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by **Jubilee** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:13 am

Another cost cutting measure from DC. Makes sense not to pay someone to make a new comic

by **IvCNuB4** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:15 pm

Nacireman has a point. Since the armor outfit resembles the movie uniform maybe they figure that will tie better to the larger demographic which is usually non-comic readers. Those same folks would also be familiar with the classic outfit featured in the story and know by now that movie outfit aren't always exactly the same as book versions.
Plus for the comic readers who aren't fond of the Nu52 versions you get a story featuring the classic look. And it's free.

by **Juan Cena** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:52 pm

IvCNuB4 wrote:Nacireman has a point. Since the armor outfit resembles the movie uniform maybe they figure that will tie better to the larger demographic which is usually non-comic readers. Those same folks would also be familiar with the classic outfit featured in the story and know by now that movie outfit aren't always exactly the same as book versions.
Plus for the comic readers who aren't fond of the Nu52 versions you get a story featuring the classic look. And it's free.

I'd say the choice for the "Last Son" story has more to do with Zod (who's in the movie) being the villain as it does the old costume.

by **IvCNuB4** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:09 pm

Right .. I was agreeing with you. And in addition to your point about Zod I was also suggesting a possible reason why they used the current outfit on the cover.

by **Lord Simian** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:01 pm

The Nacireman wrote:
Yeah, because there's nothing like a Superman movie coming out this year, right?

Honestly, if a non comics reader walks in to a LCS on Free Comic Book Day what is more likely to pick up - a free Superman comic, or a free Trinity War comic? Yeah, I thought so.

That's a pointless question, though, because any Trinity War comic would have Superman plastered all over the front. You and I would know thats an issue of Trinity War, but your hypothetical and frankly non-existent "non comic reader coming into comic stores cause of the new movie" would see it as "a free Superman comic".

by **e_galston** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:31 pm

Lord Simian wrote:
That's a pointless question, though, because any Trinity War comic would have Superman plastered all over the front. You and I would know thats an issue of Trinity War, but your hypothetical and frankly non-existent "non comic reader coming into comic stores cause of the new movie" would see it as "a free Superman comic".

and not just Superman, but it'd more than likely also have Batman and Wonder Woman, and Flash and Green Lantern...

by **Lord Simian** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:41 pm

e_galston wrote:
and not just Superman, but it'd more than likely also have Batman and Wonder Woman, and Flash and Green Lantern...

Very true.

by **BatWatch** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:22 pm

Lord Simian wrote:
That's a pointless question, though, because any Trinity War comic would have Superman plastered all over the front. You and I would know thats an issue of Trinity War, but your hypothetical and frankly non-existent "non comic reader coming into comic stores cause of the new movie" would see it as "a free Superman comic".

Having the name Superman on the cover will still help. That's the reason Batman consistently sells better than Detective Comic despite the fact that the both cover Batman.

by **Punchy** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:04 am

It seems pretty counterintuitive to use a story that's not in continuity any more, but hey, it was a good story, and it does tie into the movie, so.... I'm not sure.