DC could certainly do worse things than give
Neal Adams carte blanche with some of their characters.
I've made no secret of
my love for
what Mr. Adams has brought to the industry.
And, hell, the man is going to be
75 next month, and he's
still drawing!! And still drawing well!!
So good on DC for saying, "
What the hell? Let's give Neal fee reign on an out-of-continuity Batman title!"
Of course,
Batman Odyssey, while visually spectacular, was kinda
nuts:
Yeah, Adams' Batman regularly used guns against criminal, and even fired at crowds of citizens to inspire them to move. So maybe off book a little bit...but still great fun in a totally
insane sort of way.
So now we come to
Superman: The Coming of The Supermen, where Neal gets to play around with the
Man Of Steel, free of
nu52/Rebirth constraints.
But once again, Adams hasn't quite grokked how his hero is "
supposed" to behave.
Kalibak has kidnapped a young refugee child who was under Superman's care, in order to draw
Kal-El to
Apokolips.
And
Superman is none too happy:
Hoo boy. Let's look at that again:
It's good to see the red tights back. But "
Nothing requires you"? "
Your life is forfeit"? "
I'll beat it oput of (him)"?
See, maybe that's what the mix-up was...maybe
Zach Snyder was (through time-travel or whatever) reading
this series when he crafted his version of Superman for the
DC Cinematic Murderverse!!
Anyway, stay off model as long as you want, Mr. Adams. You've earned it, and we're enjoying the ride.
Happy Birthday, sir!!
From Superman: The Coming Of The Supermen #4 (2016)
