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Nick H.
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That one page is likely the single best Superman story ever.

That one page is likely the single best Superman story ever.

I don't know, but I remember that Superman's evil Earth-2 doppleganger Ultraman got turned into a vampire in Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #2…

I don't know, but I remember that Superman's evil Earth-2 doppleganger Ultraman got turned into a vampire in Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #2…

I remember when Hollywood made movies out of all sorts of characters no one gave a shit about, like Blade and Steel.

I remember when Hollywood made movies out of all sorts of characters no one gave a shit about, like Blade and Steel.

I would love the hell out of a Nextwave cartoon miniseries made for Adult Swim. Too bad Adult Swim is owned by Warner Bros.

I would love the hell out of a Nextwave cartoon miniseries made for Adult Swim. Too bad Adult Swim is owned by Warner Bros.

I absolutely love Fraction's work on Defenders, especially since he turned Iron Fist into one of the coolest B-listers in Marvel in Immortal Iron Fist.

@LoveWaffle:disqus Marvel's thinking is that this creative change-up is resulting in interesting concepts (like a combined Avengers/X-Men team) that new readers might be interested in. To that end, they are publicizing the event by getting websites like The AV Club to report on it.

@LoveWaffle:disqus Marvel's thinking is that this creative change-up is resulting in interesting concepts (like a combined Avengers/X-Men team) that new readers might be interested in. To that end, they are publicizing the event by getting websites like The AV Club to report on it.

@sarapen:disqus Oh yeah, Vance Astro was the guy from the future with Captain America's shield. He went by the name Major Victory.

@sarapen:disqus Oh yeah, Vance Astro was the guy from the future with Captain America's shield. He went by the name Major Victory.

@sarapen:disqus Oh, so you only read through Annihilation: Conquest, huh? If you want to get caught up, you should track down War of Kings, Realm of Kings, and The Thanos Imperative.

@sarapen:disqus Oh, so you only read through Annihilation: Conquest, huh? If you want to get caught up, you should track down War of Kings, Realm of Kings, and The Thanos Imperative.

I have never even heard of that song before. Good grief, I'm old.

I have never even heard of that song before. Good grief, I'm old.

Except they're not rebooting, though. It is explicitly in the exact same universe, with character development based on existing continuity.

Except they're not rebooting, though. It is explicitly in the exact same universe, with character development based on existing continuity.

All of that's true except he's not the director of SHIELD. He's just an agent, although it's just a matter of time I suppose.