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Post by Spike-X on Jul 11, 2015 0:32:42 GMT -5
My Superman is drawn by Curt Swan.
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Post by Spike-X on Jul 11, 2015 0:36:03 GMT -5
Bronze Age Superman, particularly as written by Elliot S! Maggin. His two prose novels, Last Son of Krypton and Miracle Monday are the definitive take on the character, as far as I'm concerned. I bought Last Son Of Krypton, I dunno, probably around the time it came out, I guess. I was ten or so, I think? Anyway, I've read that thing so many times it's now literally falling apart. Maggin's interpretation of Luthor in particular was a revelation. |
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Post by batlaw on Jul 11, 2015 1:40:54 GMT -5
Basically anything pre 2007'ish.
Special fondness for dcau and fleisher animated versions, Christopher reeves portrayal, and comics from the 70s through the 90s.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 11, 2015 5:31:24 GMT -5
The 60's-70's version. Curt Swan and all the silver age goodness. Christopher Reeve and George Reeves are also included.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 11, 2015 7:34:44 GMT -5
Er, that senses-shattering collage was the work of dupersuper, Hal. It's a thing of beauty, no doubt, but I think your Lunesta© may be kicking in.  Damned auto-correct! |
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Post by spoon on Jul 11, 2015 8:32:34 GMT -5
When I think Superman, I don't automatically go to specific character traits so much as an image of the character. That image is drawn by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. When I think of a comic book depiction of Superman, a JLGL-drawn image comes to mind the most. I've read somewhere that DC wanted consistence in his image for licensed products, so the kept going to JLGL for the drawings of boxes on licensed products (and I think house ads as well). For me, it's probably Christopher Reeve. Those movies formed my notion of Superman more than any particular run of comics. I may have spent more time watching them than any Superman run. |
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Post by SJNeal on Jul 13, 2015 21:28:12 GMT -5
When I think Superman, I don't automatically go to specific character traits so much as an image of the character. That image is drawn by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Ditto. For me it's probably Dan Jurgens interpretation first, but JLGL is right up there too, thanks to all the licensed products I had as a kid. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 13, 2015 21:38:19 GMT -5
Which strange for me is that while like Slam, I tend to like to read about a Superman that has to struggle to do impossible things but at the same time I have always believed that given enough time Superman should basically become a god similar to what Elliot S! Maggin and Grant Morrison see Superman becoming in the future. It seems like such a logical progression and I love the image of Superman wandering the stars alone in the future. But I think that only works in short doses and that in the long run a Superman who can juggle small moons while smiling the way he did in the Silver Age is rather boring and lacks the tension to keep my interest. There's no sense of danger or surprise and I need that to really get drawn into a story.
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Post by Golddragon71 on Jul 14, 2015 1:31:08 GMT -5
I always prefer what i like to call the Steel Age Superman. that is to say Superman from Man of Steel in 1986- around 2003
I always preferred the way they handled the Superman/Clark kent duality in those years in that Clark was the Man and Superman was just the costume he wore when he used his powers publicly.
As a result, while I love Christopher Reeve's Superman, his Clark Kent makes me hit the FF button faster than a speeding bullet.
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Jul 14, 2015 3:42:11 GMT -5
My first thought is for the Curt Swan/George Klein hero of the 60s, with all the Lois/Lana/Jimmy goofiness, and a little Krypto, Adventure Legion, and Bizarro thrown in for good measure. Swan was a god for how long, try doing that Jim Lee.
After that there is Christopher Reeve, and then daylight.
Those 2 defined the Legend so well no-one else will ever come near their effect on the character. Sure Byrne or Garcia-Lopes may have done pretty versions, but compared to Swan...Mate it aint happening.
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Jul 14, 2015 6:08:34 GMT -5
When I think Superman, I don't automatically go to specific character traits so much as an image of the character. That image is drawn by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. My avatar says it all. Best Superman artist ever. |
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Post by dupersuper on Jul 14, 2015 6:33:34 GMT -5
When I think Superman, I don't automatically go to specific character traits so much as an image of the character. That image is drawn by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. My avatar says it all. Best Superman artist ever. I certainly like that he so often draws him smiling. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Jul 15, 2015 19:37:36 GMT -5
Original version is the one that really works for me - I don't have any "Golden Age is Twelve" nostalgia, but I tend to prefer the earliest versions of superhero characters - but I generally enjoy Superman stuff from any era.
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Post by sabongero on Jul 16, 2015 18:57:52 GMT -5
As a child I would have to say the Superman from the animated cartoons of the Superfriends, Super Powers, and the Ruby Spears Superman.
As an adult I would have to say the Greg Rucka and Mark Verheiden written Superman. I was offline from comic books from circa 1988 to 2006. And 2006 was when I started reading it again for about two years straight. Nowadays, I read complete stories of a storyline.
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Post by Phil Maurice on Jul 16, 2015 21:55:22 GMT -5
Nowadays, I read complete stories of a storyline. Well, they can't really be complete if they're "of a storyline."  However, I think I understand your meaning. Strong character work that lends itself to both the episodic and the done-in-one. |
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However, I think I understand your meaning. Strong character work that lends itself to both the episodic and the done-in-one.