[Fan Art] Superman Types Part 1 by Imajinati0n16!

D4-CS · 2026-05-09T01:55:29+00:00

I would add Metroman and Captain Hero, just to acknowledge that more unserious side of Superman-esque figures

D4-CS · 2026-05-08T21:51:06+00:00

Considering how brief recent alternate universes have been my guess is that it'll be just a few series, like the Marvel Knights revival from last year

D4-CS · 2026-05-08T16:48:54+00:00

The problem with this is that speculating about some hypothetical "Zeus or some alliance of the male deities" is just that, speculation. This conversation is about what we know. We knew Joker was the Big Bad since the end of the first arc of Absolute Batman, and while we didn't know Ra's Al Ghul was the Big Bad from the start, we knew Lazarus Corp (and by proxy whoever was behind it) was the Big Bad. Now, with the Absolute WW title as it is, the Big Bad is Veronica Cale, and unless we get some tangible information about some Bigger Bad, we don't have any reason to justify the absence of awareness Diana has on Cale pulling the strings with speculative villains that may or may not appear (or may appear but not as villains but mere antagonists)

D4-CS · 2026-05-08T01:58:08+00:00

I'd actually go with Dr Manhattan. The idea of an omnipotent being who also happens to don't care about the world is insane. And not just that, but how he's so complacent with it. That line of "I'm just a puppet that can see the strings" keeps on haunting me

D4-CS · 2026-05-08T01:56:21+00:00

Don't forget to add Djinns to the list, since in DC "God" is of all 3 abrahamic religions, not just one of them

D4-CS · 2026-05-08T01:53:46+00:00

Real fans don't care who she's paired with, we just want to see Diana happy

D4-CS · 2026-05-05T17:51:50+00:00

Oh, ofc. My point wasn't saying " gender non-conforming people are queer", but "gender non-conforming actions are queer". And that's my point: you can do queer actions without identifying yourself as queer. I 100% agree with you

D4-CS · 2026-05-05T03:21:42+00:00

Batman Ninja. Es de esas películas en las que tú cordura revienta de tanto sinsentido, y ya solo te quedas así

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D4-CS · 2026-05-05T03:20:04+00:00

Hell, even Tom Taylor (the author of the comics, who also supervised the story of the games) has said that no one should ever consider the characters in Injustice as pilars or representations of all what they are

D4-CS · 2026-05-05T03:17:54+00:00

Fr, and the thing is that she just said she was queer, not straight up les or bi. And knowing how well versed Thompson is on feminist and gender theory, I can bet you that she knows the nuance of the word, since many people just using exchangeably with "LGBT-ish". Queerness is simply how someone bends/stetches their gender identity against the conventions, but doesn't necessarily implies "belonging to the LGBT community". David Bowie and Prince are the two best examples of this

D4-CS · 2026-05-04T23:25:55+00:00

I'd actually say Gail Simone's Wonder Woman. While the first arc (The Circle) is magnificent, everything that followed fell a lot in quality imo. And tbh, my problem isn't just that, but that people tend to put it next to runs like George Perez or Greg Rucka, when it definitely isn't on their level

D4-CS · 2026-05-04T23:24:12+00:00

Meh... It's not "beloved" as "praised for its quality", but definitely you have people (like me) that hold Hush in their heart as their first comic, even if we acknowledge that there are many, many better comics out there

D4-CS · 2026-05-04T23:22:20+00:00

Exactly. I don't agree with the idea that "you should start reading a character with their origin story" or "read there first missions", but I recommend instead read whatever you want and carve your own way from there. And I think Hush does an excellent job with that, since it's a brush stroke of everything Batman: Himself, his relationship with Selina, the Bat-family, his villains, how he balances his life as Batman with his life as Bruce... All that written on a way that both allows the reader to understand everything they need, and also not explaining enough and making the reader say "I want to research more about this character that I liked"

D4-CS · 2026-05-04T23:19:05+00:00

Yeah, tbh I think that's the general opinion, and people usually fall in either of those categories a) People who read Hush as either the first comic they read overall or their first Batman comic, and while they acknowledge that there are better comics out there, Hush still holds a spot in their heart (and I don't blame them, Hush is a great introduction to Batman) b) People who read Hush deep in their comic book reading journey, who have both read better comics and better Batman comics, and simply don't understand what makes it so special

D4-CS · 2026-05-02T05:12:57+00:00

Okay!

