DC Comics Reboot

[Relique du Madde]

* This Superman is very much an alien, one struggling to adjust to his adopted home. In the series, he must come to terms with both the loss of his home world, as well as the loss of both of his adopted parents. He is more Kal-El from the planet Krypton than Clark Kent from Kansas. He's a loner trying to find his place in the world.

* The series' first storyline will explore the origins of Superman's costume, as it evolves from a look that includes jeans and work boots to a new look: a suit of battle armor that pays tribute to his Kryptonian past.

* His great powers have limits. When the series begins, Superman can leap tall buildings, but his ability to fly is in its infancy.

And in the SUPERMAN ongoing comic book series, by writer George Perez and artist Jesus Merino, will be set in present day continuity and will unleash a series of new challenges for Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent.

* Clark Kent is single and living on his own. He has never been married.

* Lois Lane is dating a colleague at the DAILY PLANET (and his name isn't Clark Kent) and she has a new position with the paper.

Read More: Superman Loses Lois Lane, Flight and Two Sets of Parents in DC Relaunch - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

Emphasis mine.

Looks like I was right... Superman is now wearing battle armor.

What I wonder is if the DC Adventures RPG will use pre or post reboot versions of the characters.

 

[Agamon]

What I wonder is if the DC Adventures RPG will use pre or post reboot versions of the characters.

Well, right now it's pre-, of course, but I'm guessing there'll be a post- handbook available eventually.

 

[billd91]

The simple answer is: Was it created after Mickey Mouse? If yes, then it's not public domain.

Steamboat Willie was 1928. There's your benchmark. As long as the US government extends copyright protection to protect Disney, Superman is also protected.

 

[jmucchiello]

What I wonder is if the DC Adventures RPG will use pre or post reboot versions of the characters.

When Green Ronin announced the DC RPG they stated explicitly that there would be exactly 4 books for the line. I doubt that leaves room for an update, besides Chris said they didn't want to try to stay "up to date". Link to interview

 

[Relique du Madde]

When Green Ronin announced the DC RPG they stated explicitly that there would be exactly 4 books for the line. I doubt that leaves room for an update, besides Chris said they didn't want to try to stay "up to date". Link to interview

That makes me wonder if and how much they may have found out about the upcoming change and how recent the material they were allowed to use was.

 

[Dire Bare]

That makes me wonder if and how much they may have found out about the upcoming change and how recent the material they were allowed to use was.

I don't think it really matters. Green Ronin has stated they are trying to go for "iconic" versions of the characters without going into too much specifics about comics continuity. The upcoming DC reboot isn't going to pull most characters too far from their "iconic center" (if you will), and probably won't affect GR's plans.

 

[jmucchiello]

I don't think it really matters. Green Ronin has stated they are trying to go for "iconic" versions of the characters without going into too much specifics about comics continuity. The upcoming DC reboot isn't going to pull most characters too far from their "iconic center" (if you will), and probably won't affect GR's plans.

Superman is losing ma and pa kent and will be more of a fish out of water concept. If that is not far from his iconic center, I must not understand the phrase.

 

[Klaus]

Superman is losing ma and pa kent and will be more of a fish out of water concept. If that is not far from his iconic center, I must not understand the phrase.

Ma and Pa Kent being alive during Clark's Superman career was introduced in the 1986 reboot. From 1938 to 1986, they died before Clark's adult debut (but when Superboy was introduced, we finally met them, as they were alive during the Boy of Steel's adventures).

Outside of that, Ma Kent was alive in the movies. Every Superman cartoon or series post-86 included Ma and Pa.

 

[Dire Bare]

Superman is losing ma and pa kent and will be more of a fish out of water concept. If that is not far from his iconic center, I must not understand the phrase.

"Fish-out-of-water" is just emphasizing a part of Superman's story that's always been there . . . he is the Last Son of Krypton after all (well, except for Supergirl, New Krypton, sigh).

And depending on the current backstory of the comics (or tv show, or movie), sometimes both Kent parents are alive, sometimes both are dead, sometimes just Ma is still around . . . this "change" is also nothing new.

 

[jmucchiello]

"Fish-out-of-water" is just emphasizing a part of Superman's story that's always been there . . . he is the Last Son of Krypton after all (well, except for Supergirl, New Krypton, sigh).

Clark Kent has NEVER been a fish out of water. In his head, he is (was) a kid who grew on a farm in Kansas, with two loving parents. He is entirely a "normal" American kid. Even though he runs around in the blue tights for Justice and has a bunch of super powers. He thinks of himself as Clark. Kal El and Superman are not his core personas.

Wonder Woman is the fish-out-of-water hero. She grew on an isolated island of Ancient Greecian decent with a culture far removed from that of modern day mankind.

Clark Kent listened to popular music as a kid. Had a gameboy or its equivalent depending on the time period. Went to the prom. Has seen a bunch of movies many other people his age has seen. He "gets" modern culture/lifestyles.

Diana Prince is a persona Princess Diana puts on. She did not grow up watching movies or going to proms or playing video games or what have you. Her value system should be different from a modern person's value system. And thus she is a fish-out-of-water.

That said, the implication I read implied Kal El is not an infant when he travels to Earth. So his value system is not crafted by an upbringing of a pair of Kansas farmers. He is Kryptonian in his outlook and Clark Kent is a disguise he uses to try to fit in. That is a complete change to who Superman is. Because what man Superman relateable was the fact that he was just a good ole' American boy with superpowers.

From what I understand, ongoing lawsuits from the family of Superman's original creators (Siegel and Shuster) are making DC attempt to remove all the traits they created for Superman from his ethos.