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  • September 11th, 2012 9:55am

    hearthcricket:

    Jim Lee: Ripping himself off and actual iconic couples (Lois & Clark in For Tomorrow, Bruce & Selina in Hush) because Superman and Wonder Woman are either not inspiring enough to be iconic in their own right yet, not inspiring enough to get his creative juices flowing, or both. I’m not sure. Regardless of how consciously and deliberately he made his artistic choices, one wonders what this says about Mr. Lee. Is he a hack, a one trick pony, or all of the above?

    I’m not really a fan of Jim Lee, but I don’t really have a problem with how he’s reused poses. At least, unlike Liefeld, he has some talent. 

  • September 11th, 2012 9:46am

    dynamic-duo-deposit:

    “…I wanted to make sure…You’re all right…”  

    The waver in Bruce’s voice here is something I hadn’t noticed the first time I read Infinite Crisis, especially since I read it before Under the Red Hood.  Without the pause, the statement would just be a casual checkup, but with that hesitation there you can just hear Bruce’s relief and fear.  And emotional constipation.

    (Batman #649 & Infinite Crisis #4)

  • September 10th, 2012 6:12pm

    fyeahsupermanandloislane:

    The World Health Organization reports that suicide is one of the three leading causes of death for people aged 15-44, and estimates that each year approximately one million people die from suicide. Statistics show a 60% increase in suicides over the last 45 years, with 90% of suicides associated with mental health disorders including depression. To combat the growing problem of suicide and attempted suicide, the WHO collaborates with World Federation for Mental Health and the International Association for Suicide Prevention on World Suicide Prevention Day. Observed in the United States as part of National Suicide Prevention Week, today is meant to raise awareness and transmit educational materials to persons or the loved ones of those affected by depression, addiction, self-injury and other topics concerning suicide.

    It’s on this day that many comics readers remember what is arguably the most affecting moment of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s graphic novel All Star Superman, where the Man of Steel interrupts a young girl’s suicide attempt and reassures her that although things may seem painful and hopeless, she has the power to endure and that things will get better.

    Originally published by DC Comics in 2006’s All Star Superman #10 (and available now in the collected All Star Superman graphic novel), the one-page scene became one of the most heavily proliferated Superman images on the Web and passed into Internet legend last year when a Reddit user credited it with dissuading them from committing suicide.

    Read the Reddit user’s original post and the rest of this article from COMICS ALLIANCE here.