Super Powers

Superman's In Super-Trouble In 'Super Powers' #2 [Preview]
Superman's In Super-Trouble In 'Super Powers' #2 [Preview]
Superman's In Super-Trouble In 'Super Powers' #2 [Preview]
Art Baltazar and Franco continue playing in the DC sandbox in Super Powers #2, with a near defeat for Superman and something mysterious arriving in Central City. You can see how much fun the preeminent kids' comics team is having drawing on a wide selection of DC influences in this exclusive five-page preview!
'Midnighter & Apollo', 'Deadman', 'Super Powers' Cover Reveals
'Midnighter & Apollo', 'Deadman', 'Super Powers' Cover Reveals
'Midnighter & Apollo', 'Deadman', 'Super Powers' Cover Reveals
Two comics about the afterlife, and one comic with Composite Superman on the cover: December's going to be a good month for DC Comics. ComicsAlliance has an exclusive first look at the covers and solicitations for Midnighter and Apollo #3, Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #2, and Super Powers #2. They're all great covers, but they couldn't be more different in tone!
'Super Powers' Inspired Joker Is A Gigantic Chunk Of Nostalgia
'Super Powers' Inspired Joker Is A Gigantic Chunk Of Nostalgia
'Super Powers' Inspired Joker Is A Gigantic Chunk Of Nostalgia
Given that I was a tiny child in the mid-'80s, it probably won't surprise anyone to learn that I was obsessed with the Super Powers action figure line. They were my favorite toys --- especially the Robin figure that had Karate Chop Action --- and whenever I see them at conventions, I'm always seriously tempted to try to put together a set and recreate the hero-versus-villain brawls that always spilled out into my childhood living room.
Bizarro Back Issues: Darkseid's Invasion Of Earth (1984)
Bizarro Back Issues: Darkseid's Invasion Of Earth (1984)
Bizarro Back Issues: Darkseid's Invasion Of Earth (1984)
It's never the wrong time to read a Jack Kirby comic, but with the King's birthday coming up in two weeks, now is a better time than most. Of course, the big problem there is trying to narrow it down --- Kirby's career did, after all, span six decades and involve some pretty prolific major work --- but really, when you want to read Kirby comics, you want to go for the big stuff. And there's nothing bigger than Darkseid finally launching his attack on Earth, a battle so titanic that it took the combined forces of the Justice League and their most diabolical villains to repel it. It's the most titanic battle possible, on the grandest, most cosmic scale! Except for the part where, you know, it doesn't actually happen.
Gallery: Gentle Giant's SDCC '15 Announcements
Gallery: Gentle Giant's SDCC '15 Announcements
Gallery: Gentle Giant's SDCC '15 Announcements
Nostalgia is a powerful drug. Now that almost all the kids that were collecting the likes of Kenner's Super Powers and Mattel's Secret Wars toys are closer to 40 then they are their pre-teen years, there's a built-in audience for revisiting these memorable action figure lines. What's more, these eternally young-at-heart fans now have disposable income, and can afford re-issues that are solely for collecting and not playing. While you may initially scoff at the idea of paying around $100 for a jumbo-sized Secret Wars Wolverine or Super Powers Superman, it's hard to quiet the child inside when you see Gentle Giant's modern replicas in person. Not only are the figures captured from the original plans, but the packaging too is rendered almost exactly as it was all those years ago. The value of how cool it will look on your shelf immediately begins to tip the scales from how much just one of these figures will impact your wallet. These figures, as well as Gentle Giant's Star Wars and Batman: The Animated Series lines, toe the line at the intersection of comic art and nostalgia.
Comparing 'Super-Flare' To Superman's Other New Powers
Comparing 'Super-Flare' To Superman's Other New Powers
Comparing 'Super-Flare' To Superman's Other New Powers
I think we can all agree that if there's one problem with Superman, it's that he doesn't have enough powers. Now, at long last, this glaring oversight is about to be remedied. In this week's Superman #38, Geoff Johns, John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson and Laura Martin are adding another weapon to the Man of Steel's arsenal for the never-ending battle against the forces of evil, and on top of that, a new costume to go along with it. As for just what that new power is, all we really have is a name provided by an infographic sent over by DC Comics: Super Flare. The good news is that art chosen for the infographic gives us a look at what this new power might involve, but the bad news is that the infographic is woefully incomplete.
Mattel Concludes DC Universe Classics With Super Powers Toys
Mattel Concludes DC Universe Classics With Super Powers Toys
Mattel Concludes DC Universe Classics With Super Powers Toys
Good news for fans of Kenner's legendary 1980s DC Comics action figures: Mattel is concluding the DC Universe Classics line with a fun Super Powers homage. This week at Toy Fair 2014, MattyCollector announced that it will be releasing a special DC Universe Super Powers figures this fall, reissuing figures from its 6" tall Four Horsemen-sculpted DC Universe line with some modifications and new