It's like Superman winking at us in the last panel of his comics in the sixties, and it makes me happy. We're in on it, you see. Because Superman wants us all to feel included some how.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
I beg to differ.
Superpunch is one of my favorite blogs ever in the history of evers. But John, the fella what runs it, is wrong about this one.
I see a Superman comfortable with himself, pausing for a moment to revel in his abilites casually, not disinterested in his city, but looking over his shoulder at the reader, inviting to share his few and far between moment of piece. Superman lives in the most urbanly developed place in his fictional world, but still gets to enjoy the sunrise, because he can be in the sky to see it. That cover is Superman sharing what it's like to be Superman with us, and it's amazing.
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But did you read the interview before buying the comic? I know I did.
I did! BUT! I saw the cover before I read the interview, and immediately thought of it as I described above.
I haven't read any of the interviews and I, too, saw it as Superman relaxing. I can't see where the disinterest should be coming from.
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