>Works as a newspaper reporter so that he can hear about disasters as soon as possible
So are they gonna change this now that print media is a dying industry and he would be much better served just by monitoring the internet/Twitter?
#justice
>>83883884
You joke, but having a hashtag especially for emergencies that Superman would watch for isn't a terrible idea.
They have. Pretty sure the Daily Planet and whatever company Cat started up is TV/internet based in the New 52.
He should just work for a television station.
Why would they need to change it? Print media is ending in the sense that many places are just shutting down their circulation and going full online but reporters still exist to write those online articles.
>>83883912
>#INeedAHero
I just took it that Clark worked in a general media outlet. I mean, Clark's articles could be posted both online and on the newspaper.
Like, Clark and Lois might write articles now and then, but Lois is most known for being a TV reporter.
>>83883922
again?
>thinking the comic industry will acknowledge the extinction of print media
>>83883914
I think Cat's even was a full blog thing.
>>83883987
It was stupid that he stopped.
>>83883914
He got his old job back because Johns is a nostalgiafag, but then Truth happened and he got fired for conflict of interests. However, Kent was back there again for some reason in the first issue of Rebirth Action Comics.
>>83883912
>>83883884
>>83883963
>The hashtag is quickly overrun by spambots leeching of the popular tag to spread clickbait and porn
The problem is that when Superman was first created, being a reporter was a legitimately dangerous profession. Big business and corrupt politicians didn't want the media snooping around and would often resort to threats, or even murder to keep the muckrakers out of their business. Even in Superman comics today, Lois and Clark getting into trouble in their dogged pursuit of the truth is a huge trope. So making Clark a blogger doesn't really translate properly.
It's not as though newspapers don't exist today, so I'm honestly fine with keeping Lois and Clark as newspaper reporters and handwaving the whole thing.
If you actually read any comics you'd know Clark hasn't worked for the Planet in like five years, he's a freelance writer with a website.
And newspapers are still a pretty big deal.
>>83883970
I could swear that Clark was a news anchor at some point.
>>83884047
>If you actually read any comics you'd know Clark hasn't worked for the Planet in like five years, he's a freelance writer with a website.
That's for New52 Supes. It'll probably be retconned back.
>>83884047
It's an on and off thing, but OP probably shouldn't act as if it's something that was never addressed
>>83884051
He was, in the seventies. Back when Morgan Edge owned the Planet.
You guys do know that there are badass pages to follow on Facebook called Superman, Champion of the Oppressed and Satan that are pretty much exactly what it would be like if Clark and Superman used soc media? There's Lois and Luthor pages that are run by the same people I think. Come on /co/ you aren't still thinking of comics as the only medium for superhero stories are you?
Buzzfeed author Clark Kent.
>>83883823
Nobody could monitor twitter and remain as altruistic as Clark is.
Dudes, it's been ages since Clark Kent worked as a reporter in order to hear about disasters as soon as possible. He has bullshit super hearing and who knows what sort of surveillance equipment at the fortress. Acting as a reporter would be the least efficient way of doing that.
He works as a reporter because he wants to be a reporter. It's another way of helping people.
>>83884014
I want Josh Coyle to return
When will Clark Kent become a wacky youtube eCeleb who reviews old video games?
>implying Superman would use twitter
>>83884047
>Reading New 52 Superman
>>83884334
He also genuinely enjoys writing. It's not only the helping factor.
>>83884408
>Implying he doesn't.
>>83883823
print media was a dying industry when the character was new
it just didn't know it was dying and there weren't endless op-eds about it
>>83884480
>using the edited picture
>>83884590
>>83884480
>yellow lantern shirt
This really bothers me. Aren't yellow lanterns like space terrorists, so wouldn't somebody selling or wearing one be like supporting space isis?
>>83884843
They just know that there's two of them hanging out with Superman.
>>83884843
In Injustice, Sinestro sides with Superman. Wearing a Sinestro tshirt would be like wearing a Superman tshirt.
Also, the Sinestro was at first like space terrorists, but what Sinestro wants them to be are space cops like the Green Lanterns except using fear as their weapon to avoid Green Lantern incompetence.
>>83884590
>That Hal line
>>83885840
>>83884590
God damn Hal.
Read a fucking tabloid sometime. At least skim the headlines while you're buying juice at the market. Fuck.
>>83884232
>5 Weird Tricks To Disguise Yourself IRL
>Top 50 People Who Are Definitely NOT A Superhero
at first I thought about him being one of those photographers that usually get set out by corporations like AP or Getty to take photos of crime scenes or natural disasters
but then i remember being a photographer is Spiderman's normal job
>>83883823
He'll work for buzzfeed and make lists of the top 10 supervillain disasters.
Sinestro Corps just saved Earth a few months back with half the Justice League wearing their uniform.
For all anyone on Earth knows they are just another branch of space cops.
Internet killed newspapers and so did retarded young people.
>>83884047
If you actually read comics you would know that Nu52 Supes is fucking deader than print media
>>83884843
democrats support isis.
