he probably wind up dead in 3-6 issues

I'm tired of the Lois and Clark relationship to be honest. I think it's stale and stalled. That being said, I'm not sold on this new duder, either. 

Tell him I don't like him.

I love that news of this guy has been out there for a while now, and still no one has even bothered to create a profile on Comic Vine for Lois' new jackass....I mean boyfriend.

I kinda hope that clark and lois do eventually get back together later on... I do agree that the relationship has gotten stale but I have been wanting to see something from this couple... lois&clark having a baby, could easily have lots of drama

LOL

We knew this was coming. But seeing in print is a bit heartbreaking. I didn't always like Lois for Clark. But they are an iconic couple. Sad, really sad...... :-(

I've always seen Lois as the Steve Trevor of Sups, glad she's taking another way. 

At least if this sucks we still have the Earth-One sequel to look forward to =D On a side note, I wonder what the general fan reaction to these panels are on other websites?

if so, why does lois lane even need to exist?

  If it was me, I would just let the cat out of the bag. His parents are dead, who is he protecting with this secret? What is he going to get kryptonite to cut himself so he can feel something?

I don't see why they need to even include Lois in the stories. I never cared for her character.

Oh Gosh ppl come on!! these are two pages n theres already so much criticism......y be negative n start judgin  such a small part of the comic n then describing wat could happen n stuff so negatively,lets see it positively alright so- 
                    Doesnt anyone remember john byrnes run,in that clark had feelings for lois but was screwed cuz he landed the first exclusive on Superman n she as all pissed at him,so maybe if u read the first page here it looks sumthing like that and supes isnt emo?!?! wat is wrong wit ppl, in the man of steel run lois was keepin clark at arms length but she never dated anyone else so he always appeared positive and confident in front of her,anyone wld be a lil depressed if the girl u want is doing another guy,that makes it worse!! im surprised he didnt flick that guy out the window.  
                    Now the guy lois is dating......wat makes him a douche? he pays clark compliments,clark thinking of his dad at the time obviously, does the same,plus at no point did he talk down to him,he even says that lois was talkin about him non stop n he got clarks no. down cuz after clark left ull read watever he was saying but even then he didnt insult him,so whether or not hes a douche is yet to be seen.  
                   So Lois shows genuine care for clark (we hav yet to see clearly wat she thinks of Superman) i mean she didnt tell him im busy go away,maybe in her mind but not out loud,plus wat bitch sets her colleagues up on dates?She even tells clark to go get some action cuz he deserves it,now thats not a bitch. 
                   now im a diehard superman fan and was literally almost depressed when i heared about the non existent marriage and the COSTUME CHANGE!!!! still angry about that i mean freakin armor on the man of steel?!?! and no red shorts to balance out the outfit just looks freakin weird,(anyone kno whether the yellow 's' symbol on his cape is still there?) anyway im srsly trying to stay positive n that helps so even though i was fuming at first im doing a lil better now.plus reading ppls negative critism doesnt help,trust me i feel the same way as you guys but right now i dont focus so much on that,at the end of the day i think DC will do the right thing n get them back together eventually and PPL shld STOP being so F'ing GREEDY N STOP ALL THIS LAWSUIT BULLSHIT,SUPERMAN IS THE WORLDS NOW,U SLICE HIM IN TWO NOW, EVERYBODIES GONNA HATE U!!!

@bingbangboom said:

  If it was me, I would just let the cat out of the bag. His parents are dead, who is he protecting with this secret? What is he going to get kryptonite to cut himself so he can feel something?

That was funny. lol

Can anyone say romantic false lead? 

I have yet to see anything about this DCnU that makes me the least bit interested.  Taking Lois & Clark back to not being married seems exactly as bad an idea as Mary Jane & Peter being separated in One More Day.  I'm at a real loss to understand why writers can't do something with a married couple, in comics.  We had single Clark (and single Peter Parker) for over 70 years (give or take a few) - going back to that is better how?

Yes, I hate this douche.
Yes, I don't like stories about guys in  the friend Zone.
But did anybody noticed how this guy looks a lot like Metallo? 

He looks like a caricature of a character, two-dimensional 'bad guy'. Boo.

okay DC now give us superman 's new boyfriend he's gay in the DCnu right?

This sucks a whole herd of goats...

It's ok Clark! - They will build statues of you, someday!  
 
