In the year 2000!

art by Leinil Yu.

In 1998, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Mark Waid and Tom Peyer pitched a revamp of Superman. Their proposal (entitled "Superman 2000") was turned down by DC editorial who swore those writers will never be allowed to work on the character.

Years later, those ideas are worked into All Star Superman, Superman: Birthright, 52 and...Spider-man?! Read an analysis of the Superman 2000 pitch here.

The Peter Parker-ing of Clark Kent

Amazing Fantasy #15, art by Steve Ditko (left), Superman: Secret Origin #2, art by Gary Frank

The Courtship of Lois Lane

Recently This American Life had an episode called "How to Win Friends and Influence People." The last two stories describe of the positive and negative effects that Superman can have on someone's life. Listen here.

All good things must come to an end

All Star Superman #12, art by Frank Quitely

Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's run on "All Star Superman" ended yesterday with the release of 12 issue. This series does for Superman what Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" did for Batman - it shows everyone how the character should be done while telling a great final adventure story.

This series was the first time I've read comics that felt like instant classics, not as a result of some gimmick or stunt, but based on the power of the storytelling alone.

Thanks, Grant. Thanks, Frank.

Well done.

The Superman Who Might Have Been

In 1934, Jerry Siegel approached several possible collaborators to develop a Superman newspaper strip. One of these artists was Russell Keaton, the "ghost artist" for Buck Rogers. Keaton even went as far as to prepare some sample daily strips before deciding "not to gamble on such a young and inexperienced writer.”

Read the story of the "Last Son of Earth" here and here.

Superman/Little Nemo mash-up

Check out Stuart Immonen's Windsor McCay influenced retellings of the origins of Superman's foes here.

Immonen's official site here.

Visit another McCay homage here.

Silver Age Inspiration

See what inspired Grant Morrison's Batman and All Star Superman stories. Cover gallery here.

Sunday @ New York Comic Con

Peter Laird

Laird, Jim Lawson and Steve Lavigne signed the only copy of Planet Racers seen at the con

Joe Sinnott, Dick Ayers and Irwin Hasen

Costumes: Jessica Drew Spider-Woman, Ben Reilly Spider-Man, anime character (Battle for the Planets?) and the obligatory Storm Trooper

Keith Giffen

signed by Giffen and Kevin Maguire

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Series II (Superman's head even looks like it was redrawn by Curt Swan!)

Grant Morrison gets swarmed at the DC booth

The Incredible Hulk

Peter David and Jason Aaron (no last names allowed at this table)

signed by David

All Star Batman and All Star Superman Toys

JLU toyline continues to expand

signed by Louise Simonson

behind the scenes at The Stack

Through the looking glass: Mike Mignola and Mike Richardson

signed by Bryan Hitch

signed by Steve McNiven and Dexter Vines

Surprisingly, the most surreal sight of the day wasn't at the New York Comic Con...




(special thanks to Sara for the passes!)

Batman, Superman: Primal Superheroes

art by J.H. Williams III

Grant Morrison on the future of Batman.

art by Frank Quitely

Grant Morrison on the end of All Star Superman.

Grant Morrison sings!

History of the Super Symbol

See Superman's symbol evolve over the course of 70 years here.

You can be your own tombstone!

Looks like Superman isn't the only one who's a dick.

Kyle Maclachlan is Superman

Behind the scenes: Superman/ Doomsday

Check the animated movie's website out here.

It wasn't the fumes, Lex...

...but don't give up- gene find triggers baldness hope.

Super Suit Sale

Doubling the expected sale price, Christopher Reeve's Superman costume has been auctioned for $115,000.