Tuesday, August 16, 2011

New 52 Doesn't Mean Original 52

From DC's November solicit for Action Comics #3:

"Superman, Go Home!" In a startling tale only Grant Morrison could bring you, the people of Metropolis turn on their new champion! But why? Plus, shocking secrets from Krypton revealed!

Excuse me? "In a startling tale only Grant Morrison could bring you"??

A startling tale only Grant Morrison could bring you??

A startling tale only Grant Morrison could bring you???

A startling tale only Grant Morrison could bring you????

A startling tale only Grant Morrison could bring you????

There were LOTS more I could have run here...

Now, obviously Grant didn't write the sycophantic solicit himself. Still, it is fairly obvious that this is far, far from the first time we've gone to this particular story idea.

Meanwhile, in the solicit for the George Perez-written Superman #3:

Superman finds himself beset as a TV reporter at the new Daily Planet makes a case that Superman brings Metropolis more harm than good...

Wow, another all-new, all-different idea.

We had to do a reboot so we could re-run these chestnuts?!?

3 comments:

Martin Gray said...

You're dead on. What next, a menace Superman can't stop, but a kid can? Out of control powers? A hero everyone likes better than Superman?

Gary said...

Superman loses his powers and has to solve a puzzle / defeat an enemy as Clark Kent?

notintheface said...

Or how about having one where it's all a hoax?