I posted my Alex Ross designed Superman figure from DC’s Kingdom Come series, might as well post Frank Miller’s Dark Knight from the graphic novel “The Dark Knight Returns“. I read it first back in 1989 and I simply said that this is the Batman that I had in my head. Only seeing the original cover of when Batman debuted (Detective Comics #27), the only version of Batman that I knew was from the 1960s serial and the Michael Keaton movie. I have a few books of his stories back then, those who’ve been drawn by Jim Aparo and the team of Alas Davis and Paul Neary, and I always thought of it lacking something.
The Dark Knight Returns and the first Batman movie changed all that. Superman may be the pivotal boy scout superhero, but the Batman is the coolest one between them.
It just dawned on me that I have been doing commissions for the City of Heroes™ community for a little over two years now.
Though I have never, EVER played on this online game, I think I pretty much know how the game design system works. Basic elements such as belt buckle designs, shoulder plates, logos, capes, cowls and armors. I pretty much drew every combination.
Two years. I can’t believe it.
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It has been raining incessantly for the past 48 hours. I would have welcomed it with open arms and a melancholic mind if not for the cold winds that comes with it. I’m allergic to cold weather. Not that severe but enough that all exposed skin gets itchy and unbearable.
But today the sun is shining brightly. It is rare (seeing as I’m such a nocturnal being nowadays) that I can stay awake enough to see the sun rise.
One of my favorite sanctuaries in the house is the rooftop, where I can smell the morning air and watch the sun rise. And because of the wireless connection I’ve set up within the whole house, I can bring my trusty old Powerbook with me and write as the sun peaks through the silhouette of the surrounding trees, a cup of freshly brewed coffee in hand.
Ah, the sun has just broken through the trees.
Superman, the Man of Steel. The Man of Tomorrow. The Last Son of Krypton.
As a child Superman was the very first superhero I ever attached myself to, and the very first character that I can draw.
Every child who ever lay their eyes on him will always be in awe. I know I’ve seen them in the eyes of my own nephews and nieces.
I read Kingdom Come probably a year or two after it was released, in trade paperback form. I liked how Alex Ross treated the look of Kal-El. I liked the ‘S’ symbol and meaning behind the change of the yellow into black.
So when I got news that DC was releasing action figures based on the book, I just had to have Superman at the very least.
I’m not one of the hardcore collectors. Those who buy them for investment purposes. My collection aren’t even that big. So far I’ve only got about ten or so in my name.
This is the second Superman figure I have, with the Bruce Timm Justice League Superman version being the first.
I do believe this is the start of my path towards collecting.