COMICS: JUSTICE LEAGUE #46, BATMAN #46 and SUPERMAN #46 Solicits Revealed

When did Francis Manupul start doing the art for Justice League? Hmmmm might actually want to start getting this

As much as I was disappointed in all the Convergence hoopla, this new Superman direction is great. Batman, I'm still on the fence about. Howard Porter? OKAY! Plus: Manapul on Justice League? Fabok need a break??? Plus, still not sure about The Flash. The art on Detective Comics & Batman is great but still...on the fence.

You got to love comic books for how [frick]ed their time is. You have JL 46 where Bruce Wayne Batman is the new Metron and you have Batman 46 where Bruce Wayne quit being Batman for a while now. Happens with both companies but you still have to love the middle finger the companies give to having real continuity.

@WhiteSAMURAI
Manapul starts on JL with issue #45, while main artist Jason Fabok (presumably) has a break.

@staypuffed

Don't think I am calling out DC for anything because Marvel does the same thing and it mainly goes against having a single character in multiple comic books or teams at the same time. When Batman or Wolverine have their own comic going and are on 3-4 teams at the same time it makes no damn sense what is going on.

@A2K

The card says JRJR is only on the cover, and Howard Porter took over the rest of the art.

@KilledHal9000

Yup, Fabok and Manapul said in their twitters, it's a one thing; Fabok will return after.

"This month in 'Superman': a near-powerless, crew-cut, homeless, fugitive Man of Steel in a T-shirt and blue jeans joins a fight club! Is he gritty enough for you now, people? IS HE GRITTY ENOUGH FOR YOU NOW?"

But in all seriousness, I've been liking the "Truth" story so far. Pushing Superman out of his comfort zone in terms of powers, his relationships, and his own sense of identity has been a really clever way to get to the root of who Superman is, both as a symbol and as a character. How do Superman's values and morality hold up when he no longer has the power to protect everybody-- not even himself? What lines will Superman cross now that his life is on the line? What lines will he NEVER cross?

Putting Superman in a desperate position is a brilliant way to illustrate how great a hero he is. Because even when he has to fight dirty to win brawls... when he has to watch out for danger, because he's not invulnerable... when every battle could end in his death... he'll still jump into the fray to protect people. He'll still try to find a peaceful solution. And he'll still win. Because he's still Superman.

... But yeah, dropping him into a fight club is still a bit much.

Z

Does anybody have any leverage over Snyder & Capulo so we can force them to never leave the Batman title?! I cannot believe how these guys keep cranking out the best book every single month. Love it, love their work.

"DrunkenMadNukem - 8/14/2015, 5:10 PM
Report Comment
"Time to end this New 52/DCYou bullshit and go back to good ol' DCU "


Don't hold your breath"

sales are way down, so yeah, whatever

JRJr is a good artist (in my opinion) but seeing his Superman just strikes me as "odd". I like the guy's work and I think he's created quite the name for himself (if he was riding his father's coat-tails, as some have said, he would have faded to obscurity by now).

@Jollem

That's the only Superman art I've seen (from JRJr) that was really cool. I think I may just be too used to him drawing Spiderman, though.

Hell yeah James Gordon

This Batman arch is crap, I guess I'll just be reading Secret Wars until Bruce Wayne come back.