Superman Through the Ages! Forum

Greetings, everyone. I like what you guys have done with the place, and since I got the email about the new site name, I thought I'd pop in again. It's been quite a while since I posted anything new on this board, so I guess it's time to change that. I've set about building a web site that showcases my interpretations of various DC Comics characters over the years, and I'm taking the slant "What if Earth 2 became the primary Earth after the Crisis on Infinite Earths instead of ... more or less ... Earth One". So without further delay, here are the first five in the series. Some are based on certain comic book covers that I thought would be really cool to use as guidelines.
 
The Batman
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/Bill_9000/batman-1.jpg)
 
Green Arrow
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/Bill_9000/greenarrow.jpg)
 
Power Girl
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/Bill_9000/powergirl-1.jpg)
 
Superman
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/Bill_9000/superman-2.jpg)
 
Mon-El
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/Bill_9000/mon-el.jpg)

Look good!

I can never see the Power Girl costume as one that blends with the old time look of the Golden Agers though...

there were actually tons of "good girl" hero comics in the 1940's.
for example: http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/news_images/2652_7022_2.jpg

Most of them were wearing skirts.  Even when Wonder woman moved to shorts in the late 50s, they were long shorts.

But then, maybe its just me that sees Power Girl as just not fitting....I never have.

Welcome back, Bill 9000!  I wondered what happened to you -- it seemed you vanished into the Phantom Zone.   ;)

Looking forward to see your interpretation of Robin and Huntress.  So, the the presence of Mon-El mean that there's an Earth-2 Legion of Super-Heroes?

Thanks, guys. Glad to be back, and glad you're enjoying the new pics.

Dto: You hit the nail right on the head, brother. In the future of my reimagined Earth 2, the Legionnaires do indeed exist ... even though Superboy and Supergirl do not. In my Earth 2 continuity, the Legion drew its inspiration primarily from Superman and the JSA, although R.J. Brande did also cite examples of younger heroes such as Infinity Inc. who were active in the late 20th century.

Matter-Eater-Lad: Maybe I should clarify a few things about Bill 9000's Earth 2. As I said, this is taken from the premise of the original Earth Two becoming the dominant template for a merged Earth instead of Earth One. That having been said, there will be Earth One elements incorporated into my new Earth 2. And it'll span the 20th century ... as well as touching on the 30th with the Legion.

And we ain't gonna play favorites and depict just heroes, either. The next one up will be a villain!

Okay ... I can't hold it in anymore. I'll reveal who's next on the list here before I do on any other board. The next offering in "Bill9000's Earth 2" will be none other than Darkseid.

Yes, it's true ... Jack Kirby's Fourth World is alive and well on my re-imagined Earth 2.

Okay, folks. Time to unveil number six in the "Bill9000's Earth 2" ... and the first villain in the series. And who better to prove that Jack Kirby's Fourth World is alive and well in the re-imagined Earth 2 universe than the lord of Apokolips himself ... Darkseid!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/Bill_9000/darkseid.jpg)

Bill 9000, I know your Earth-2 Legion of Super-Heroes doesn't have a Superboy or Supergirl, but here's an evil suggestion -- we know that Kara Zor-L arrived late on Earth-2.  What if during those "missing years" the future Power Girl was spending time in the Earth-2 Legion as Andromeda?   ;)

This ties into the first arc of JSA: Classified, where the Psycho-Pirate overloads poor Peege with wildly different origin stories.  One possibility was that Laurel Gand was sent back in time by the Legion in an attempt to foil some Mordru plot.  (This also jibes with the since-abandoned hints that Karen Starr was "living her life backwards".) 

Hmm ... intersting. I'll have to consider it. ;)

Bring back these evil guys:

http://www.supermanica.info/wiki/index.php/The_Evil_Three

U-Ban?  Is he a super-underarm deodorant?

Those three evil Kryptonians were the 1st and what all other that came later were based on, including the film, cartoon, and TV versions.

The names were quite wacky and do not follow the later standard naming system.

U-Ban = Sound like a robot or deodorant ;)
Mala = a female name
Kizo = You know it is weird when this is the most normal sounding name, only played a minor role in both awesome tales.

Indeed, in the Superman cartoon series, the name Mala is given to a evil female Kryptonian:
http://www.batman-superman.com/superman/cmp/jm.html

More U-Ban madness:
http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/asimov/20/past8.html

and of course Micros!!!

(http://www.greatkrypton.com/superman/micro/uban.gif)(http://www.greatkrypton.com/superman/micro/kizo.gif)(http://www.greatkrypton.com/superman/micro/mala.gif)

The three original evel Kryptonians, huh? Definitely something to think about. In the meantime, here's one for the Bat-fans. At first, she was the most wanted jewel thief in Gotham City. But eventually she became the love of Bruce Wayne's life. I give y'all the lovely Selina Kyle ... alias Catwoman!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/Bill_9000/catwoman.jpg)

Congratulations, Bill 9000!  Your Selina Kyle is the cat's meow!   ;)

I think it is your best one yet in this series.

Thanks, guys ... Up next ... Aquaman!