Post-Convergence - Lois Lane vs Clark Kent 

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April 25, 2015: Post-Convergence - Lois Lane vs Clark Kent

Gene Luen Yang\'s first issue of "Superman" hasn\'t even been published yet, but the new writer has already started feeling the anger from Superman (and specifically Lois Lane) fans with the revelation of a few pages from an upcoming issue of "Superman" thanks to a sneak peek in the Free Comic Book Day offering titled "Divergence".

"Divergence" will give us an 8-page preview of each of the 49 books that will be published in June/July after the "Convergence" event concludes. People are calling the events after "Convergence" a \'soft relaunch\' of the DC Universe. Much has been made of the new looks Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman will receive post-Convergence, and it appears that the status quo of the characters will also be changing... dramatically.

"Superman #42" will be released on July 22, as the first issue written by Gene Luen Yang. Before that however, issue #41 will be written and drawn by John Romita, Jr. and will be the first issue post-Convergence (the current 2-month event taking place across the entire DC Universe). At that point all the main Superman comic book titles will be involved in a crossover event titled "Truth", which sees Superman sporting a new haircut, wearing a T-shirt and jeans, while riding a motorbike.

However Superman\'s appearance isn\'t the only thing that\'ll be different. His secret identity as Clark Kent is also under threat... Thanks to Lois Lane!

The following images, taken from the 8-page preview from the Free Comic Book Day offering "Divergence" has revealed that Lois Lane will be responsible for outing Superman\'s secret identity... and fans across the Internet are not pleased... at all!

A Twitter backlash saw Gene Luen Yang engage enraged fans saying, "Hope you\'ll give our run a try!"

DC I am so sick your [censored]. This is why I don't buy your books anymore.

yeah.....officially dropping "Superman" now.....can't believe this is actually something I'm doing. Thanks DC for [censored]ing up my favorite superhero royally.

There's a theory from some fans that what's going on is a continuation of Batman/Superman Annual #2, in which Xa-Du placed a curse or something like that willing all of the people to kill Clark Kent (not Superman, Clark Kent). This curse affected all humans, which means Lois Lane will be subject to it. Lois somehow recalls that Superman is Clark Kent (she once knew in this continuity), and to destroy Clark Kent, she obliterates its usefulness as a secret ID. I have no idea if that's true, but if it is, I could follow this story. The big issue for me, then, is how they would dig themselves out of it.

Either way, my motto here is read the story first, and then after you figure out the exact details, then rip the story to shreds. Key details were intentionally left off the Bleeding Cool spoilers.

All DC needs to do now is have Superman brutually murdering ppl with a sword which at the rate they are screwing with Superman is not too far off.

The Lois Lane characterization aside, two months ago Clark revealed his identity to Jimmy Olsen. He demonstrated a level of trust and before we could even explore this set up and change they make it irrelevant. The editors on Superman the last several years seem to be editing for grammical errors and not for story flow, character consistency, or even a general understanding of ongoing narrative.

I will pick up the first few and see where the story takes me, but I can honestly say I have been buying Superman out of habit the last two years, not out of excitement over the stories. I used to look forward to every Wednesday, now I stop by my comic shop once a month and sometimes I go a couple days before I even read the issues I picked up. I was really starting to enjoy it again and poof, rug pulled out from under me.

I have a sneaking suspicion the entire Divergence is setting us up for a different relaunch of the DCU.

I have a feeling this is a divergent reality. This "Truth" arc has to be an alternate reality, different timeline, or imaginary story. I highly doubt this is the new status quo for the DC Universe proper.

I'm inclined to agree with lurker & Steve. Let's see where this is going.

ugh, I usually say to read it before judging but this just sounds really awful. Between the 'new' look and this outed secret identity it just sounds like something I have no interest in at all. I stopped reading and waited it out when they went the Electro-Supes route years ago and came back when they shed that lame storyline so I guess I'll wait this one out.

Lemme know when Clark makes a deal with Mephisto to push the cosmic reset button and rewind continuity back about ten years. Then I might give DC another chance with their new stuff. Better yet, get rid of Jim Lee and Dan Dididio (or whatever his last name is). This whole thing started with their crappy ideas and redesigns in the first place, with Geoff Johns's help.

