It was perhaps a matter of time Superman's supporting cast would get their own spin-off. So let's talk about Lois Lane. For those who have lived under rocks for the last seventy years or so Lois Lane was Superman's love interest and then his wife. Of course since 2012 the wife part no longer applies due to the DC reboot. The DC reboot is an attempt to do "new exciting things" with DC's properties. Now I'm all in favour of new exciting things happening in stories, artistic stagnation is a bad thing. But I've noticed that usually when comic book writers say that they want to do new exciting things they all too often just strip away actual developments the characters have undergone. The exciting new developments are in fact arbitrary regressions.
So Lois Lane and Superman in terms of their dynamic have gone back to the Silver Age. This is not comforting.
Lois Lane was evil in the Silver Age. Nearly all of her plots in both the actual Superman titles and her own spin off (Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, a case of false advertising if I ever heard one) was basically about her lying to or tricking Superman in order to get him to marry her. Many of these efforts involved trying to figure out Superman's secret identity, because Superman is a genie, if you know his True Name you control him.
I have always suspected Lois Lane of this era was written by a committee of misogynists dedicated to making the girls reading it hate themselves, and for the boys reading it to one day think that beating your wife is a little okay.
Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #101
P.S: People have given me mixed opinion on how big the pages should be. Please inform me whether this or the old size is better.
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Ah I see, Superman has a fetish for suicidal women. That's why during his last hurrah in All-Star Superman he stopped to comfort that emo girl! Sorry guys but that thought ruined that series for me and it hurts less if I'm not alone.
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| "My titanic strength and speed cannot resist the rejection of help from crazy ladies!" -One Of Superman's lesser known weaknesses. |
So how is Lois doing stupid, terrible things to impress or compel Superman any different then usual? The woman has nearly killed herself trying to gain superpowers for him hundreds of times. Which is really weird since Jimmy Olsen gets superpowers if he cuts himself shaving. Well he would if wasn't a weird perpetual-literal-man child and ever needed to shave.
Wouldn't a really wild Lois Lane story be one where she pursues her romantic desires sanely and safely? Honestly posing on a biplane in stormy weather is like a four for her!
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| Lois of course does not get any input on the wedding plans. |
It is a misnomer to say Perry White perpetually smokes cigars. The thing is he's only ever had one cigar and it has never been lit. Perry just clenches it between his teeth all day long.
Which no one here at the Planet would mind, everyone has their quirks, Clark thinks the glasses fool anyone except Lois, Jimmy seems to think he's fourteen, and Lois is bat shit for example. But we're beginning to worry, I mean has anyone seen him eat? Can.. can he even take it out any more? Plus I'm getting sick of him overreacting when people ask for a light. Why wouldn't they assume he carries some matches!
And isn't there waiting period when you get a marriage license, one that's longer than an hour in most places? Metropolis is a wee bit too cool for Nevada.
Also you know this has to be a dream or something because there's Lana Lang in the background without a self pitying thought balloon. Not sure how the blond woman is, Supergirl? Lena Luthor? Time travelling Jimmy in a wig?
