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(NIKON D80; 11/14/2007; 1/320 at f/8; ISO 200; white balance: Auto; focal length: 30 mm)
Another photo from little project of mine to capture pieces of Bangkok in action comics style. Check it out large
Action Comics / Heft-Reihe
The Night Superman was buried in Boot Hill!
cover: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Bob Oksner
DC Comics / USA (1977)
ex libris MTP
My tribute to Action Comics #1000 comes very late - the issue dropped on April 18th (my sister’s birthday actually) and I’ve been so busy with finishing my last year at college that I didn’t even have anything shot until this week. During my spring break, I originally planned to do a Francis Manapul-esque panel layout in the shape of Superman’s crest using carefully cropped shots of his allies, family, and enemies. But holy cow, I can’t do that in the amount of free time I have. So while this tribute is definitely a lot sloppier than my original vision, I’d like to think of it as more down to earth, just like the Man of Tomorrow aspires to be.
There are a few minifigures in here that are probably new to you all. Metallo and Eradicator are entirely new minifigures on my photostream but I’ve posted slightly different variants of Parasite, Steel, Kenan Kong, and Hank Henshaw before. Knowingly, I did not include Lana Lang, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, or Cat Grant. But since Brian Michael Bendis has announced that he’s going to focus more on Clark’s reporting role at the Daily Planet, I might make and shoot them in the future if a good issue inspires me to. Accidentally, I forgot to include Power Girl (doh!). But she’s technically not back in continuity yet, so I’ll give myself a pass.
I think it’s crazy that the most famous superhero in the world has reached 1000 issues in a single run. The ideal of Superman is truly timeless, a model of courage, compassion, citizenship, leadership, and humility. While I’m still rather baffled as to why DC decided to give him the trunks back (EVERYTHING after Superman Reborn suggested otherwise, especially from a line-wide editorial perspective), I’m even more excited than the linchpin of the DC Universe is back to the status quo. May the rest of the universe fall back into place as well.
I’ll post separate shots of Metallo and Eradicator on my secondary photostream!
“I’m back. We’re back. And everything is going to be fine.”
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From the pages of Superman Reborn, collected in Superman #18, #19, and Action Comics #975 and #976.
I’ll be honest - my initial reactions to both the conclusion of Reborn and the reveal of Creepy Clark’s true identity were underwhelming. I had been so ready for an epic, jaw-dropping, earth-shattering return of Superboy Prime into modern DC continuity, and I spent days being slightly frustrated with the fact that Superdad, my favorite element of Rebirth, had seemingly been written out of continuity once again to make way for something that appealed to fans of Superbro and new readers who might better understand the nature of this new Superman, if only minimally more than the last.
But the more I thought about it, the more it grew on me. Mxyptlk’s sudden resurgence into Superman’s life was actually very well written. It was really cool to see his interactions with Jon and how he remembered the various escapades and skirmishes that he had with various iterations of Superman throughout the decades. Seeing the Kent family back to normal in Superman #21 began to assuage my fear that Post-Crisis Clark had been written out of continuity once again, and having the red boots back wasn’t all so bad.
While I still have some gripes about this story arc, I’m more or less satisfied with the new status quo. I wanted Pre-Flashpoint Superman back in the DC Universe, and technically, now he IS back for the first time. Superdad and Superbro were parts of one whole, and that whole is back where he belongs in the comic book spotlight.
In conclusion, Superman Reborn isn’t perfect, and neither is DC Rebirth. Wally technically isn’t Pre-Flashpoint Wally, and some of the titles are beginning to decline in quality now that the initial novelty has run out. Here’s to hoping that this Wednesday’s “The Button” will shake things up a bit.
Tagging people who may have read this because I'm interested in hearing their thoughts.
Tomorrow, April 18th marks the 80th anniversary of Superman! So I decided to make some Superman minifigures for this special occasion!
Left to Right: Action Comics #1 Superman (1938), Reign Of Superman (1993), At Earths End Superman (1995), and finally The Dark Side Superman (1998).
Which version of Superman is your favorite?
I've been on a Watchman kick lately, so here's the team that started it all- the Minutemen. Tried to make them unique from one's I've seen. I am especially happy with how Mothman turned out. The custom hood also works wonders for Hooded Justice.
Left to Right:
Silhouette
Mothman
Captain Metropolis
Nite Owl
Dollar Bill
The Comedian
Silk Spectre
Hooded Justice
Well guys, I'm going to be on the back-burner for a while. I've recently had a Motherboard/Hard Drive issue with my laptop (which has now been remedied thankfully). But because of this, I have lost a lot of files in the process of getting this taken care of. Unfortunately, a good portion of those files were, you guessed it, of Lego relation.
Super bummed about it, but I'll get over it. So this is my "Imma be less post-y" post, for the next bit of time.
I found this older shot on my backup from the Man of Steel set I did a few years ago ( www.flickr.com/photos/thebritishbafoon/6648623505/in/set-... ) and figured it looked pretty nice. (I wasn't sure how else to really communicate the event without uploading something so yeah)
But anyway, I've still got a few solo images that survived the crash, so you guys may get to see those, but until I re-shoot some stuff, it's gonna be a little quieter for a bit.
Thanks for understanding guys, keep being awesome :)
(NIKON D80; 11/14/2007; 1/160 at f/8; ISO 200; white balance: Auto; focal length: 30 mm)
I usually do not let you access large size photo (directly) as many of my photos were under contracts. But not this one. so check it out here :)
Picked up this set on clearance at Target yesterday. If they had Superhero Legos when I was a kid I'd probably be collecting nothing but Legos today.
*GRAIL Action Comics #7
Artist: Jerome Siegel & Joe Shuster
Da Gazetinha
História completa do Superman: O Herói do Circo.
Published by Gazeta, Brazil 1939
I got Batman!, you must fav this photo or Batman could be destroyed, there is not way to scape, everybody has 24 hrs to be on Explore...
Tengo a Batman!!, deben favoritear esta foto o Batman podría ser destruido, no hay manera de que escape, tienen 24 horas para que esté en Explore...
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Highest position: # 263 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Gracias!
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Published by O Globo, Brazil 1939
Historically important complete publishing of Supermans origin story and one of the earliest International publishing of this icon rare edition.
O Lobinho #14
1st Appearance of Lex Luther and Lois Lane Brazil.
Published by Grande Consórcio Suplementos Nacionais, Brazil 1941
Two of the Rarest International Editions in the world.
Published by Grande Consórcio Suplementos Nacionais, Brazil 1940
Action Comics / Heft-Reihe
Luthor's Day of Reckoning!
cover: Ross Andru, Dick Giordano
DC Comics / USA 1980
ex libris MTP
1st Appearance of Robin "GRAIL"
Published by Grande Consórcio Suplementos Nacionais, Brazil 1940-1954
This is the only International publisher world-wide to produce this historic issue in real time in 1941, with the redundant cover from the US edition.
Easily among the single most important National Comics publications in our genres history.
Also among the rarest International Editions in the world.
This example is among the best known to exist.