in supermans backstory until they made it that way. In fact, an S is overall really Humble overall. Its a simple Symbol for a Kansas Farmer from earth that became famous because of how dedicated Superman was.
No.962712
>>962619
>The granny panties design sucks shit but because of idiot fanboys, they have to stay and Superman is never allowed to progress
Yeah, fuck the fact that he married Lois Lane and fathered a son, he hasn't progressed at all. The only way for him to progress as a character is to strip his costume down gradually until he's wearing nothing but a blue onesie with an S on the chest. Seriously, are you fucking retarded?
>Man of Steel, for all its numerous flaws, had the perfect design.
Yep, you're fucking retarded.
>Yellow and silver around the waist to break up the blue.
Yeah, the yellow and silver that doesn't fucking exist except for a tiny dark yellow dot on his belt buckle.
>>962619
>Oh, you mean trying to move his character forward with new, fun ideas and trying to make him live up to his potential as a character? Truly, how horribly selfish of me. Why, I must be another Snyderite!
Yeah, you fucking are. Superman doesn't need to be made incompetent, or an angry asshole or anything else. He doesn't need to be deconstructed, if anything he needs to be reconstructed, but you people either want him to be Batman or inferior to Batman.
>Yes because you clearly have no comeback to it if your best retort is that it's leather molded to Cavill's body.
Oh yeah because "GRANNY PANTIES GUYS" is such a top tier argument.
>Yet the visual design of it still looks fantastic
Yeah, I love me some of that over-textured ribbed-for-her-pleasure cuffs, chainmail beltless skinsuit. You either have brain damage or you're shitposting.
No.962719
>>962683
The star and stripes are Satanic symbols.
No.962723
>>962700
>Yes, that's my point.
My point was that the Ancient Greece comment was a complete non-sequitur.
>Ah just like Booster Golds Shield or Batmans Coat of Arms or Captain Atoms Coat of Arms
I dunno know enough about Booster Gold or Captain Atom to make judgment, but Superman's shield being a family crest in addition to an 'S' is no less contrived than Batman choosing to dress up like a bat not just because a bat flew in his window once, but because he's afraid of bats and his dad dressed up like a bat once for a fancy dress party and this Indian shaman told him this story of this giant bat once and he actually wore the pelt of giant bat sometime in pre-history and shit
No.962726
>>962664
>Having his S stand for some alien bullshit is like if Captain America said: "Oh my stars and stripes stand for an Ancient Greek Code relating to physical perfection"
This is funny because the stars-and-stripes imagery on Wonder Woman's costume/ceremonial garb were given a similarly contrived post-Crisis explanation: It's a way of honoring the flag of some WW2 pilot who crash-landed on Themyscira and died helping the Amazons fight off some threat. Said pilot happened to be Steve Trevor's mother. This also explains why the Amazons are in possession of a functioning semi-automatic pistol they use to test Diana's reflexes before she leaves. Comic books, man.
No.962727
>>962712
>Yeah, fuck the fact that he married Lois Lane and fathered a son, he hasn't progressed at all.
Yes, fuck that since he's been married to Lois for over two decades and had several "son/daughter" storylines vastly more interesting than Jon that never stuck because readers prefer a vanilla, naive shotabait to someone with an actual personality. And his character had fundamentally not changed in that time except for maybe becoming more of a doormat for Lois every now and then and in the case of Rebirth, everyone except Jurgens ignoring him in favor of his boring-ass family.
>Yeah, the yellow and silver that doesn't fucking exist except for a tiny dark yellow dot on his belt buckle.
Oh, so you're blind too? Well then, let me show you how it looks when actually DRAWN and with a bit of color thrown in and not under the effect of dreary color filters and shitty lighting.
>Yeah, you fucking are. Superman doesn't need to be made incompetent, or an angry asshole or anything else. He doesn't need to be deconstructed, if anything he needs to be reconstructed, but you people either want him to be Batman or inferior to Batman.
