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    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

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    #151  Edited By Midnight Monk

    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
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    #152  Edited By GOREX

    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".

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    #153  Edited By GOREX
    @JDevil: I think that that suit is just for the first few issues (his origin story) where we'll be thrown face to face with the fact that he is now a machine built to resemble Superman. His skin layer(s) don't seem to have been added except on his face. If you notice his arm isn't completely finished either so this picture is actually more of a Superboy-Work in progress.
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    #154  Edited By niamahai

    i actually kinda like that Superman is still wearing his underwear outside. Kinda sells the concept "HE ALIEN!" concept better imo. Or they should keep Supes in a alternate reality world whether everybody still dresses like its the 50s.

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    over complicated

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    #156  Edited By GrandHarrier

    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.

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    #157  Edited By Mbecks14

    I'm ok with Superman, it looks pretty good! Not sold on the collar yet though. Supergirl looks a little overdesigned again but pretty cool! And Superboy looks ok, but the machinery worries me

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    #158  Edited By SevanGrim

    more and more it seems like whoever helmed this redesign has only been reading comics for a few months. I guess the only people who respect these characters are the fans
    ...im pretty sure im done reading mainstream comics after flashpoint.

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    #159  Edited By MrDirector786

    Superboy looks like Hank Henshaw.

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    #160  Edited By goldenkey

    supermans boots just suck 
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    #161  Edited By goldenkey
    @Omega-Man

     
    you know what, that's a good question.  Might be because of the whole schuster lawsuit thing.  I can really careless.  Sure it's classic, but the name of a planet that doesn't exist doesn't really bother me. 
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    #162  Edited By SleepyDrug

    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.

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    #163  Edited By Primmaster64

    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.

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    #164  Edited By Deranged Midget

    Jim Lee should stick to drawing Superman...

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    #165  Edited By Omega-Man
    @goldenkey
     
    Well if they changed the name of the planet to another would the lawsuit stick? Really some things are big changes only time will tell but you never know it could happen that he doesn't come from Krypton anymore.
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    Supergirl: Good(see references of Powergirls suit)

    Superman: Does nothing for me

    Suberboy: Preferred The Teen Titans one. but still a little interesting

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    #167  Edited By Ruvik_

    looks good
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    superboy looks creepy but I like supergirl's costume

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    #169  Edited By DoctorTrips

    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.

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    #170  Edited By DoctorTrips
    @GBrutality said:
    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...
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    #171  Edited By fodigg

    1) I liked the JLA cover superman better. Didn't have useless armor lines, just looked sleek. 
     
    2) I like supergirls, but do they really think that outfit is better than a skirt? or are the legs skin-tone fabric? 
     
    3) for superboy, anything is better than the taped-on S.

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    #172  Edited By shawn87

    Dont like any of them. Supergirl's costume isn't horrible but her face looks ugly. And why does Superman look so awful in that picture? He just seems oddly proportioned. I'm all for losing the red shorts though

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    I think Supergirl's costume is really cool, reminds me of Harbinger's 

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    #174  Edited By CatBoy
    @grandharrier: they are renumbering Batman Beyond.
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    #175  Edited By fedykin87

    Please tell me this is going to really just end up being some sort of 'Ulimate' universe for DC and not the actual main one if not.....well I expect DC will be closing up shop within the year all these revamps take place.

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    #176  Edited By UltimateSMfan
    @mark5@mark5 said:

    Is superboy a machine now? Don't like the new Superman look but oh well... :( Supergirl looks neat.

    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?!?!
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    #177  Edited By WizardShazam

    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.

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    #178  Edited By UltimateSMfan
    @cattlebattle said:
    Supermans new look won't last  
      HOPEFULLY!!!!!!!!!! ALL their 'new' costumes shldnt last.
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    #179  Edited By UltimateSMfan
    @Fantasgasmic said:
    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.  
     
    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.
    WORD
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    #180  Edited By Tempest55

    Eff this game, I quit! I'm done reading comics

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    #181  Edited By Shadowdoggy

    Supergirl looks great

    Superman looks OKAY....but that art is really dated looking 

    George Perez needs to hang it up, IMO

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    this is too much lets take baby steps

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    #183  Edited By AtraCruor

    Superman's redesign looks awesome... when Jim Lee draws it.  Wish he'd just take back over Superman.
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    #184  Edited By niamahai

    wait.

    wheres Krypto the Superdog redesign!?

    oh noes. did they retcon him out of existence!?

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    #185  Edited By Eyz

    I'm actually fine with Superman and Supergirl's redesigns...
    The Tron X Superboy crossover however...

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    #186  Edited By Xaviersx

    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).

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    #187  Edited By darth_brendroid

    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?

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    #188  Edited By NightFang3

    I like Supergirl's costume. Superman's not so much.

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    #189  Edited By TheBlueAngel93

    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....

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    #190  Edited By Billy Batson

    The horror!

    BB

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    #191  Edited By 1fearless1

    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.

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    #192  Edited By tensor

    man i cannot wait for this i love superboy look they should keep that for a long while

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    #193  Edited By johnnie619

    looks cool
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    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.
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    #195  Edited By Press Oblivion
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    I haven't read every post to this thread but I think that the look of Superman is completely uninspired. I've been posting this image around the site with little response. 
      
    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
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    #196  Edited By lordraiden
    @azza04 said:

    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.
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    #197  Edited By Press Oblivion
    @lordraiden said:
    How does he look like SBP?? He basically looks like Superman without the red underwear, that's about all.
    Agreed!
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    #198  Edited By mark5
    @Press Oblivion said:
    @lordraiden said:
    How does he look like SBP?? He basically looks like Superman without the red underwear, that's about all.
    Agreed!
    look at the art, and look at Superboy prime in infinite crisis. they look the same. 
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    #199  Edited By mark5
    @UltimateSMfan said:
    @mark5@mark5 said:

    Is superboy a machine now? Don't like the new Superman look but oh well... :( Supergirl looks neat.

    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?!?!
    Because they are greedy. Superman's creators never planned for this to happen. But the family want money for everything.
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    #200  Edited By Maki_P

    Is that supposed to be Superboy? I don't like it (At least YJ keeps the old outfit). Supes costumes needs more red, but aside from that it's mostly ok. And I do love Supergirl's new costume, although I feel it seems a bit slutty but never mind

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