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by **LOLtron** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:45 pm

Artists Gene Ha and Cully Hamner explore parallel earths in Action Comics #9

From Josh Kushins at DC's Blog,

With ACTION COMICS #9, two acclaimed guest artists will explore an alternate Earth and the story of its Kryptonian protector. Multiple Eisner Award-winning artist Gene Ha will be a guest artist for the primary plot, penned by regular series writer Grant Morrison. And fresh from his recent work on THE SHADE miniseries, artist Cully Hamner will illustrate the issue's back-up story, written by Sholly Fisch.

Parallel worlds come to the forefront of DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 "Second Wave," with titles such as EARTH 2 and WORLDS' FINEST exploring the adventures of heroes on alternate Earths. ACTION COMICS #9 sets up the multiverse with a standalone story of a Superman from another Earth, who must fight a monster from yet another parallel world. But this isn't just any monster; it's a Superman surrogate known as Superdoom, twisted into an unstoppable agent of evil.

The back-up story will also feature an adventure of this alternate Superman, set on his parallel Earth.

Regular series artist Rags Morales will return for ACTION COMICS #10 in June. In the meantime, check out Ha's inks for ACTION COMICS #9.

Written or Contributed by: Tom K

http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/news/comics-news/18283-nu52-explores-parallel-earths-in-action-comics-9.html/

by **Chesscub** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:49 pm

I'm glad that DC is embracing multiple earths again

by **Doc Jon** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:53 pm

Yeah, but "Superdoom"?

C'mon now...

by **alaska1125** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:26 pm

So this looks like Obama-Supes from Final Crisis.

by **Victorian Squid** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:30 pm

Sounds embarrassingly stupid.

by **avengingtitan** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:07 pm

Svlad Cjelli wrote:Sounds embarrassingly stupid.

Yep thats Morrison for you.

by **outsider** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:13 pm

When I saw the thread title, I was thinking I'd post, "The problem with alternate realities is that they often present a far more interesting version of a character than the mainstream one*" until I saw which version of Superman they're exploring.

*Wonder Woman suffers from this, sadly

by **Dragavon** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:15 pm

Svlad Cjelli wrote:Sounds embarrassingly stupid.

Morrison's evil twin Incomprehensible-Morrison-with-a-goatee strikes again! That fiend.

by **mrorangesoda** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:27 am

Can Gene Ha just be the regular artist already?

by **IvCNuB4** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 1:01 am

alaska1125 wrote:So this looks like Obama-Supes from Final Crisis.

by **The Shadow** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:34 am

Chesscub wrote:I'm glad that DC is embracing multiple earths again

I'm the other way... I liked the consolidation of the earths.

To me this has FAIL written all over it.

by **IvCNuB4** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:06 pm

Based on what ? :lol:

by **Cat-Scratch** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:08 pm

Everything old is new again...

by **The Shadow** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:54 pm

IvCNuB4 wrote:Based on what ?

Was this directed at me?

If so, the whole concept of multiple earths.

Given how DC messed it up the first time and their loooong history of messing up a good thing and their refusal to back down from any mistake by trying over and over to fix and then refix and then tweak and toucjh up and fix again what they broke (see Legion, Teen Titans, any Crisis or related story) and the incompetence of Lee, Didio and the rest in charge for the past 8 or so years and the crappy stories done so far in NuDC and their lack of strong writers (Lobdell? Austin?... really?) plus Johns' fanboy wanking of all things silver age... how could you not think this has fail written all over it?