I'm very curious to know what Clark said to Lois, that he's apologizing. 

"Superman is of the World's Greatest Super Heroes, but he can't have it all" 

Why does Jonathan Carroll look like John Constantine and share his initials? 

I'm so conflicted about this. Reading that page, the only thing I could think of was Peter Parker. I even gave him the same voice. And Spidey is one of my favorite characters, but this--this is Superman, at least I thought it was. Man, I dunno. I might pick this up just to see what in the world is actually up.

Why does Jonathan Carroll look like John Constantine and share his initials? 

Can anyone say romantic false lead? 

Why would Clark & Lois be dating, let alone married, if these stories are all taking place at the start of his career as Superman? If we're going to be seeing him develop his costume in "Action Comics" and still be fairly new to the whole superhero game in "Superman", then why the hell would anyone assume they should already be involved in these stories too?
 
Developing his costume is important to see but apparently people don't think we should see Lois & Clark's courtship play out? That makes no sense. I'm looking forward to seeing that story from the beginning because I wasn't around reading comics 20 years ago. I think it's fun we'll get a fresh telling of this story.
 
And, I'm sorry if anyone takes issue with the fact that Lois isn't a Virgin Bride awaiting a Kryptonian c*** to unlock her lead chastity belt. She's allowed to have relationships that predate her marriage and her relationship with Clark. And he's allowed to have a bit of an unrequited crush. Obviously, since they're Lois & Clark, this guy won't turn out to be ~the one~ for her but there's no great crime in letting a not-forever relationship play out.

Yes, I hate this douche.

with you thereThis makes sense since Lois never really thought much of Clark at first, and i doubt she was single the whole time. But just because Lois is with this guy right now doesn't mean they can't end up together right? and does the reboot mean the marriage will END or does it mean it never HAPPENED? is that Jim Lee's art? because that Lois is ugly. Even Clark in panel 3 on that first page looks like out of an old newspaper strip.

 

BB

okay DC now give us superman 's new boyfriend he's gay in the DCnu right?

Lana seems fitting for the role here

Sooooo... Lois is now dating Dolph Ziggler? 

That's why this reboot is so pointless. It's idiotic to erase the marriage from continuity just to go through the song and dance yet again of them getting back together, Why did they break them up just to put them back together?  This series is staged in what they call "current continuity"  but Clark is single and never been married.

I have been (pleasantly) surprised how many people in this story are familiar with DZ...

You gotta be REALLY dumb to NOT get why their doin this.. but ill jus leave it at that before I actually insult anyone.. The only thing that really angers Me is them givin Clark  this LAME "Milquetoast Man" almost cuckold menatlity thinkin itll garner him sympathy.. when really its just LAME 
 
Bring in the absentee heartthrob/babydaddy from Superman Returns I say lol (IMO the most interestin treatment of Supes character to this day)

I don't like this at all. They better make this entertaining because, Lois was the one thing that made Superman human, IMO.

OH MY GOD THEY ARE CHANGING THINGS AND I CAN'T HAVE THAT.  Get over it people. They are changing things that have honestly been in need of a change for a really long time.  How long do you think they can continue to tell the same stories over and over again?  Eventually it really is the same exact story again and again, and that's where they are at.  Why are comic sales down?  Because the medium is stale.  It's the same stuff.  No one dies, nothing ever changes.  People are tired of being told "this is where everything changes" only to have it retconded back in six months time.  People are so jaded that they barely, if at all, believe that this is what DC is not going to do via Flashpoint.  Let them have there fun, let them change things.  It's good for everything.  You will still have the same characters you love.  You will still have good stories.  Oh, so maybe things in the past don't count anymore.  Who cares.  Do you know these people?  No.  Do they exist?  No.  Therefore, none of that crap matters.  If you are that obsessed and worried about continuity, maybe you need to focus on other things.  I'm all for being a comic nerd, but seriously, let things change.  It's a way of life.  And if that is the core of your issue, change.  Then you have other things that need addressing that comics are not going to fix. 

Sooooo... Lois is now dating Dolph Ziggler? 

To all the people who are angry because Lois is dating somebody who isn't Clark - I liked the phrase of Martha Kent from Smallville who told Lois (after her boyfriend turned out to be a hired assassin): "Maybe, youhaveto get throughallthewrong men, so you can recognize therightone."