So by wanting Superman to be smart, powerful, skilled, not get jobbed for shitty reasons, not need his own supporting cast to save his ass every five minutes, expand beyond Metropolis, show how awesome he is, not get talked down by and play second-fiddle to everyone from Batman to Lex Luthor, be a bit more wise, I actually hate the character and want to deconstruct and turn him into an asshole. You just keep on validating everything I said with your kneejerk reactions which prove that you haven't bothered to understand a single thing I wrote. I'm pretty sure I love the character more than you, considering I'm not the one that wants him to stagnate because of my stubborn idiocy.
>Oh yeah because "GRANNY PANTIES GUYS" is such a top tier argument.
It is. They look fucking retarded. They've always looked fucking retarded but while every other superhero/superheroine's fanbase is OK with well-designed costume changes, Superman's fanbase is the only one that raises a shitfit over the slightest change to it for absolutely no reason. New 52 design sucked because it was a shitty, ugly costume not because it dared to try and change Superman's outfit.
No.962728
>>962640
>Its like saying my best retort is that I say its bad to rub shit in your eyes. Yes, that IS my retort! Yeah, I can't have a further conversation about this because your taste is so fucking shit I just can't find better insulting terms for it!
No, it just proves that you are a fucking retard who is fully aware that the reason the costume looks flawed in live-action is because it is in live-action and when drawn, the actual visual design is quite good - see >>962727.
No.962729
>>962727
Siegel and Schuster forgot more about good design than anyone complaining that his trunks look silly and outdated will ever know
No.962730
>>962728
You're the fucking retard who doesn't realise the costume looks exactly the fucking same, live-action or drawn. It's a flat, dull blue bodysuit with just a thin sliver of belt (if it can even be called that) to do a poor job of breaking up its flat dullness
No.962735
>>962726
I preferred WW's costume being meant as a sign of respect to the U.S. since she was an ambassador to America. That and I guess the Amazon's aren't that stuffy on revealing outfits I guess.
No.962741
>>962728
>No, it just proves that you are a fucking retard who is fully aware that the reason the costume looks flawed in live-action is because it is in live-action and when drawn, the actual visual design is quite good
It's not terrible but it's not Superman (Even ignoring his facial redesign). It looks generic. Its Generic tech man in a generic tech suit.
Your argument is you hate superman. You want Superman to not be superman and then he will be good superman.
No.962777
So does this mean Earth 11 Superman's going to wear the red briefs again too?
No.962800
>>962726
I wouldn't say that was contrived. It does a perfect job of explaining why Wonder Woman, an Amazonian woman who had never set foot in America prior to her becoming a super hero, would wear star spangled panties, a representation of the American flag
No.962803
>>962741
>It's not terrible but it's not Superman
I dunno, I'm indifferent to Cavill's costume and I can't really say that it doesn't scream "Superman" to me. It has the "S", he's not wearing a mask and its got red, blue and yellow in balanced amounts. IMO, that's about all you need.
No.962805
>>962777
That body figure…..hot damn!
No.962807
>>962803
>in balanced amounts
But it doesn't. It's more blue than anything else.
No.962822
>>962434
I'm guessing he meant actual undies there.
No.963034
>>962777
Perhaps? Last I checked on Earth 11 Aquawoman declared war on the surface so Batwoman had to mutate herself just to kill Aquawoman and lead an army of human fish hybrids to destroy the thread of atlantis. Later she would team up with that smiling Batman in Batman the Metal storyline.
No.963042
>>963034
Thats Earth -11, part of the dark multiverse. Its a counterpart to the actual Earth 11.
No.963108
>>962455
>They could probably get away with…
Stopped there. No, fuck them, they've gotten away with enough al-fucking-goddam-ready.
Give Batman his black tights back and STOP FUCKING UP MY COMICS GODDAMIT!
No.963110
>>962794
The two blues are clashing; that along with the red and yellow makes it look like a clown suit tbh.