>>83887480
The US government supports ISIS, it's a pretty bipartisan thing really
Clark Kent works for Gawker and releases Superman's Sex Tape to prove he's not superman
>>83884051
that seems risky for him to get that much public attention
>>83887542
What issue of Superman does that happen in?
>>83890782
remember that issue of powergirl wherethe government wanted a scrapgoat for some super powered terrorist response team or something i forget the details and framed that guy who tried to save that crashing plane
it was a good story but it breaks my suspension of disbelief how could supes possibly have failed to notice what was going on
I like Clark as an author like in Secret Identity. It makes sense. It's a job where he controls his hours. Superman could write a book in a few minutes if he wanted to so it leaves plenty of time for superheroing
>>83884225
>and Satan
Whut
>>83884843
That's a boston bruins shirt you fucking nerd
>>83884232
Please, Superman isn't a Buzzfeed writer.
Superman is Matt Drudge. (Or is it the other way around?)
>>83891455
>not knowing Kal El is Saturn
>not knowing about ways Satan manifests in our reality
>not knowing about the black magic that is DC Comics
oh anon
>>83891504
The yellow lanterns have a sports team?
>>83883823
You do understand that news existed before paper, right?
I mean, you and the rest of you (I can't really waste my time grabbing all these >>83883922,
>>83883997, >>83884041 post by idiots that think history is what happened ten seconds ago.
Before paper there were tablets and hieroglyphics - there will ALWAYS be some way to communicate information (e.g. news) to people and there will always be people who collect, report, prepare, whatever you want to call it, that information to pass along.
>>83883912
#ThislookslikeajobforSuperman
>>83883823
>implying the media reports everything and isnt blocked out by the guvment
An internet culture consultant.
A meme expert blogger.
All the news would come to him to get the freshest handpicked memes.
>>83893062
>Kal El is Saturn
>>83883823
Not just hearing about disasters like an earthquake or African genocide.
Sometimes you need old fashioned investigative journalism to get to the bottom of things. An expose on a corrupt company bribing politicians to dump waste in the river, for example, can be better for solving problems in the long term. Then you have the public and the court of law actively putting away these guys, which both has potential for lasting longer than just punching them, and also teaches Metropolis that they don't need an alien god to solve their problems.
That said, are there any good Superman stories that play up his role as an investigative reporter?
>>83897832
Birth Right. Starts off with pure journalism story.
>>83883823
>So are they gonna change this now that print media is a dying industry and he would be much better served just by monitoring the internet/Twitter?
Superman is a farmer now
>>83897103
To be fair the Planet was untouchable because it was one of few papers not owned by Luthor but Bruce Wayne.
>>83883912
This is exactly something that a villain would game once they figured it out.
>>83897981
Wasn't this a plot point in Red Son? That Luthor kept the planet up just so Louis had something to do
>>83897777
Quad seven get confirms: Superman is also Saturn.
>>83895270
You do understand that current bloggers are limp-wristed pussies who face no danger in the execution of those duties, right?
I mean, your idiot ass seems to think that all history is equivalent.
It's not the transmission of information that made his being a reporter interesting. It's the danger he faced, which was largely unique to that period.
>>83884023
Could be a good long running plot.
"And Jimmy Olsen, Superman's teen Forum-Moderator and hashtagger, fights his continuous battle against trolls and spambots, ever vigilant in the replacement of a tag once it has been consumed and made useless!"
You could make it a thing, have him give each disaster a tag in the comic. #5thsttraincrash
#denvertsunami.
>>83897036
too long
#supesjob
>>83899085
except all those bloggers in the middle east and africa and china and india and pakistan and bangladesh saudi arabia etc etc
>>83899327
Oh, the ones who lie about the places they don't go to? Yes, they're very brave.
>>83897832
I've seen a few golden age comics storytimed here about that. Like one where he's investigating a crooked prison warden, so he goes undercover as a convict and uses his superpowers to fuck with the guards.
>>83883963
>not #somebodysaveme
Come on now.
>>83883823
>he works as a newspaper reporter so he can enact social change that he can't just punch away as Superman
FTFY. That was easy.
>>83890389
this was the seventies, when he could build himself a remote tv studio and interview Superman as Clark Kent, live on tv, using two cameras and his super speed to change back and forth between his two set of clothes
>>83899869
>implying young voters read newspapers
>>83899886
Please Anon, if young voters were relevant we'd have had communist governments across the west since the 1960s.
>>83893062
>>83897777
>>83898956
>Gee Lois, have you ever noticed how we've never see Superman AND Saturn in the same room together?
>I wonder...
>>83899869
So when is he gonna get behind #nevertrump and put his support in for Hillary?
>>83883823
Why does he need Daily Planet for that when
A) His super senses are able to pick up emergencies way faster than they can be reported
and
B) Justice League's monitor duty exists also to do that and through it the rescue missions are far more efficiently delegated downwards to any League menbers that are available
>>83899949
He pretty much already did that whole song and dance back when Luthor ran for president. And it didn't work.
Comic about Rick Remender getting beaten up by Superman for being a "Hitler-worshipping rapist pedophile" when?
