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@ 2009-04-13 11:41:00

Current mood:

confused

Superman: For Tomorrow
Back when I was just getting into comics I devoured everything I could get my hands on. Since I am a Superman fangirl Superman: For Tomorrow was recommended to me. I would post a mega-post about it, but the truth is, I don't get it. I read both volumes in the vain hope that what was set up in the beginning would make sense by the end. I'm still wondering. However, I liked the art and it remains one of my favorites if only for the Lois and Clark (well...Superman, more on that below) moments in it. But it still confuses the hell out of me. If anyone understands and can explain ~~a few things about~~ this story to me I will give you an internet cookie and my undying gratitude.

These scans are from Vol 2 of For Tomorrow, originally from Superman (vol 2) #212.

So Lois and like 2 million others "vanished" a year ago. A lot of the story deals with Superman dealing with that (and it is Superman). In this segment, Superman gets to the strange vanishing world that is never truly explained and meets...Clark. This is WTF moment #4 (approximately) for me. I included this scan because of the last panel:

What. The. Hell? It's been established over and over again that while Lois does love Superman, she loves Clark too. Clark is probably first in her heart, but I'm not entirely certain that she differentiates all that much. She loves her husband, whether he wears tights or glasses. He's her love.

I've skipped a page here. Superman monologues that Lois "has her faults, of course, but they only prove to make her perfect..."

INCOMING!!!!

Yes Supes, I'm sure that Lois DID make a man out of you.

I think I remember on the old s_d that it was speculated that the "dolphin" was actually Lois' dress.

And then we skip to:

They never show us the good stuff D:

Anyways, then they go to "Metropia" and discover Supes' parents (wtf moment #6) and there is a monster that is vaguely doomsdayish but is actually some sort of government experiment and a priest and there is stuff about the Phantom Zone and it's all Superman's fault and a battle and everyone gets back to normal and "forgets" (?) and Superman gets a new Fortress and I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT JUST HAPPENED OOOH LOOK NAKED CLARK/SUPERMAN/KAL-EL/WHATEVERTHEHELL HE IS CALLING HIMSELF IN THIS.

So...yeah. Some explanation by those more knowledgeable than me would be nice, because I have lost count of the WTF moments. And this is my last contribution to Lois and Clark week, because the week is over and I have other stuff I should be getting to. I hope you enjoyed it with me!

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