Month: February 2017

Below is the list of the new Superman comics I picked up this week.

• Superman #17
• Super Sons #1
• Trinity #6
• Justice League #15
• Superman Action Comics Vol. 1: Path of Doom

Super Sons is finally here, which I am beyond excited for.  I wanted that book as soon as DC announced it.  Superman #17 had a really moody cover that I really like.  I picked up the Path of Doom trade because…well, that’s what I do.  I also picked up Superboy #148 to add to my Silver Age collection.  All in all it was a really good week as a Superman fan.  We got another new title (which we share with the Batman folks but I think there’s room at the table for everyone), another trade and the main books continue to be amazing.

I “picked up” a handful of digital books as well.  I bought a few more than usual this week because my tax return came in.

• Action Comics (1991) #s 25, 26, 720-724 and 750
• Adventures of Superman (1987) #s 534-537
• Superman (1987) #s 111-114
• Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #s 55-59
• Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (1995) #s 5 and 6

List of Books Released Digitally

In case you were interested in a complete list of Superman books now available over on Comixology…

• Action Comics (1938) #s 25, 26, 749 and 750
• Adventures of Superman (1987) #s 562 and 563
• DC Comics Presents (1978) #s 53-55
• Superman (1987) #s 139 and 140
• Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #s 83 and 84
• Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (1995) #11
• Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator #s 1 and 2

Still no sign of the Superman Red/Superman Blue special, Superman Forever #1 and I am not seeing the Superman: Save The Planet special either.  This is a bit annoying.  If you are reading these books for the first time those specials are necessary to the ongoing Superman narrative.  DC and Comixology continue to leave money on the table.

Welcome to another installment of Secret Files Friday!  Each week I present another entry from the various Secret Files and Origins specials that started popping up in late 1997.  While they weren’t as detailed as Who’s Who I have a real soft spot for the Secret Files and Origins line so I wanted to give them some love.  The week’s entry is The Guardian!

(originally published in Superman Secret Files and Origins #1, January 1998)

Here’s another cover that I didn’t know existed until recently.

When I bought this issue of Wizard: The Guide to Comics back in 1996 it had a character named Shi on the cover.  Recently I discovered it had an alternate Superman cover and found it for a reasonable price on eBay.  To be honest I’m not all that hot on this piece but that has nothing to do with Joe Quesada or Jimmy Palmiotti.  Normally I like their art but the blank eyed stare of Superman is off putting.  I do like that they have him flying up through some clouds.  At least that’s what I think is going on here.  No matter where the Man of Steel is flying this is a rare Superman piece by Quesada and Palmiotti.  Quesada is more known for his Batman work at DC and Palmiotti has written a number of series for the publisher but Superman is not a name I would associate with either man.

This issue of Wizard had an article about the then upcoming Superman: The Animated Series, which explains his presence on this alternate cover.

Installment 3 – Superman #120

Superman #120

“The Kandor Connection”

• Cover Date: April 1997
• Released on February 12, 1997
• Triangle Number: 1997/15
• Writer: Dan Jurgens
• Pencils: Ron Frenz
• Inker: Joe Rubinstein
• Editor: Joey Cavalieri

Spoiler Free Synopsis

Strange things are afoot in the City K.  Clark starts feeling out of sorts.  An unexpected visitor.    A trip to the arctic doesn’t go as planned.  Freedom.

Continue reading DO THE CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN INSTALLMENT 3

Below is a the list of new Superman books I picked up this week.

• Action Comics #973
• Supergirl #6
• Superwoman #7
• New Super-Man #8
• Red Hood and the Outlaws #7
• Justice League/Power Rangers #2

Action continues to be my favorite of the main Superman titles but I am really digging on Superman right now as well, which is a nice position to be in.  I am hoping that my schedule will open up a bit so I can sit down and get caught up on all of the satellite titles because I want to type something other than, “those books are building up but I’m looking forward to reading them.”  The only title that I am waiting until it’s done and dusted to read is Justice League/Powers Rangers.  I’m buying that more out of a combination of obligation and novelty than anything else.

I do find it interesting that DC keeps putting out all of the satellite books on the same week.  You would think they would want to stretch it out.  On the other hand it makes the other weeks lighter on my wallet, so there’s that.

I went to the one day Atlanta Comic Convention last Sunday and picked up a few Silver Age Superboy books out of the two dollar box.  They aren’t in mint condition but they’re not whipped to hell either.  Between that and hitting the 50% off bin at Dave’s Comics in Fayetteville I managed to snag Superboy #s 109, 126, 146, 150, 157, 162, 169, 170 and 174 for a very reasonable price.  Part of me wants to get more serious about filling in the Silver Age holes in my collection but I need to cut back on what I’m spending on comics for various reasons.  I guess the time has come to look at the non-Superman books I have on my pull list and decide which ones need to go.

Digital Comics

My digital focus shifted this week now that I’ve finished picking up what was available from the Electric Blue era.  I bought a handful of books from 1995 and 1996 that Jeff and I will be covering or have covered on FCTC in the next year or so.  These include:

• Action Comics (1938) #s 708, 709, 718, 719
• Adventures of Superman (1987) #s 521, 522, 532, 533
• Superman (1987) #s 98, 99, 109, 110
• Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #s 42, 43, 53, 54
• Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (1995) #4

I also picked up Action Comics (1938) #s 22 and 24 because they were a buck a piece.

In case you were curious here’s a list of the Superman back issues that were released digitally this week.

• Action Comics (1938) #s 747 and 748
• Adventures of Superman (1987) #s 560 and 561
• DC Comics Presents (1978) #s 50-52
• Superman (1987) #s 137 and 138
• Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #s 81 and 82

Welcome to another installment of Secret Files Friday!  Each week I present another entry from the various Secret Files and Origins specials that started popping up in late 1997.  While they weren’t as detailed as Who’s Who I have a real soft spot for the Secret Files and Origins line so I wanted to give them some love.  The week’s entry is Martha and Jonathan Kent!

(originally published in Superman Secret Files and Origins #1, January 1998)