And what's even scarier is the possibility that the pathogen could be made highly virulent and 100 percent fatal.

Actually, he was probably in the exotic animal sanctuary because he was an abused ex-circus animal. Most Ligers are created by circuses, because they are so dramatic. But circuses do not, in general, treat their animals well.

I agree completely. Ligers are unruly aberrations and should not be made.

If by 'magic' you mean 'getting pissed off and killing everything that bleeds within line of sight', then yeah, they are.

Ligers *are* awesome. I saw one in an exotic animal sanctuary. I asked the guy I was with, 'What, is the liger behind that hill?' Turns out it *was* the hill. Good lord that thing was gigantic, and had the most murderous eyes I've ever seen.

Did Peter David have anything to do with the film, or was he just enlisted to write prequel material that paves over all the plot holes?

Laser vision plus a mirror. Seriously, that's how it's been shown in the comics.

Most of the time Walter is an addled, semi-lucid headcase. I think they show the downside of drug use pretty well with him. I don't think a lot of kids look at how Walter acts normally and thinks they want to be like him. He's very visibly damaged.

Gonna put on my comic book guy hat for a second.

Perhaps this will answer your question. It's pretty much the same as any other genre convention.

Does this guy seriously think making everyone go back to 19th century living standards is feasible and/or preferable to the current situation?

I think DC comics considers this a feature, not a bug. If they can make the new costume accepted and iconic, then it's one less legal avenue for Shuster's family to sue them over the rights to Superman.

What extraordinary powers does she have? High tolerances for alcohol and semen do not count.

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Movie-makers hate smooth textures, especially in costumes. They don't light up well and look fake on-screen. The comics people, unfortunately, are now beholden to the movies for a much of their income (or promised income), so they're changing the costumes in the comic books to keep the movie-makers happy.

I agree with you, Rob. The red underpants are iconic and necessary for a character like Superman. They are a connection to a real-world counterpart to Superman's extraordinary powers, and that connection drives a mythic resonance. It's like Hercules wearing a lion skin, or a Valkyrie wearing wings on her helmet;…

I prefer to believe that his mutant name is the Ionic Kevion Bacion, with ion powers.

You want to make a creationist's head explode? Assert that God evolves.

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There are also infinite universes where all of the above are gay lovers.