DC Comics Relaunching Superman With Some Old Charm

There will be two new comics from DC that will feature Superman, including one in which is not married to Lois Lane.DC Comics is relaunching its entire superhero line in September, including the ever-popular Superman comic. Most notable about the update is that he will not have married Lois Lane, who will instead be dating a co-worker of hers and Clark Kent?s at the newspaper. In the comics, Superman has been married to Lane since 1996, but Jim Lee, on of the co-publishers of DC, noted, "We just felt there were more interesting, creative stories to mine in that time period of Superman?s history prior to him getting married."

Adds Lee, "There was something special and unique about the love triangle that existed between Clark Kent, Superman and Lois Lane. By restoring that essential part of his mythology, we would get a lot more interest in the character and take Superman and Clark Kent in bold new directions that felt more contemporary and modern." DC is launching "The New 52" line of comics, which will actually include two Superman titles. George Perez is the creator of one ? titled simply "Superman" ? that takes place in the present.

Another has been written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Rags Morales and will be set five years in the past. In this version, Superman wears jeans, a t-shirt and a cape. Says Morrison of the change, "Does he wear a skintight ballet suit. No, not today, and I don?t think anyone falls for it. And if the skintight suit has to come into it, I want to have a really good explanation. We?ve been given a lot of leeway to change Superman and answer some of those questions that grown-ups ask nowadays: Why does he look that way, and why does he wear those pants?

By Buzzle Staff and Agencies
Published: 7/19/2011

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