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Friday Trending Topics: John Byrne, Jim Shooter, And Superman

Published Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:44:10 -0500

Last updated Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:44:26 -0500

There's something about a good origin story that just never gets old — even as it gets revamped and retold, and passed down through generations as one of the clearest examples of comics as mythology. It's pretty interesting to hear about what goes on behind the scenes of those retelling as well…

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Lara-El Almost Came To Earth Twice…

Not only was that John Byrne's original plan for Superman at DC, it was also his original plan previously at Marvel, when the company was exploring the offer from DC to license. Jim Shooter recalls;

SFW Screencaps From The Iron Man XXX Trailer

A hardcore trailer has been released for the upcoming Iron Man XXX A Porn Parody DVD from Extreme Comixxx. Well, we don't want to sully your mind with that kind of rot, so here are some screencaps to spare your blushes. And yes, the Hulk is in it. And so is Madame Masque.

And Finally… X-Men Gender Bending

Changing genders in the Xbooks has always been a bit of a theme. And I don't just mean Mystique. But one CBR poster, timberoo, has taken this to a new science. Posting on those forums and his own DeviantArt page, he's created a CG galley of X-Men as X-Women and vice versa.

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Jim Lee Draws Leonard As Lion-O In The Big Bang Theory

Last night's Big Bang Theory took place in the local comic store, still full of first issues of the New 52 from DC Comics. But it was other properties that got highlighted last night, with John Byrne's Next Men being picked up as the first appearance of Hellboy, and Leonard showing off his Jim Lee sketch of himself as Lion-O from Thundercats.

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