Superman
Character » Superman appears in 18942 issues.
Sent to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton, Kal-El was adopted by the loving Kent family and raised in America's heartland as Clark Kent. Using his immense solar-fueled powers, he became Superman to defend mankind against all manner of threats while championing truth, justice, and the American way!
New Superman, Supergirl And Superboy Redesign Images Revealed
Wow all his hate and strife over Superman finally ditching the red underwear look? O.o Supergirl looks cool and yet again Superboy looks....ugh..I seen his real design on the Titans cover and it's nothing special
On the plus side: Superman looks pretty much the same except the underwear (was hoping for more of a Superman-X look but hey). The suit looks made of some sort of tough rubber (it's probably another kryptonian substance to withstand all that damage he takes).
On the minus side: Supergirl looks like she has those kiddie pampers in red with blue elastics. The pants are horrible choice. The white, red,blue and yellow just seems all over the place. Superboy's new origin would probably better explain why he doesn't age yet now he's looking more like a Cyborg replacement. I'm not feeling the whole cyborg thing. It's just a bit twisted if you ask me. I have nothing against machines but Superboy was a nice touch to the Superman universe because he was struggling as a prodigy, a son that feels the need to be accepted by his "dad".
So this pretty much puts a nail in the coffin of hopes for a Power Girl title. She isn't even in JLI? I think we can pretty much assume that after 35 years they are dumping her. I hated this reboot at first. Then I got cautiously optimistic. But they've lost me. No Batman Beyond. No Power Girl. I'm out. I'm done. I can't continue my other titles when some of my absolute favorites are gone.
I agree with the consensus: Supergirl's new costume is the best of the bunch. I hope that isn't really Conner's new costume.
The more I read these, the more I sense this is more of a marketing ploy than a real continuity reboot.
To be honest...we really need another artist for Supes...Perez is good..but the guy has passed his prime. I'm not sure if it will work for new readers...For me it not the costume( Though, the boots have got to go)but the artist....Using old school writers isn't going to help in moving forward and this new generation...My opinion at least.
Supergirl: Good(see references of Powergirls suit)
Superman: Does nothing for me
Suberboy: Preferred The Teen Titans one. but still a little interesting
Eh, Superman looked better old school, Kara shouldn't have such complicated boots; it should be solid red instead of some weird half boot legging thingy, and Superboy looks like the hideous lovechild of Brainiac and Tron.
so superboy is a robot and superman now needs, what appear to be, knee pads?Of course they're kneepads! He's Superman! Bullets bounce off of his chest and his skin is impenetrable to harm so it makes total sense because who can stand their knees being roughed up by debris?
I hate you DC, maybe not forever but for a little while...
i agree wit u on superman and supergirl totally :) (if they just loose the metal crap on supermans boots it wld be alot better)but i hope to god this isnt the real superboy,i mean the new one from teen titans looked genuinely freakin amazing!! And why r there even legal disputes??? Superman belongs to the WORLD now!! why do ppl have to be so cheap?!?!Is superboy a machine now? Don't like the new Superman look but oh well... :( Supergirl looks neat.
So I guess this means we get a cyborg Superboy series instead of a Captain Marvel book....great. 52 books and they can't find space for the number one superhero of the entire golden age. I guess he wouldn't fit in well with DiDio and Johns' silver age rollback.
Supermans new look won't last
HOPEFULLY!!!!!!!!!! ALL their 'new' costumes shldnt last.
None of these look good, but Superman's looks the least bad. I don't know why it looks armored, he's super strong and invulnerable, he doesn't need armor.WORD
Call me old fashioned, but I thought Supergirl really pulled off the skirt/sundress look. I don't like the red underpants on the classic Superman look, but the only thing MOREridiculous is her red umm, half-panties. Boots with missing knees are stupid. I do like the cape look for her. If they gave a similar cape to Kal, it wouldn't work.
Superboy... just no. It's like they're making Superboy the Hank Henshaw.
Supergirl looks great
Superman looks OKAY....but that art is really dated looking
George Perez needs to hang it up, IMO
Art's good enough, especially Sugergirl but like I've said before, soon it'll be a great time to jump aboard OR jump off of these comics as there universe is relaunched/rebooted. I'm kinda just interested on the business level, not the character/story level (especially the legal hoops over the Superman legacy).
Supergirl looks pretty good; the art probably helps there.
In the Justice League image, the changes to the suit seemed more minimal for Superman and overall better (we only saw no undies and a v-neck collar). The armour boots don't work, and Perez just isn't as good as he once was.
And Superboy... interesting...? I wonder if this is the same character as in Teen Titans or is the cover perhaps a red herring?
Supergirl's new uniform looks pretty epic.
I like Supes' new uniform too, but I'd like to see it drawn by a different artist or at least see a full version of Jim Lee's design before I pass full judgment though.
Superboy's, I liked the version they had on the TT cover more, not sure how I feel about him possibly being a robot though, hopefully that's just part of him being cloned....
How about a more detailed Supersuit? Not a robotic metal armor looking one. What's with the metal boots? That's just stupid! Oh and George Perez? It really is time to RETIRE!! Your drawings are out dated. Let the new talents take over, PLEASE!! The way Supes look---AWEFUL! He is not even well proportioned. Superboy is a robot now? STUPID! As for Supergirl, give her back the skirt that's what makes her sexy, now she's just wearing my great granny's bathing suit. I'm glad you found that sexy Jim Lee.
Maybe it's just because I want to see a bit more of the old look in Supe's new costume but I think the belt would look better gold (as it's always been) than red.
My Blog post
(yes they're the same thing, I thought I could post a Blog into the Forums, but that's not the case.)
I really feel that DC is doing a great thing with this ReLaunching of the titles and the Universe but this is a great time to go for broke on the characters that need the biggest push and the greatest change to achieve the ambition of DC's vision.
As I have posted in the entries linked above, I'm not saying that my design is better than what DC is offering, I'm looking a the icon and giving it a tweak, with the idea of making the character more contemporary. This Superman design is simply Superman and nothing more or less. Comics are a visual medium and you have to capture the the Audience, new and old, with something that states you're dedicated to trying change.
I'm not saying that my design is good either. This pic states that there is a new attitude and a new direction that the official material announce by DC. Just my opinion.
EJ
How does he look like SBP?? He basically looks like Superman without the red underwear, that's about all.Why does Superman look like Superboy Prime?
How does he look like SBP?? He basically looks like Superman without the red underwear, that's about all.Agreed!
@mark5: @mark5 said:Because they are greedy. Superman's creators never planned for this to happen. But the family want money for everything.i agree wit u on superman and supergirl totally :) (if they just loose the metal crap on supermans boots it wld be alot better)but i hope to god this isnt the real superboy,i mean the new one from teen titans looked genuinely freakin amazing!! And why r there even legal disputes??? Superman belongs to the WORLD now!! why do ppl have to be so cheap?!?!Is superboy a machine now? Don't like the new Superman look but oh well... :( Supergirl looks neat.
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