SUPERMAN GETS ANOTHER CRAPPY NEW COSTUME
In an effort to sell more variant “New 52″ action figures push the boundaries of creativity, DC Comics is putting Superman in yet another new costume when Action Comics hits #18 in March. The new costume looks to be a “kewl modern updating!” of the black and silver ”regeneration matrix” costume Supes sported after being killed by Doomsday. (And let’s not forget the awesome power mullet the regeneration chamber gave him, either.) The changes stem from a new creative team coming onboard the flagship Superman title – artist Tony Daniel and writer Andy Diggle, who said:
Yes Mr. Diggle, Superman is iconic. When he looks like this:
Look, I don’t mean to sound like an old fogey here; an ancient curmudgeonly nerd who poo-poos every change that comes down the pike, but I believe that there are certain things in this universe that you should never mess with — Superman’s costume is one of them. To me it’s like replacing the Statue of Liberty’s crown with a trucker cap, then dumping thousands of gallons of glue and glitter all over her robes. More often than not, these ridiculous costume changes are born out of desperation; an inability of the writers to tell compelling Superman stories, forcing them to resort to gimmckry that never, ever lasts. Case in point:
I think I’ve proved my point. Here’s Tony Daniel’s promo art for his upcoming Action run:
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