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Superman Goes Back To His Roots (or, The Nerdiest Thing I've Written So Far)

Sep 06, 2011 21:43

So, DC's new Action Comics #1 comes out tomorrow... this is the comic that in its initial incarnation was Superman's first home in the publishing world. In DC's newly rebooted continuity, it's the home of Superman's "year one" stories, showing an inexperienced Young Man of Steel running (not flying) around Metropolis in a home-made outfit ( Read more... )

comic books, the nerdiest thing i've written so far

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brenda_ea September 7 2011, 03:32:14 UTC

If you haven't already read it, you might like the book The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios. It picks apart such questions as "If Superman can leap tall buildings in a single bound, how fast must he be going?" It's a fun read, even for someone like me who's never read those comic books!

http://www.amazon.com/Physics-Superheroes-Spectacular-Second/dp/1592405088/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315366078&sr=8-1