In the rebooted DC Universe, superheroes are apparently DTF 24/7.

I woke up this morning and the latest Superman news was being covered not by a comics site, but by the popular celebrity gossip blog TMZ. The post mostly focused on how his penis looks in the new costume.

DC Universe Reboot.  Changing everything.

While browsing the racks at my local comic shop this week, Dustin Nguyen’s cover for Superman 80-Page Giant caught my eye.  Somebody at DC must have really dropped the ball on this one, because it looks great. Not at all the steroid trainwreck I’ve come to expect from superhero covers. The reason this cover jumped out at me is because it more or less ignores all the compositional rules that make comics… well, comics.  It’s a bit of a jumbled mess, centered on a white background, and I love it for that.  It’s refreshing to see a cover buck the trend of action poses and just throw down some art.

I’m not familar with Dustin Nguyen, but his portfolio is mighty impressive. Especially these super cute “Little Gotham” panels.

October 30th, 2009: When I realized that Superman III wasn’t just a bad movie, it was a really bad movie. God bless you, Christopher Reeve, for putting up with this.