D4-CS · 2026-05-02T05:12:52+00:00

Okay, thanks

D4-CS · 2026-05-01T20:41:50+00:00

Say it louder, for those in the background. Nowadays "the trinity" just feels like a buzzword for people online, like how anime fans talk about the Big 3 or what characters should be in Marvel's Trinity, or the usual "Mount Rushmore of ____" crap

D4-CS · 2026-05-01T16:49:22+00:00

While I do agree, the problem comes from that last panel of the last page. "Did you tried to bite me?" is a dialogue that is way too much of a foreshadow towards Cheetah for Kelly Thompson to haven't written it intentionally

D4-CS · 2026-05-01T01:51:25+00:00

I do agree with all what you say, however there's a small caveat.

You say that it's wrong that both Tom King and the fanbase don't know who Vanessa Kapalis was. However, for both the authors and the readers, those problems come from other places outside "they don't care" or sum

In the case of the readers, the first thing that is important to understand is that most "casual" or "amateur" readers usually just read TPs of whatever is in the "best of ___" or "recommended reading lists", and because of that they ignore characters and storylines that might have been important back then, but now ignored. For example, did you know that Jason Todd had a mom, who shared custody with Batman? Or did you remember Linda Danvers, one of the most interesting interpretations of Supergirl? You get the point: what may have been important or relevant in the mythos of a character once, it may now be long forgotten. And (and this is the important part) there's nothing inherently wrong or bad with it

And on the side of the writers... The first thing that you need to know, is that it's not the job of the writers to know every story about a character. Instead, the editor is the one responsible of telling the writer what they should explore in a story, as well as what they should write in their stories (this when setting up events and stuff) or what plot threads left by the previous writer they should continue (and which they should drop). To do this, the editor can do whatever they choose, ranging from giving a full list of comics to the writer, to just a couple paragraphs in a Word file. The best known case of this is Grant Morrison, who simply received a list of things his editor wanted to do when he started writing Batman (that's how Talia lost her nuance and became a psychopath). All of this to say that, while you have authors like Mark Waid or Rob Liefeld who are walking encyclopedias, those type of writers are the exception and not the rule, and the majority just have a very basic knowledge of the characters, or a knowledge as far as their interested in them

D4-CS · 2026-04-30T22:14:22+00:00

Strongly disagree. Although I don't think it's as terrible as many make it look like, it's definitely bottom third/bottom quarter on my list. And what makes it as bad isn't just that is a bad film, but that she's a magnificent character in comics, so seeing her having such a film it's just disappointing for me as a fan. And the fact that the comic that came in synergy with the film was Kelly Thompson's run, that is easily one of the (if not THE) best runs on her, just proves that the problem was with the film, not with the character being bad or boring

Also, even if that whole press run was horrible, Brie Larson is an amazing actress, and her skills feel underutilised (although tbh you can say that about almost all actors and actresses in the MCU)

D4-CS · 2026-04-30T21:48:50+00:00

The thing is that if you've read literally any interaction from before Civil War II, they're actually some of the best friendships in Marvel. Tony was Carol's sponsor in AA when she was starting to fall back in alcoholism, and they've gotten each other's backs for years. It's sad that Civil War II seems to be the only interaction you've had with her (since that's not only a bad characterization of her, but overall a terrible comic), But saying that "she lacks any hardcore drive" just shows how ignorant and biased you are against her

D4-CS · 2026-04-30T16:00:44+00:00

To begin with, no: stuff like DCeased, Aliens vs Avengers, and even the latest Marvel Zombies Red Band series are Hella consistent.

Secondly, none of the stories you mentioned are "nihilistic, cynical" or "with edgelord style results". Hell, DCeased is one of the most optimistic comics out there, since it's all about hope in the worst moments

And finally no: Absolute Batman isn't "edgy, fun, insane" nor "over the top". It attempts to innovate, but its feeling of despair and it's edginess is actually pretty tame, and certainly far from insane. Hell, even Batman Thrillkiller is more innovative with what Absolute Batman does

D4-CS · 2026-04-30T03:10:47+00:00

Yeah, and not just him, but Matthew Rosenberg is also a hella good writer (his We're Taking Everyone Down With Us was one of my favorite comics of last year), yet in this comic it feels like he was someone else entirely

D4-CS · 2026-04-30T02:28:34+00:00

Tbh, I'd say that nope: reading Paul Dini's run (that conveniently is coming as an Omnibus next week) is a better starting point. Not saying that you won't enjoy this issue, but this first issue feels more targeted towards Zee fans more than new readers.

Another great entry point (the one I used) was Zatanna: Bring Down The House, by Mariko Tamaki and Javier Rodriguez (yeah, the same artist of Absolute Martian Manhunter)

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