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Doop (xdoop) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-09-02 20:03:00

Entry tags:

char: lucy lane, char: sam lane, char: superwoman/lucy lane, creator: fernando dagnino, creator: jamal igle, creator: sterling gates, publisher: dc comics, title: supergirl

Supergirl Annual #1

This is from Supergirl Annual #1, by Sterling Gates and Fernando Dagnino.

First off, Lucy Lane is alive. She absorbs the life essence of some guy, killing him, and gets reborn or something.

We see her growing up, and how she was jealous that her father always gave Lois more attention. We don't see any mention of her relationship with Ron Troupe, or their child, which is disappointing.

Six weeks after Sam Lane gets apparently killed, she enlists in the army.

She gets injured when the Amazons attack, but Codename: Assassin, under the orders of Sam Lane, saves her.

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	sailorlibra 2009-09-03 12:27 am UTC (link)
	Gah, I'm still just waiting for Lois to kick her Dad's butt for being an ass. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	04nbod 2009-09-03 12:34 am UTC (link)
	lois is deserving a kick in the ass too. This issue had more anti-lois vibes in it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jlbarnett 2009-09-03 12:36 am UTC (link)
	once Superwoman comes back her problems with Kara should go away. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

04nbod
2009-09-03 12:40 am UTC (link)

That still doesn't change the fact that Lois's opinions of Kara have been exposed.Unless Lois comes out and says she was completely wrong and she has faith in Kara's actions and decisions this could taint the whole relationship. In this annual the idea of Lois as the high and mighty reporter who always got what she wanted and still complained sheds light on her actions ealier. Especially when Superman sided with her against Kara despite obviously siding with Kara in the matter.

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	jlbarnett 2009-09-03 12:44 am UTC (link)
	her opinion of Kara was tainted by Lucy's death, it wasn't her normal attitude (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	04nbod 2009-09-03 12:47 am UTC (link)
	She wasn't that great earlier on in Supergirl either. I don't think the reaction from Lucy's death brought out what wasn't already there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jlbarnett 2009-09-03 12:48 am UTC (link)
	all I can say is I disagree. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	xdoop 2009-09-03 12:51 am UTC (link)
	What did Lois do in the annual that was anti-Supergirl? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	04nbod 2009-09-03 12:57 am UTC (link)
	I didn't say she was anti-supergirl in the annual. I said the annual had anti-lois vibes in the superwoman part (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xdoop 2009-09-03 01:00 am UTC (link)
	Lucy thought that Sam treated Lois better. Even if this were true (and Lois seemed to think the opposite here), that's not Lois's fault. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	04nbod 2009-09-03 01:11 am UTC (link)
	not at all but it informs her character. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xdoop 2009-09-03 01:12 am UTC (link)
	How? Even Lucy says she doesn't blame Lois. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	04nbod 2009-09-03 01:38 am UTC (link)
	That is irrelevant, Lois has lead a priviliged life and has never really experienced failure. She has got everything she has ever wanted. That has to inform how the character behaves. (and you can still get everything and complain you don't have more) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xdoop 2009-09-03 01:42 am UTC (link)
	I'm not seeing it; we know she has daddy issues of her own. (Reply to this) (Parent)

sailorlibra
2009-09-03 02:04 am UTC (link)

That is irrelevant, Lois has lead a priviliged life and has never really experienced failure. She has got everything she has ever wanted.

Compared to whom, exactly? How are we defining failure? She certainly hasn't had everything she ever wanted. For example, she wanted her father's love, which she felt she never really received. She wanted a nice normal relationship with a guy she liked, but ending up falling in love with the world's foremost hero. She frequently doesn't receive what she wants, but she adapts and moves on with life.

I think that one could argue that Lois received more attention than Lucy from their father, though the attention was usually negative. I guess it also says a lot about Lucy's character* that she envies the negative attention received by Lois.

*Though I refuse to take this story as a good example of Lucy's behavior, since it contradicts pretty much everything I thought I knew about the character.

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	brianwilly 2009-09-03 02:47 am UTC (link)
	I don't understand how this is an anti-anything sentiment. How does this make her need a kick in the ass? 'Cause she needs to be less...privileged? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	04nbod 2009-09-03 03:40 pm UTC (link)
	no, she needs to kicked in the ass because she doesn't realise she has that privilige. (Reply to this) (Parent)

jaybee3
2009-09-03 12:30 am UTC (link)

Are we to assume that the Lane/Troupe marriage and little Sam Troupe have been SuperboyPunched! out of existence along with the old version of Sam Lane who was just a cantankerous old retired enlisted man and is now a super soldier and 5 star general. And how long has Sam supposed to have been dead? The Imperiex War must have been less than 5 years ago DCU time (Lex was President). Could former stewardess Lucy who must have been 25 at least when she enlisted (if Lois is in her mid-30s) become a major in less than 5 years? And why does she suddenly not look at all like Lois when in the 80s and 90s artists made some semblence of an attempt to give them similar features (as sisters should have)? Comic book logic? I liked the New Krypton idea but this Patriot stuff is so much meh to me.

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xdoop
2009-09-03 12:45 am UTC (link)

Back in December 2008, Matt Idelson said "Lucy and Ron are no longer a couple, though she did make a vague allusion to their marriage in the NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL. Her joining the military to try and honor her dead (so far as she knows) father and gain the approval she'll never get - even at the expense of her marriage - is meant to be a step forward in her character growth. As for Sam (Ron and Lucy's son), lets just say he may be gone, but he ain't forgotten! (And that's all the comment I'm going to give on THAT topic for the moment.)"

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/inter-action/inter-action.php?topic=ask-editor/ask-matt-1208

At the very least, their relationship hasn't been retconned away yet.

