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Tweak says, "You gave me crabs!"

Doop (xdoop) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-10-29 01:09:00

Entry tags:

char: lar gand/mon-el, char: sam lane, creator: fernando dagnino, creator: james robinson, publisher: dc comics, title: superman

Superman #693

The Parasite, who is tired of being Sam Lane's stooge, frees Mon-El and the two team up to escape.

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	jaybee3 2009-10-29 06:04 am UTC (link)
	Jeez, do I hate Sam Lane now. Zod looks good in comparison. The only way this ends up for the general is a) he goes mad, b) he ends up in jail c) he gets killed/dies. That's pretty much it IMO. (Reply to this)

	manofbats 2009-10-29 07:46 am UTC (link)
	Sam Lane wins the "Worlds Biggest Idiot" award for leaving Lex Luthor alone in the same room as Brainiac. (Reply to this)

	schala_kid 2009-10-29 07:54 am UTC (link)
	Echoing the dislike for Sam Lane. Can't wait for Mon to reunite with The Guardian, I really like their friendship. (Reply to this)

	damar148 2009-10-29 09:00 am UTC (link)
	Lane and Thunderbolt Ross should play golf together. (Reply to this)

	iondan 2009-10-29 10:09 am UTC (link)
	Hopefully now Kara,Thara, and Chris can stop being public enemies. I starting to think when World of New Krypton ends it will lead into some sort of Earth vs. New Krypton event. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jmacq1 2009-10-29 10:45 am UTC (link)
	Given that they've already said there's a big Superman event this year (if I recall correctly) and the hint dropped in this week's Adventure Comics mentioning the "Earth - New Krypton War" yeah...looks like Lane's going to get his war. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	iondan 2009-10-29 01:58 pm UTC (link)
	Damn, I'm tired of seeing the Earth/US as mindless warmonogers. Furthermore isn't the GLC suppose to prevent this stuff, I know their dealing with BN right now and New Kyrpton is supposedly out of their jurisdiction, but BN isn't happening in the main Superman storyline and theirs 4 GL's from Earth. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jmacq1 2009-10-29 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	From the looks of thing, there'll be plenty of blame to go around. It sounds like Zod certainly plays a key role in events. I'm sure the GLs will show up, too, but still. Plus, they've made it fairly clear that Lane is kind of running his own show. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	demonprawn 2009-10-29 10:43 am UTC (link)
	Ugly, Ugly Art this issue. (Reply to this)

	scottyquick 2009-10-29 12:41 pm UTC (link)
	Where's my lovely Guedes pencilling/coloring and Magalhaes inking team? (Reply to this)

	comicoz 2009-10-29 12:58 pm UTC (link)
	Who's the random flying guy? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	deepspaceartist 2009-10-29 02:03 pm UTC (link)
	Mon-El. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	comicoz 2009-10-29 02:08 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, I see, he says Mon-El...but when did he "wash up". Supes freed him form the Phantom Zone. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wizardru 2009-10-29 02:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Wash up"? Sorry what does that mean? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	saralakali 2009-10-29 03:10 pm UTC (link)
	Ask General Lane. "...you're still the same hollow creature you were when you washed up on Earth." The phrase refers to victims of shipwrecks--they literally wash up on shore when the tide comes in. Basically it implies that someone has lost everything, failed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	comicoz 2009-10-30 01:13 am UTC (link)
	Which is why I didn't think it was Mon-El, as last I checked he was doing pretty well. I had considered possibly Atlas. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	warpedhand 2009-10-29 01:28 pm UTC (link)
	You'd think he'd be worried about everyone knowing he was a traitor. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	wizardru 2009-10-29 02:44 pm UTC (link)
	If the people in the DCU were willing to crucify Supergirl and co. based on some flimsy video-tape and a found cape...well, I suppose he really doesn't have to worry. I mean, it's not like anyone has EVER fooled the public in the DCU using such methods, right? RIGHT? Hmmmm. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverzeo 2009-10-29 03:03 pm UTC (link)
	Does the term "habeas corpses" mean anything in that world? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-10-30 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Before or after Blackest Night? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverzeo 2009-11-01 12:50 am UTC (link)
	Well, think about. Out how many times when they can't find a body of a person and they declare him dead, only to find out that the guy wasn't dead at all? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	silverzeo 2009-10-29 03:02 pm UTC (link)
	Question: How many times did Superman lost he rep but then quickly regain it in the eyes of the people? I mean, remember what Cyborg Superman or Russian Zod did when they don's Supes "S" and face? (Reply to this)

	nymphgalatea 2009-10-29 04:39 pm UTC (link)
	Mon-El is not so pretty in this issue. That makes me really sad. I love pretty Mon-El. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	superfan1 2009-10-30 06:45 am UTC (link)
	Yeah I agree,we need more pretty Mon-El! Please bring the sexy back. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	glprime 2009-10-29 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry, General, but some of us see "lives sacrificed" and think the same as "lives wasted." Because he's really just saying, "It's only sad when my guys die. Anybody else dying is just war." (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ex_darkblade992 2009-10-29 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	I thought it was more like "I like my men dying on my terms." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	xdoop 2009-10-29 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	How is that different from what most soldiers feel? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

janegray
2009-10-29 09:04 pm UTC (link)

Normal soldiers who are caught in the crossfire can't really be expected to feel empathy for the enemy, they are too busy trying to survive while following orders.

However, a freaking general, the one who gives the orders, is supposed to know and do better. There is a reasons officers who caused the death of too many enemies by using overly-ruthless tactics have been tried as war criminals in their own country.

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	icon_uk 2009-10-30 12:43 am UTC (link)
	And yet there is much evidence of it being the soldiers on the ground who DO have the empathy since often the opposite side really IS made up of people just like them and they know it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	glprime 2009-10-30 03:39 am UTC (link)
	The above two posters are getting at what I meant. Basically, Gen. Lane is being portrayed as a 2D zealot bastard rather than an interesting, idealistically motivated antagonist, who's actually kind of sympathetic because of all he's sacrificed for a perceived "greater good". It would be nice if he were written that way, but he's not. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	janegray 2009-10-30 10:13 am UTC (link)
	Well, I said "can't really be expected to", I didn't say "never do". (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kingrockwell 2009-10-30 12:52 am UTC (link)
	Robinson's Superman: Still dumb. I'll stick with WoNK, thanks. (Reply to this)

	kenn_el 2009-11-01 07:05 am UTC (link)
	Sam Lane and Alura are both single, right? I think I see an end to hostilities. They have a lot in common, and it wouldn't be the first time a marital union ended a war... (Reply to this)