No.963161
>>963108
>you ruddy whippersnappers are ruining my comics!
God, shut the fuck up already gramps.
No.963189
>>963108
>>963161
You're both idiotic shitposters.
No.963247
The briefs just work as a design. The only reason ever to remove them is that you feel embarrassed by the jokes about super heroes wearing their underwear on the outside. Well, get over it. Embrace it if you have to. Super heroes are always going to be inherently silly on some level anyway.
No.963272
>>963247
That's really my problem these days. It seems like there's this shame surrounding superheroes and it's causing us to strip them down and turn them into something they're not. We've spent so much time deconstructing them, but like you said, superheroes are inherently silly on some level. They should be embraced and reconstructed.
No.963273
>>963247
The briefs coming back are the first time in a long time that Superman's looked 'right' to me
No.964056
>>963042
Ah ok then. I thought that was regular Earth 11. Thanks for the explanation.
>>963272
I thought that shame was mostly during the 2000's and mid 10's?
No.964170
>>963273
The red really helps break up the blue.
No.964205
>>964170
Agreed. I always felt the best strength to Superman's design was the simplicity of the design.
No.964230
No.964235
>>964230
Honestly kill yourself
No.964256
>>964230
Don't 'This' your own posts
No.964365
>>964205
The colors are just well portioned.
No.964398
>>964056
The shame will persist until the writers stop trying to fight what Superheroes are in an attempt to be "deep" and recognize that it's okay to be silly.
No.964411
>>964398
Its not like it can't be done, the people they hire are hacks.
No.964738
>>962423
>black with a red shine
lol
No.964739
>>963110
It's supposed to look like superman as a person, not a costume
No.967397
>>962537
>Blue batman sucks
I know this is a weeks old post, but SOMEONE has to tell you that youre hopelessly retarded so it might as well be me
>>962643
That movie was fucking dumb and ruined Conan as a character forever anyway. Conans most important trait was his Agility and cunning not being a retard strength simpleton
No.976060
>>962423
>THE RED TRUNKS ARE BACK
Took fucking long enough. No matter what those fucks did, Supes and Batman always look naked without their overshorts.
No.976061
>>962537
>Trespassing on private property
>Offers the argument that the time of day belongs to everybody
>Rather than point out that the time of day has nothing to do with trespassing on private property, Batman instead goes full Trump and assumes not only ownership of the time of day, but claims that he, in fact, IS that time of day
No matter how badly he's treated in comics, movies, and television, I'll never stop loving Batman.
No.976079
That's a pretty cool circus unitard you got there, dad.
Well, I'm gonna go read some awesome manga. See ya!
~American Youth
No.976081
>>976079
Youth of any country are fucking retarded by default.
No.976086
>>976081
Yeah..and guess who super hero comics are meant for?
No.976132
>>976079
>implying those people are going to read any incarnation of Superman
No.976136
>>964205
Superman was always supposed to be a kind of working class hero. That's why he doesn't wear gloves (he gets his hands dirty). Make his suit too techy, and it just doesn't work anymore.
No.976213
>>976136
Never knew that. That's an interesting aspect. What do you think of the early New 52 stuff where Grant Morrison tried to play up the working man hero aspect by having him just wear a t shirt with the Superman symbol, jeans and a cape?
No.976231
>>967397
your taste is shit and your sage is shit
>>976061
but breh, they took that line out of the movie
No.976272
>>976213
I do like that design, but I think it has to be temporary. You can't have him wearing jeans forever.
No.976289
>>976136
Never figured out why Luthor didn't just wait until Supes stopped a car from hitting a child. It would be simple for him to buy the car and have the bumper or grille dusted for prints. Kent has no doubt had his prints taken over the years for one reason or another.
No.976295
>>976289
Have you ever had your prints taken?
No.976302
>>976289
>implying Superman wouldn't just enact a crazy scheme where Clark Kent gets superpowers and poses for the Man Of Steel, complete with articles
You doubt the super dickery.