Yeah, I highly doubt this is the new status quo as well. I'm all for trying new things, in any case, this bothers me not one bit.

The art does. So does the dialogue. "Goodbye Lois" SOOO DRAMATIC! But that's an issue of taste and quality, not direction.

This is actually a positive for me. Im excited to see the world react to the secret being out. And how that changes Supermans....dynamic. It seems that he still is more man than Suerman. Even when his secret is exposed, he lives in an apartment and still prefers to be called Clark Kent.

Its something that I cant recall being done before, and I applaud the writers for taking a risk. Hopefully he is still true to the name and is still a force for good. The imagery doesnt show it which had/has me worried.

He demonstrated a level of trust and before we could even explore this set up and change they make it irrelevant.

Character trumps continuity, even when it makes no sense.

It seems that he still is more man than Suerman. Even when his secret is exposed, he lives in an apartment and still prefers to be called Clark Kent.

Clark Kent is meaningless once outed. The fact that he's holed up in his flat brooding doesn't make him more of a man, he's lamenting what he's lost.

I guess the argument that Clark is the real lad, and Superman the mask is done.

However, the real issue is the mishandling of Lois Lane. Jimmy is told the secret and he stands pat. He's Clark's friend and Superman's pal, he's not going to out his friend. Lois, who is supposedly his friend, seems to have no compunctions about betraying his secret, which begs the question: who is Lois Lane to Superman? Going forward, I doubt that she'll integral to the stories other than in an antagonistic mode, a reminder of perfidy, which is such a poor use of her character, and another demonstration that DC has no inkling on what to do with her.

I look forward to seeing Superman ride his Harley and sulk for the next year or two.

Ultimately this is just my own opinion but I think fans devoted or casual who have been with the character either from comics or tv or cartoons or movies know that Lois would not do this to him. Yes she goes after the story and is ever the journalist but she also has a conscience and empathy.

Even if she was thinking "Superman's been lying!" she would confront Clark to ask why and once Clark explained the reasons for the secret identity she would get it because she's not stupid even if she was still personally upset about the lie. Besides, we've seen her learn this secret before.

In terms of female characters it really looks like painting Lois to be careless or cruel to help re-enforce the romance with Wonder Woman since that's what this editorial regime clearly prefers. It shows a willful ignorance of Lois Lane's female fans and her male fans as well.

There are IMO a growing amount of people who are sick of DC's (and Marvel's for that matter) only big idea being breaking the characters or killing them off in gory grimdark bloodfests or some needless radical change rather than telling good stories with them. It's not "evolution" it's just cheap shock.

It's not even the breaking, it's that they only do shock nowadays and not just DC. We've moved to an era past the bait covers and into bait stories.

As I said, I'm interested enough to see where this is going, but at the same time I'm not sure it's actually going anywhere. As a big proponent of the New 52 since its announcement, I go back and can't think of a single noteworthy thing that has happened in the books in a nearly 4-year-run. Now, all of a sudden, here's another relaunch, albeit a 'soft' one.

I'm occasionally catching up on post-Crisis Superman and small issues I have with the writing aside, at least things are happening there. At this point, they could pull another full, hard reboot and not a single thing would've been lost.

Well we dont kow WHY Lois Lane outed him. So Im willing to give it a shot. I doubt it was for glory and fame. There had to have been a good reason. She obviously didnt make the decision lightly.

The Moody, broody, Anti-hero with a chip on the shoulder, biking across country makes for a fabulous "Soap Opera / Reality Show"

However, for a Superman book these don't even remotely seem like - is this what "you guys at DC" really want or, are you trying to appease a certain crowd of people? Both Maybe...along with a little Shock and Slock for the money?

To break and reshape, reshuffle the character (s) to the point they are nearly unrecognizable

with the exception of the "S" on the chest ... All the while re- introducing, re-establishing these characters as "the NEW base" to a new / casual reader audience?

Or - could it really be, that the last 4 years has just been a Super-extended "April Fools" joke that is running wild and you are looking for a clever way to STOP it?

I guess we'll have to keep buying to find out?

In the future - Look back on this flux period in time, let say 20 years from now, I wonder how it will be remembered?

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