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	milleniumrex 2009-09-03 03:18 am UTC (link)
	I'm curious why they didn't just say "Ron is a single father now." It's not like Ron Troupe is playing a big role in the super-books, and they should know retcons annoy the fans. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	xdoop 2009-09-03 12:48 am UTC (link)
	Could former stewardess Lucy who must have been 25 at least when she enlisted (if Lois is in her mid-30s) become a major in less than 5 years? I think Sam Lane pulled some strings; Lucy mentions "I rose through the ranks quickly. Faster than I should've." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	04nbod 2009-09-03 12:33 am UTC (link)
	This issue was amazing, seriously. I was annoyed at the codename patriot issue but this made up for it so much. Both stories. The best of the super-annuals this year. (Reply to this)

	afewboltsloose 2009-09-03 12:56 am UTC (link)
	I want to know what the hell is up with that hug on the second page. WHO HUGS LIKE THAT?! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fungo_squiggly 2009-09-03 01:01 am UTC (link)
	Maybe she was still really weak from her injuries, and she was walking toward her father, but then suddenly started collapsing, and so she braced her legs stiffly against the floor so that she wouldn't fall, and then kind of sagged over at the waist until-- Okay, I got nothing. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	nagaoka 2009-09-03 03:53 am UTC (link)
	She's checking for a heartbeat. You can never be too sure that someone isn't actually a zombie...specially if you thought they were dead. (Reply to this) (Parent)

ap0cryphal
2009-09-03 09:29 pm UTC (link)

if you follow his eyes during the hug, it's like he's trying to check out her ass. and smirking creepily at the same time.

YES GENERAL LANE OGLE YOUR ONLY-RIGHT-NOW-RECOVERED-FROM-SERIOUS-INJURY DAUGHTER'S ASS.

also, last two panels:

"Of course I will, Dad. I'll do whatever you need me to."

'And so I did' (CREEPY PERVERT DADDY SMIRK)

GRAH WTF, who drew this? did the writer ask the artist to ramp up the squick factor up to eleventyone?

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	bluejaybirdie 2009-09-03 01:11 am UTC (link)
	Man, Sam Lane is a dick in this. Those are some seriously manipulative vibes going around there. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	superfan1 2009-09-03 03:21 am UTC (link)
	Agree, I'm very trouble with how he is characterize here. :( (Reply to this) (Parent)

	box_in_the_box 2009-09-03 01:12 am UTC (link)
	So, how long until Lois' mom is brought back as a supervillain, just to complete the set? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-09-03 12:20 pm UTC (link)
	The next time they run out of ideas on this useless plot thread they're pursuing. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	2nd to last scan abagnale008 2009-09-03 01:14 am UTC (link)
	Who is the woman that's floating above the Superwoman costume? Thanks (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: 2nd to last scan xdoop 2009-09-03 01:22 am UTC (link)
	A new character called Mirabai. We don't know much about her yet, but she comes from a world of magic and she's working with Sam Lane. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: 2nd to last scan cf105 2009-09-03 01:23 pm UTC (link)
	holy crap it's liliana vess! Those magic fans on the board will know who I'm talking about (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mullon 2009-09-03 01:28 am UTC (link)
	I hope that when General Lane tries to justify these actions on the grounds that he was protecting the country, someone kicks him in the nads. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sailorlibra 2009-09-03 02:06 am UTC (link)
	And I hope it's Lois. But I think Rucka's the only current Superman writer who would have it be Lois, so I'm not too optimistic. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	zippthorn 2009-09-03 02:14 am UTC (link)
	. . . what in the mother fuck kind of hug is that for your father, Lucy? Who are you presenting your ass to? WHY ARE YOU STANDING LIKE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET INTRODUCED TO SODOMY? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	deleonjh 2009-09-03 02:52 am UTC (link)
	With all the Amazons running around, maybe the Invisible Man mistook her for Wonder Woman. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jlroberson 2009-09-03 04:13 am UTC (link)
	Even better: it appears she's twice her dad's height, if standing up straight. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ashtoreth 2009-09-03 03:24 am UTC (link)
	That's a ghost costume! (Reply to this)

	phoenixmessiah 2009-09-03 03:32 am UTC (link)
	The art on this a mix of Ed Benes and the current artist on Supergirl (forgot his name). Also, the artist for Red Tornado mini is another Ed Benes light artist...not a good thing. What is up with the Ghost Costume? Magic? Lucy sucks up souls now? Weird... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	xdoop 2009-09-03 02:07 pm UTC (link)
	It's just a blank costume; Sam Lane changes it into the Superwoman costume when he wants her to infiltrate New Krypton. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jlroberson 2009-09-03 04:11 am UTC (link)
	Hm. This is effing stupid. (Reply to this)

starwolf_oakley
2009-09-03 04:45 am UTC (link)

One of my idle fanboy ideas for a Superman sequel was Brainiac kidnapping Lucy Lane to use as a weapon against Superman. He'd alter her with Kryptonian DNA he had from Kandor (full of dead Kryptonians) into a hybrid he names XTC. In her "super" form she'd look like XTC/Brainiac's Daughter from KINGDOM COME. Superman would fight a foe with most of his powers (but not at his levels) that he can't really hurt as it's Lois' sister.

Here's a pic of XTC from KINGDOM COME

Lucy Lane getting "super" powers for nefarious ends must be a common fanboy idea. I'm not crazy about General Lane being nutty, though.

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	04nbod 2009-09-03 03:44 pm UTC (link)
	I hope DC does something with that character. I'd like her in Legion though (Reply to this) (Parent)

	stig 2009-09-03 07:54 am UTC (link)
	Does anyone else read General Lane and hear Robert De Niro in "Meet The Fockers"? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-09-03 12:21 pm UTC (link)
	I hear a very drunk George C. Scott. Try it. It works. (Reply to this) (Parent)