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THORmonger (thormonger) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-08-19 18:11:00

Entry tags:

char: superboy/kon-el/conner kent, char: superman/clark kent, char: superman/kal-l/clark kent, creator: eddy barrows, creator: james robinson, creator: ruy jose, event: blackest night, title: blackest night superman

Blackest Night: Superman #1

Black Lantern Kal-L looks at Superman's emotions, where Supes outclasses Hal Jordan in one panel:

Hal's had to work at representing the emotional spectrum over a few arcs, while Kal-El shows how to be a happily jumbled emotional mess simultaneously. OK, he doesn't have greed or compassion represented, so Hal has one up there (the greed), but still, it's Rainbow!Superman.

This development might have something to do with Kal-L's little killing spree earlier in the book...

Overall, I think this is my favorite book of the event so far, if only because it has the horror-movie effect of not seeing anyone getting killed on-panel, but the black ring power level jumps up along the way.

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	queenanthai 2009-08-19 10:47 pm UTC (link)
	horror-movie effect of not seeing anyone getting killed on-panel, but the black ring power level jumps up along the way. Really? Fantastic! I need something to wash the taste of ULTIMATUM out of my brain. (Reply to this) (Thread)

thormonger
2009-08-19 10:50 pm UTC (link)

The other issues of the event have featured people getting their hearts yanked out, so it's nice to see people disappear, or the patrons of a diner register fear before being shown the outside of the diner as the lights go out and the power level register an increase, rather than Kal-L being yet another person holding a bunch of hearts in his hands. Not that I'm disappointed with the event as a whole, but this is a welcome change.

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	queenanthai 2009-08-19 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	Mental horror trumps graphic visual horror any day. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	aaron_bourque 2009-08-20 12:17 am UTC (link)
	The other issues of the event have featured people getting their hearts yanked out The reason I'm avoiding the main line and focusing almost exclusively on the tie-ins. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zordboy 2009-08-20 01:02 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. It's basically a giant zombie story, right? So we were always gonna get some gore, it's just how the genre works. But I do prefer when they at least try to be a little bit subtle about it, rather than shoving intestines in the reader's face. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	superfan1 2009-08-19 10:58 pm UTC (link)
	It really nice to have Conner back and the second panel kind of like plays out like phantoms. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kenn_el 2009-08-20 01:40 am UTC (link)
	Conner makes everything better. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	novoadonai 2009-08-20 03:02 am UTC (link)
	amen! which reminds me, i really have to resurrect some of my old conner icons. they were too painful to look at for a while there. random (Reply to this) (Parent)

	schala_kid 2009-08-19 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	This comic was awesome and it actually made me feel that Superman loves Kon, especially when he emoted fear and love when BL Kal-L threw him to earth. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	schala_kid 2009-08-19 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	Blah, I meant when Black Lantern Kal-L threw Kon towards earth from space. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	aaron_bourque 2009-08-20 12:19 am UTC (link)
	That emotional spectrum of Supes is AWESOME with a capital AWE and a lowercase nothing. If nothing else, the spectrum lanterns add a cool visual styling (to a VISUAL MEDIUM??? REVOLUTIONARY!!!) (Reply to this)

	ulf_boehnke 2009-08-20 02:01 am UTC (link)
	To be fair, Superman has experience with Rainbow Powers. (Reply to this)

	ashtoreth 2009-08-20 03:53 am UTC (link)
	It's actually normal for people to have mixtures of emotions. People who draw rings are usually more focused on one in particular that is powerful. One might even say overpowering in that one in particular takes over. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	thormonger 2009-08-20 06:40 am UTC (link)
	True. It was just fascinating to see mixed emotions represented (especially as many as Superman was expressing) after just seeing single-color/emotion representations everywhere else. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ashtoreth 2009-08-20 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, also it's pretty. :) But its been theorized the BLs are collecting particular emotions. So you gotta wonder, is Supes extra tasty? Or does the BL Superman have to work more to get Supes to feel one specific emotion? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	zegim 2009-08-20 05:03 am UTC (link)
	Fuck yeah! Rainbow Superman! (Reply to this)