Superman's New Haircut
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Superman's New Haircut
So not only does Superman have a new power and a secret to share with his best pal Jimmy, it looks like he's getting a new haircut.
DC started releasing their Post-Convergence June solicitations and Superman #41 gets a new writer and a new cut.
I did not enjoy the first story arc from Johns and Romita and found it hard to get through at times. I've never read anything from this new writer but I may give this issue a try. However, there's a lot of new DC that month including a new Batman Beyond, new Bryan Hitch Justice League, start of the Darkseid War and the We Are Robin book. I dunno.
DC started releasing their Post-Convergence June solicitations and Superman #41 gets a new writer and a new cut.
I did not enjoy the first story arc from Johns and Romita and found it hard to get through at times. I've never read anything from this new writer but I may give this issue a try. However, there's a lot of new DC that month including a new Batman Beyond, new Bryan Hitch Justice League, start of the Darkseid War and the We Are Robin book. I dunno.
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Re: Superman's New Haircut
That's a new costume too, isn't it? Doesn't his costume have some kind of odd wrist/glove thing?
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I actually don't really mind it. He's had some different hair styles over the years and this looks modern so I think it looks okay.
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How does Superman cut his hair, anyway? Kryptonite scissors?
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Back when Byrne was writing Superman in the late 80s, I remember at least one comic that showed him shaving by using a mirror to reflect his laser eye beams back at his face.
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Yeah. He blows his solar load with one blast and then he needs a full day to recharge. During that recharge time, he's powerless.
Don't know if it's just this picture but this Romita Superman is pretty trim. Romita usually draws his characters "chunky." I like the look.
Don't know if it's just this picture but this Romita Superman is pretty trim. Romita usually draws his characters "chunky." I like the look.
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I sort of recall something like that in the 70's where a character (can't remember who) was snooping in Clark's medicine cabinet and there was nothing in there.
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I haven't been following Superman in the comics since the first year of the New 52, but I wish they'd stop screwing around with the character. I understand that all superheroes develop over the years, but it used to be once every decade or so...Superman's changes seem to happen annually these days.
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Although I guess that's when he can cut his hair. I have no idea why they would think to add this particular power, though.
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Apparently, John Romita, Jr. asked for this new power. Or maybe he just asked for a new power in general and this is what they came up with?
Good idea with the hair cut explanation. I was totally over-thinking it with a Kryptonite Flowbee.
Good idea with the hair cut explanation. I was totally over-thinking it with a Kryptonite Flowbee.
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No big deal. Silver age supes had a new power whenever the story dictated it.
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I think most people would agree that the Silver Age got silly with all the powers. The worst in my opinion was the "super amnesia kiss" from Superman II. What the heck? Superman can give you amnesia by kissing you?
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Who said anything like that? I think you just created a strawman.
I think most people would agree that the Silver Age got silly with all the powers. The worst in my opinion was the "super amnesia kiss" from Superman II. What the heck? Superman can give you amnesia by kissing you?
I think most people would agree that the Silver Age got silly with all the powers. The worst in my opinion was the "super amnesia kiss" from Superman II. What the heck? Superman can give you amnesia by kissing you?
So I assume he's used this new power in the comics to vanquish some super foe or something? It's like Human Torch's nova blast?
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I was finally going to give the new 52 a try but they're altering these characters so much from the original conceptions that they're becoming unrecognizable. Why not just create new characters?