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    Character » Superman appears in 18962 issues.

    Sent to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton, Kal-El was adopted by the loving Kent family and raised in America's heartland as Clark Kent. Using his immense solar-fueled powers, he became Superman to defend mankind against all manner of threats while championing truth, justice, and the American way!

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    Edited By KINCART

    I'd just like to say that so far I am very pleased with what I'm seeing from DC.  Also, I'm really glad to see that after all these years Superman learned that his underwear goes on the inside.

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    #1  Edited By texasdeathmatch

    he's got a new costume?

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    #2  Edited By joshmightbe

    Thank god the underwear are gone, I hope the rest of the heroes with the underwear outside the pants follow suit and BTW I'm also glad that the reboot is keeping Wonder Woman out of the gold lined swim suit 

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    #3  Edited By sesquipedalophobe
    @texasdeathmatch: Yes.
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    #4  Edited By InnerVenom123

    It only took them 70 years... :P

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    #5  Edited By sesquipedalophobe
    @joshmightbe: I had kind of wished they had gone a more Superman Beyond route. No cape and no boots as well. It just looked sleeker.
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    #6  Edited By joshmightbe
    @sesquipedalophobe: one step at a time
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    #7  Edited By texasdeathmatch
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    Are these definite changes or just a new look for a random arc?
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    #8  Edited By Avenging-X-Bolt

    strangely enough,the reboot has reintroduced  batman's undies
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    #9  Edited By sesquipedalophobe
    @texasdeathmatch: Nothing is absolutely final. It's for the revamp. It's also been mentioned the families of the creators are fighting for the signature look, and this might be DC's way out of it.
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    #10  Edited By JediXMan  Moderator

    I like the new costume. NO RED UNDERWEAR!

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    #11  Edited By Darkseid Elite

     
     
    So does this mean I don't have an excuse to run around with my underwear on the outside anymore?

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    @Darkseid Elite: Who needs an excuse?
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    #13  Edited By Darkseid Elite
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    Yeah! I know who I'm being this Halloween.
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    #14  Edited By Magian

    I like it.

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    #15  Edited By Mr. Dead Pool

    Best thing to happen to him.

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    #16  Edited By texasdeathmatch
    @Darkseid Elite said:
    @sesquipedalophobe: Yeah! I know who I'm being this Halloween.
    Wonder Woman?
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    #17  Edited By King_Saturn
    the new Superman costume is pretty awesome... 
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    #18  Edited By Darkseid Elite
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    How'd you know? Can you read minds? What am I thinking now?
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    #19  Edited By Theworldbreaker
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    Your thinking of soloing all the gods of DC and Marvel.
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    #20  Edited By Darkseid Elite
    @Theworldbreaker said:


                        @Darkseid Elite: Your thinking of soloing all the gods of DC and Marvel.

                       

                   

    Nope, I'm thinking about how I saved so much money by switching to Geico.
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    I'm thinking writers will finally fix the unresolved power issues, like Superman being tickled to death, that he never gets random itches in the middle of his back or that he cuts his hair with his heat vision but somehow comes out of the sun more luxurious than ever.

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    #22  Edited By Theworldbreaker
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    LOL.
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    #23  Edited By Primmaster64

    hope it stays

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    #24  Edited By PowerHerc

    I'd like to see a more complete view of it before I render judgement.

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    #25  Edited By buttersdaman000
    @PowerHerc said:

    I'd like to see a more complete view of it before I render judgement.

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    #26  Edited By The Poet  Moderator

    I'm not sure how I feel about it, but here is an interesting comic strip adressing it:

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    again, not sure how I feel about it, but care to this extent.
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    #27  Edited By Adnan

    I posted this (plus Superboy and Supergirl) on another topic, but since this topic is exclusively about Superman's look, I'll repost it here
     

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    DC blog hasn't updated yet, so take with a pinch of salt...
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    #28  Edited By Psychotime

    I'm in the boat that thinks Superman should stay old school, and that redesigning in these days never works for him. It's just the fact that he INVENTED the modern superhero that makes me think he should stay old school and traditional. It's like trying to get your grandfather to listen to modern music or wear modern fashions. It's just so unnatural it repulses me.
     
    Plus all of his redesigns from over the years have all been terrible. Remember the mullet? The shiny silver costume? 90'S SUPERBOY? Oh my god, I hated freakin' 90's Superboy.
     
    So for those reasons, I don't like the idea of a modernized Superman, and I never liked Jim Lee. So that's just icing.

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    #29  Edited By Neuron
    @Psychotime said:

    I'm in the boat that thinks Superman should stay old school, and that redesigning in these days never works for him. It's just the fact that he INVENTED the modern superhero that makes me think he should stay old school and traditional. It's like trying to get your grandfather to listen to modern music or wear modern fashions. It's just so unnatural it repulses me.  Plus all of his redesigns from over the years have all been terrible. Remember the mullet? The shiny silver costume? 90'S SUPERBOY? Oh my god, I hated freakin' 90's Superboy. 

    I didn't mind the redesigns at the time, but you've identified why they didn't stick.  When it comes to Superman:   http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StatusQuoIsGod .  And that will probably be true this time as well.

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