"The Super Man" could just be a Superman series set during World War 2, the 1950s, or some other bygone era. You know, complete with Clark Kent wearing the fedora, changing in a phone booth, etc.. And a real paper newspaper that was important. That sounds like a series I'd enjoy. Sort of Superman meets Mad Men. :) That's how a lot of us think of Superman anyhow, right? More the guy rescuing Lois at the Daily Planet in a 50-60 years old type setting than Clark uploading a story on his cell phone to his blog. :) Of course, we'd still want a modern-day Superman title or two as well. :) This should be an extra Superman and not a replacement Superman IMO.
The only reason I'm thinking that a throwback Superman could be a possibility, though, is because the name makes it sound kind of old-timey. I don't have any inside information. Hopefully, it's not some sort of steampunk 19th century Superman, which I'd probably pass on it (Not a big fan of the 19th century as a setting for superheroes), but if it's a 20th century Superman that gets back to his roots but with more adult story telling given that the current audience is more adult than what it was when the books were being written in the 50s, I'd buy it.
The name itself only works well if it's a throwback, I think. People might expect a name like that for something like that- it sort of fits. If "The Super Man" is just Superman in 2016 doing Superman in 2016 stuff in the same continuity as Superman and Action Comics, they'd have been better off calling it "The Adventures of Superman" or whatever- "The Super Man" in the context of it being set in 2016 sounds weird and like they're somehow trying to channel "The Bat Man". If it's set in the first half of the 20th century, you can kind of picture people calling him "The Super Man", just because that's how I imagine some people talking back then.
"Man of Steel" is fine as a title. It's one of Superman's most iconic nicknames. I'm not that familiar with the first comic of that name, and didn't much care for the movie, but the nickname is a good one, so it makes a reasonable series name as long as it's not drawing too much from the movie. :) I like it, and could see it lining up with Action Comics and Superman just fine.
With two new title launches plus Trinity being biweekly, and possibly Superman going to a bi-weekly format, it would make sense for them to cancel Batman-Superman and Superman-Wonder Woman, which would be highly redundant since you get 2 comics a month of trinity with the three of them together, 1 comic of the justice league with the three of them together, possibly 1 comic a month of justice league of america with the three of them together if they keep that in it's current or a similar format, plus all the other individual titles related to each character where the other character could show up. :)
In a sense, the new "Trinity" comic that's rumored to be twice a month would drop in and replace Batman-Superman and Superman-Wonder Woman, each once a month, exactly. You still get 2 comics a month, with the same three characters, just all as a trio in each of the 2 comics instead of one each of Superman teaming with each person.
I love Superman, but I can only afford so many comics a month. :) It doesn't make sense to flood the market with like a dozen Superman titles if people can't afford to buy them all. So adding new ones one would think would mean some cuts, which I'm fine with within reason.
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