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Sunday Runaround – Superman Goes Walkies
MooreWatch: Thank you Kevin Levell for this one…
RespectfullyWeInformedYouOfThisAtAnEarlierJunctureWatch: Solicitation for Superman #703
J. Michael Straczynski's landmark "Grounded" story continues! As word spreads throughout the country that Superman has embarked on a mysterious, unprecedented journey, some go out to meet The Man of Steel – others plan to stop him at all costs…
Superman goes walkies folks! As we reported in April;
According to industry rumours, the Man Of Steel is going to… attempt to be a better man and to better relate to humanity. The story will follow his journey as he walks from one side of the USA… One part Midnight Nation, one part Forrest Gump, two parts Amazing Spider-Man #50 and Superman II? It does seem to fit the theme of the gorgeous John Cassaday cover…
Okay, it did have the phrase "drop his Superman identity in an" and "trying not use his powers" in there somewhere, both refuted by JMS, but there was a kernel, no? No? Oh please yourselves.
MooreWatch2: Pádraig Ó Méalóid scans in a copy of the Alan Moore text story The Serpent And The Sword with illustration from Tales of Midnight: Kosovo Refugee Special, as a major Moore coup. I didn't realise it's so rare, I also have a copy. Why do I have a copy? Well…
Also the Ennis/Gibbons piece in there is really good.
ToroToroToroWatch: Guillemoro Del Toro to talk about a new Van Helsing project at San Diego?
GraphicLitWatch: The Observer goes ga ga about graphic novels again to launch its fourth Graphic Short Story Prize with Jonathan Cape. And Daniel Clowes gets interviewed to boot about Wilson.
I know lots of misanthropic types. I tend to like them. I find it sort of healthy, comforting. It's a better default setting than over-optimism. But I don't think of Wilson as misanthropic. He thinks he's going to make a connection with people, that they'll be on his wavelength, and then gets frustrated when they aren't. But he doesn't go into it thinking: look at this jerk! He has a naive faith in humanity.
$3.99Watch: There are currently twenty-three free Marvel comics on their iPad/iPhone App…
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