No.976335
>>976289
At least in the John Byrne era, Superman had a force field over his skin that stopped him from leaving prints.
No.976338
>>976289
>Superman catches on to the scheme
>eats the entire goddamn car under the guise of "super appetite"
Man I love Silver Age Superman.
No.976555
>>976335
Is the force field what allowed him to fly as well?
No.976557
>>976555
I'm a little hazy on the details. John Byrne came up with a bunch of pseudo-scientific bullshit to replace all the pre-crisis pseudo-scientific bullshit.
No.976566
>>976289
Is Luthor really that interested in what Superman does for a day job, or does he want to prove that humanity can defeat the alien?
No.976580
>>976566
>Is Luthor really that interested in what Superman does for a day job
If you lived in Superman's world, would the idea that Superman has a secret identity even cross your mind? If you saw Superman chase off a planet sized space dragon, could you even fathom him spending the day at a desk job? Even Luthor, with all of his genius, would dismiss the notion as absurd. The most powerful being on earth content with writing fluff pieces about watersking squirrels and reviewing cannolis?
I think Superman's secret identity would be rock solid safe even if his disguise is just a pair of glasses. The sheer disbelief that Superman would be lowly reporter Clark Kent is more than enough to protect him.
No.976586
>>976580
>The sheer disbelief that Superman would be lowly reporter Clark Kent is more than enough to protect him.
There was a Byrne story just like this. Basically (I forget the reason) but Luthor had a computer objectively analyse all the data out there on Clark Kent and Superman and the computer came to the completely objective conclusion that Clark Kent is Superman. Luthor completely dismissed it and figured the computer must be broken or something
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No.976733
>>976586
Superman vol 2 issue 2
No.976739
>>976733
A shame. Amanda was pretty hot
No.976741
>>976739
She still is, fam.
No.976848
>>976619
>1st pic
That bottom panel would make a great reaction image.
No.976851
>>976555
Yes. Bryne came up with the idea that Superman's powers were actually what he called "tactile telekinesis." The idea was that Supes actually had telepathic powers, but was unaware of it and it only manifested as directly physical powers. It was used to explain him lifting heavy as fuck objects without breaking them inhalf/tearing through them, his ice breath and laser beams, and even to explain him not being figured out as Clark Kent. Because he genuinely believed that no one would recognize him as Clark, he created a minor telepathy field that convinced people they weren't seeing Superman when he had his glasses on.
Basically, his explanation was that Kyptonians are actually Orks.
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>>976851
Byrne didn't invent tactile telekinesis and Post-Crisis Superman doesn't have it. He does have a low-level force-field around his body, which was to explain why Superman's costume never tears despite being made of ordinary fabric.
It's Superboy that exhibits tactile telekinesis and that's because he's an imperfect clone
No.976874
Pre-crisis Supes stored solar energy in his molecular bonds, making him physically invulnerable. He could be cut when his powers were turned off by red sunlight, but healed instantly back under a yellow sun.
Post-crisis, he stored it in his cells, powering his force field, also he had nearly 100% efficiency turning food into energy. He still had to breathe, though.
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>>976874
>he had nearly 100% efficiency turning food into energy
So Superman never takes a shit?
No.976877
>>976875
I'd hate to see the kind of shit you take after eating a salt shaker.
No.976979
>>964739
>It's supposed to look like superman as a person, not a costume
Sounds like it completely misses the fucking point.
No.976985
>>976851
What's Byrne's explanation for Superman's crotch looking pure black like an event horizon?
No.977008
>>976979
that's your opinion bruh
No.977037
>>977008
my opinion is also that you're a fag
No.977167
>>977037
my opinion is that you seem upset
No.980141
>>962458
With the character of clark, honestly?
The trunks work. Clark should be that innocent kid who made his own costume, never a knight with high tech gear
No.980481
>>976302
I want to see that now
No.980492
>>980481
There was the Super Clark storyline.
No.980493
Shame Bendis is going to fuck everything up