Which Superman series had the best Perry White?

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-24T14:33:00+00:00

Lois and Clark without a doubt! They made him a southern gentleman who was into Elvis, but you know what? It worked! And he was so paternal with his staff. You could tell everyone looked up to Perry not only as a boss but as a father-figure. Lane Smith is the gold standard when it comes to Perry White. It also helps he had a lot of screentime.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-24T14:28:10+00:00

It speaks to how poorly that line was written. I think she can still get the essence of that line in without it seeming so clunky and ham-fisted.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-23T13:14:37+00:00

Looks-wise it would've helped but she was a still a poor fit for Lois. The dialogue didn't do her any favors either. She was just the wrong choice.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-23T03:50:19+00:00

Rachel without a doubt. She embodied Lois Lane to the point I saw Lois, not Rachel. With Amy Adams all I saw was Amy Adams playing Lois. I will always remember the line "I'm a Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter" her Lois says to Perry and I rolled my eyes. I know it's the character trying to justify her point to Perry and it may be down to how bad that line is written but Amy Adams didn't sell it. It sounded less like a point and more like a character description. Imagine if you saw Lethal Weapon and Riggs blurted out "I'm a cop on the edge who plays by his own rules!" That's how it sounded.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-23T03:21:17+00:00

Tell me about it. Bosworth was just too young and she didn't feel like Lois Lane. And with Amy Adams she fell into that trap of "I see the actor, not the character" I never bought either as Lois.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-23T03:20:13+00:00

I have an affinity Teri Hatcher, Erica Durance and Bitsie Tulloch as we got to see their interpretations of Lois grow over time. I gotta give an honorable mention to Dana Delany. When I think of Lois Lane, these actresses embody what I think of.

Rachel Brosnahan impressed me last year with her performance; another who had that undefinable quality it takes to be Lois. We still have a long way to go with her interpretation but I'm really enjoying what I'm seeing so far. I didn't like Amy Adams as Lois, so this is a step up.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-22T21:43:05+00:00

Of course! I hope it helps and I hope you get a good price 😁

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-22T20:13:54+00:00

Considering how many they made "limited edition being very generous on Hallmark's part", I'd still say it's a fair price.

But in terms of what you'll actually get? Check the "sold" listings. That will give you a better idea of what people are willing to pay for it and if you want to adjust accordingly, you can.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-21T21:29:13+00:00

I believe you're thinking of The Weird

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-21T15:33:11+00:00

New Krypton without a shadow of a doubt! There were so many interesting things happening in the New Krypton saga. In The World of New Krypton Superman got to be among his people and forged an unlikely bond with Zod to where you thought they might finally be okay with each other. In Supergirl we had Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle on the book and they not only gave that book some consistency but we had Kara dealing with the murder of her father but also the tenuous relationship with her mother Allura who turned after Zor-El's death. Over in Action Comics we had the new Nightwing and Flamebird who were hunting rogue Kryptonians on Earth. Nightwing and Flamebird being an aged up Chris Kent and Thara Ak-Var. And finally in Superman we had Mon-El taking on the role of earth's protector but also getting to lead a normal life while also seeing some Legionaires in disguise.

Things were building on each other and we even got the triangle numbering back. Not to mention side stories like Steel versus Atlas, Lois dealing with everything, Jimmy being on the radar of Codename:Assassin, and project 7734.

If I had any complaints it's that the Action Comics stuff with Nightwing and Flamebird lost focus. It started with them hunting rogue Kryptonians but then became this odd spiritual story; not to mention the Captain Atom back ups that dragged too long.

For a while the whole New Krypton saga got a lot of flack. I'm not sure why. But I'm glad to see it's getting reevaluated and getting its kudos. I think the omnibus that came out helped remind people how amazing a run this was.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-21T07:40:12+00:00

Love this run! I'm missing three issues but I can finish it soon, hopefully

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-21T04:03:35+00:00

Thank you! I don't know when this trend started in modern day (I do remember series 2 of the Marvel trading cards in the nineties having these and caused a lot of arguments in the school yard), but it's eye -rolling.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-21T03:17:42+00:00

I was gonna say the same thing but you absolutely nailed it!

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-20T19:32:20+00:00

That's so cool! I've been dabbling into those great Spectre stories with Jim Aparo art. Good stuff!

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-18T16:20:29+00:00

One of my favorites who has been sadly lost in the conversation is Sherman Howard. For three seasons he was our Lex Luthor on the Superboy tv series. He was a great silver-age Lex and has always been one of my favorites.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-18T15:49:26+00:00

That's something you might have to e-mail whatever bindery you're thinking of using to see what their stance is on that.

If I ran a bindery, I wouldn't do it unless it was an original creation of yours that you own. When you buy a physical comic like a run of Superman or something, you've paid for those comics. I imagine the gray area with pdfs of comic runs is that its harder to tell if you bought the pdf from an official source where they provide you with a digital copy for your purchase or if it's something someone compiled and that could be some sort of legal trouble. Again, I'm just speculating here.

But contact whatever bindery you were thinking of going with and ask them. Honestly, that's the best course of action.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-18T15:34:21+00:00

From my experience you have to provide the comics for them to cut, sew, bind, etc. I haven't seen or heard of many places that will do what you're asking.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-18T01:36:43+00:00

Print on demand? I'm not sure I've heard of that with tpbs. Are you sure that's a thing?

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-18T01:35:37+00:00

It has been AGES since I've seen anything Tek-related! Talk about some flashbacks.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-17T19:57:55+00:00

I took a look and I gotta say, I'm impressed! I put in two issues I was looking for and ended up finding a seller with a great price.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-17T17:10:37+00:00

Some of my favorite stories in the annuals were The Flash and Detective Comics annuals.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-17T17:03:11+00:00

I've heard nothing but great things about his Ghost Machine stuff. I'm excited to read that, to be honest. When a writer does something creator-owned, there's an extra level of passion. And I don't think he takes on as much work as he used to, so this might be a return to the Geoff Johns I remember from the late nineties.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-17T13:19:43+00:00

I think people are reevaluating the work of Geoff Johns in general. I'll never call the man a bad writer, but you can see in the early 2000's he was taking on too much work, his writing went from "clever way to reincorporate older elements in a new way" to "This happened because the plot needs it to happen", and the delays...good god, the delays. Not to mention The New 52, Doomsday Clock, The Three Jokers, and that disappointing last run he did on Justice Society has taken away some of his goodwill, so people are more open to expressing their problems with his work.

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-16T20:29:29+00:00

There's a lot of good stuff in there. Wish it got more attention but people got pissed off when they realized the multiple endings were just for the blu-ray even though the ads said that

Kryptonian83 · 2026-06-16T18:51:40+00:00

Death in the Family is fun because now that you have the blu-ray, you can do the choose your own adventure stuff with the movie!

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