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Title: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: Super Monkey on February 11, 2006, 07:54:18 PM May’s All Star Superman #4 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely was described by Morrison as the “Jimmy Olsen issue”.
"Jimmy Olsen vs. Superman, because Superman has gone bad,” said Morrison. How that happens becomes director of a covert agency called P.R.O.J.E.C.T. for a day as part of his reporting job, which happens to be the day Superman goes bad. For fans of the days when Jimmy would turn into all sort of monsters, Jimmy will turn into Doomsday in the story. As to what Jimmy is holding on the cover, Morrison said it is an anti-Superman weapon, but Jimmy can’t figure out how to use it. (http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/editors/schreck/ASSMCv4.jpg) Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: Great Rao on February 12, 2006, 12:05:35 AM Quote from: "Super Monkey" May’s All Star Superman #4 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely was described by Morrison as the “Jimmy Olsen issue”. I hope we get to see Jimmy use his rocket pack. Quote For fans of the days when Jimmy would turn into all sort of monsters, Jimmy will turn into Doomsday in the story. I can't figure out if that's insane or brilliant. Probably both. :s: Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: MatterEaterLad on February 12, 2006, 03:37:28 PM Glad to see that Jimmy is at least wearing argyle socks... 8)
Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: The Spider on February 12, 2006, 06:54:35 PM Also, http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=d4145e10f3b2d0c4e9e724bfe97e9218&threadid=59175 has this:
Quote Morrison said Krypto will appear in All Star Superman #6 - the Superboy issue. The writer feels that Krypto should only appear in Superboy stories and not Superman stories, because it makes for great, "A boy and his dog" stories. Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: BMK! on February 12, 2006, 08:11:40 PM Also...this little tidbit from Wonder-Con...
http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=02b092563e803f4900fb25e6d1900b6e&threadid=59124 Quote Asked if All Star Superman is thematically linked to middle-age (that's people middle-age), with Superman having to face mortality, Morrison commented it absolutely was... “Yeah, I’m 46 and exploring these themes”. All-Star Superman is also unique in that unlike many writers (Alan Moore was specifically mentioned), Morrison typically writes without an ending in mind. However, this time All Star Supes is “very coherent, very structured” and he’s working toward a “particular end”. Adding to his teases from the DCU Universe panel about issue #4, Morrison said readers will see a transvestite Jimmy Olsen on page one. Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: Klar Ken T5477 on February 12, 2006, 11:22:00 PM Nothing sez silver age like Jimmy in drag or disguised as a gangster with a winking compulsion. ;)
Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: alschroeder on February 13, 2006, 06:01:17 PM What's kind of hard to believe is, since Jimmy Olsen in his early years in his own comic was written by Otto Binder, who used to be Captain Marvel's main writer, and they did a lot of riffs/rip-offs of other superheroes (Plastic Man/Elastic Lad, Hawkman/Bird-Boy, etc.) that there was't a story where Jimmy said a magic word and got invested with the powers of the mythical gods.
Maybe Binder thought he was under probation or something, and didn't want to remind them that he used to write for Superman's chief rival. (Although he used the theme in a Superman vs. Hercules story, and of course the Zha-Vam stories.) Or maybe Captain Marvel was too "special" to Binder to be used as a rip-off in Jimmy Olsen.---Al Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: Super Monkey on February 13, 2006, 06:18:56 PM I would love to see the Zha-Vam story reprinted, it was I belive Wayne Boring's final story as well.
Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: MatterEaterLad on February 13, 2006, 06:36:12 PM Love Zha-Vam...
Zha-Vam! Zha-Vam! Zha-Vam! :wink: Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: Kal's Pal on February 14, 2006, 04:15:55 PM Quote from: "Super Monkey" For fans of the days when Jimmy would turn into all sort of monsters, Jimmy will turn into Doomsday in the story. LOVE IT! :D So I take 'All Star' is a melding of the Silver/Bronze Age continuity (had it continued post-1986) into the modern comics? I definitely remember reading Morrison saying something to that effect... Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: Klar Ken T5477 on February 14, 2006, 05:48:57 PM Zha-Vam was a 2 parter in Action. I have both issues :wink:
Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: MatterEaterLad on February 14, 2006, 06:08:56 PM I only had the second issue, where Supes gets his own belt and evens the score...
Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: Great Rao on February 14, 2006, 11:09:56 PM Quote from: "Kal's Pal" So I take 'All Star' is a melding of the Silver/Bronze Age continuity (had it continued post-1986) into the modern comics? I definitely remember reading Morrison saying something to that effect... Pretty much. The best description I've heard is that 'All Star' is about the "no-Crisis Superman." Not the "pre-Crisis," not the "post-Crisis," but the "no-Crisis." ie, there was no Crisis, and here he is, all of them, 20 years later. :s: Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: dto on February 15, 2006, 02:17:45 AM Quote from: "Great Rao" Pretty much. The best description I've heard is that 'All Star' is about the "no-Crisis Superman." Not the "pre-Crisis," not the "post-Crisis," but the "no-Crisis." ie, there was no Crisis, and here he is, all of them, 20 years later. "Crisis? WHAT Crisis?" :wink: So if the Crisis never occurred and we're "Twenty Years Later", does that mean we haven't seen Supergirl yet because she's too busy as Governor Linda Danvers of Florida? :wink: Or perhaps a Crisis DID occur in the All Star Universe, but the Byrne Reboot never happened? (Of course, if we see an older Kara Zor-El or an "All Star Flash" featuring BARRY ALLEN then this hypothesis goes BANG.) Hmm... Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: Klar Ken T5477 on February 15, 2006, 06:36:00 AM Its all an Imaginary Story - like em all.
Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: The Spider on February 15, 2006, 04:27:44 PM Quote from: "dto" Or an "All Star Flash" featuring BARRY ALLEN then this hypothesis goes BANG.) Not really. All-Star Batman and All-Star Superman don't exactly seem to be connected, as far as I can tell. Unless you mean Flash making an appearance in All-Star Superman. Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: SuperThinnker on March 08, 2006, 06:37:38 AM I'm afaird they is no Supergirl here. First off, spoilers for All-Star 2-but I think very heard has read it by now--even me.
--Start Spoilers-- Lois takes about Superman and Batman stopping Toyman from turning Gotham City into a death-version of Disneyland. Lois asks how Batman is. Superman replies, "He's great". Lois takes about Robin (Batman's sidekick). Superman replies: "He's a good kid. I wish I took a partner." --End Spoilers-- O.K. Here's scoop...as you know in S.A., Kara Zor-El for three years were keep as a sercet weapon--in case of some happen to Superman--back then--most families were nuclear families: a dad, a mom, and two kids)--but in last two parts of a great nine-part comic book story, Kara Zor-El was reveal to the world. After Superman got back from the 50th century--Kara become his partner. Logging off, Dr. Thinker Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: Klar Ken T5477 on June 10, 2006, 10:27:54 AM Anybody know when A*S*S #4 hits the stands? I thot it was June 14th.
Title: Re: All Star Superman #4 Cover Art and sneak preview Post by: The Spider on June 10, 2006, 03:28:08 PM Quote from: "Klar Ken T5477" Anybody know when A*S*S #4 hits the stands? I thot it was June 14th. It's now tentatively set for the 21st. Hopefully it'll come out by then. In the meantime, here's the cover for #6: (http://www.newsarama.com/WWPhilly06/DC/ASSMCv6.jpg) Mod note: #5 has been posted here before, #6 however is new. |