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...about how it's not so super being a hero. Success, that cruel muse, threatens to transform him into a corrupt cartoon of his earlier, purer self. Recall that, in Superman III, a blend of kryptonite and tobacco tar split the Man of Steel in half, into good Supe and bad Supe. Christ battles antichrist, and they're the same person...
WHAT'S NEW You can't openly monkey with the Superman mythology--there are probably federal laws against it-so to reinvent him director Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, the X-Men movies) went subtle, quietly tweaking canonical story lines to roil Supe's placid emotional waters. When the movie opens, Big Blue has been gone for five years, and he gets back to find that Lois Lane has a new guy (!) and a kid (!!). Now, wouldn't that ruffle your spit curl...
BACK ON THE SMALL SCREEN, 1993'S "LOIS & CLARK" EXPLORES SUPE'S SOFTER SIDE...
...that runs deeper than a Hervé Chapelier handbag and darker jeans. Something drastic. So I've snuck a little Camp Miniwanca into Issue One; FM's back-to-school, in-your-face guide to self-improvement gives a you the gentle kick in the ass you need to supe up your life in four familiar departments. I think Becca Cannon would be proud...
...Supe group I can talk freely about my own sexuality and problems. It's kind of like therapy for me," Peluse says...