>>83899896
Or at the very least Trump wouldnt be about to win the presidency
>>83900087
>i want to get raped by muslims
what an odd political view
>>83900282
Tell us more about how THE WALL would have stopped the recent mass shooting by a native born legal US resident.
>>83900282
That's a legit liberal mindset especially on /co/, but I think even teenagers these days hate Obongo and Hillary
>>83900309
His mudslime father and wife knew about his intent and didn't say anything.
>>83900309
Shooting fags is not wrong, but we still need to get rid of sandscum
>>83900309
Why do libcucks disregard the wall when Israel built one that has thus far been hugely auccessful? Is it just because leftists hate Jews?
>>83900337
The dad didn't know shit.
Basically you've got nothing. The man was already a violent thug before he radicalized himself. He was constantly sent to therapists.
>>83899363
Are you legitimately unaware of the bloggers jailed/executed in the middle east? Or are you just being thick for the sake of it?
>>83900309
>might as well not stop muslims because some are already here
Flawless logic. We should have never let a single muslim into America at all. We don't need them
>>83900357
>Why do libcucks disregard the wall when Israel built one that has thus far been hugely auccessful?
Are you kidding? They had a bombing just last week.
Israel is the last people you want to emulate here, all they've done is prolong a problem from decades ago.
>>83900309
「THE WALL」 is to ward off Mexicans, which liberals have already ruled out as "PoC"s after the Zimmerman debacle. Muslims remain their darlings, and the shooting has only made them defend them more so.
Notice how all talk about Omar is about his repressed homosexuality now, not the fact he dedicated the killing to ISIS or that he was Afghan.
>>83900357
Why, indeed.
>>83900385
>I can't read. Please euthanize my worthless carcass.
>>83883947
Daily Planet's been partially or entirely online since Birthright.
Can we agree that mass executions will save the world?
>>83886055
Why would Hal give a fuck about some rich kid with a sob story.
>>83900464
There're seven billion people on Earth right now. Just how massive are talking about here?
>>83900416
> or that he was Afghan.
Because that's irrelevant.
Omar was a crazy person who found people that already agreed with him.
What, you think it would have made a difference if he wasn't Afghan, or if he never knew ISIS? Tell that to James Howell.
I bet you don't even know that name.
>>83897832
Up Up and Away has a real strong early journalism bit with a depowered Clark exposing Luthor and Intergang.
>>83900487
The 17th century Welsh writer?
>>83900390
No shit it was gonna get bombed eventually, it was built with that contingency in mind since it's better they strike at a line of defense than get through and blow up more citizens. It's not only been immensely successful but now they're going to build an UNDERGROUND wall to thwart Hamas tunnels.
Libcucks of course don't care about any of this and are more concerned with potentially offending the people coming over to kill you.
>>83900487
We can't cherry pick facts about the guy. There are multiple problems his attack represents and instead of jumping to our corners and resuming shit flinging at each other, maybe we should try to identify and address all of them?
>>83900487
but the fact is he found ISIS and was shouting it's praise as he shot down people
but keep deflecting like good little /co/mblrite, surprising nobody the board infested with liberals and has daily gay threads chose Islam over the gays
>>83883912
>>83884023
What if the Bat Computer monitored the tag constantly and used AI to separate the spam from real emergencies, then relayed the info to the appropriate JL member?
>>83900544
>No shit it was gonna get bombed eventually,
Are you retarded? "Eventually"? It gets bombed ALL THE FUCKING TIME
>>83900559
And the fact is that if a crazy person wanted to mow down a bunch of homosexuals they'll do it regardless of their religion or whatever excuse they found to do it. The only difference between this man and James Howell is that James Howell was caught.
If James Howell was the one who succeeded and Omar was the one who was caught, you wouldn't even be talking about this by now. It'd just be another mass shooting for you to ignore after insisting gun control won't do shit.
>>83900580
Not the guy you're responding to, but
>a wall built to protect it's people gets bombed instead of said people
Are YOU retarded? This is a good thing. Let me guess, you're one of those idiots that somehow think the bombing are only happening BECAUSE of the wall being built.
>>83900580
Yeah and? Isn't that the point?
>>83900614
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
If you want to give that up, go ahead, but stop bitching like a child that others won't do the same.
>>83900614
the /co/mblr is real
>>83900663
>>83900670
The CITY gets bombed, not the wall you fucking retards.
You don't know anything about Israel, do you?
>>83900614
>I-I-I-I-IT WAS DA GUNS
>HE WAS JUST CRAZY
>#NOTALLMUSLIMS, BTW KILL ALL WHITES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auAWT0TNcfg
>>83900694
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_West_Bank_barrier#Effectiveness
It was working before they started to tunnel underneath it
>>83900309
Why would Amanda Waller have anything to do with it?
>>83900357
Who doesn't hate jews?
/co/ still salty Bernie's out huh?
>>83900723
Israel should just build a complete spherical dome that extends above and below ground.
Completely encapsulate themselves, it's the only way to be sure.
>>83900614
This is at least the second mass shooting that's been dedicated to ISIS, not counting the couple that've been foiled.
Like, again, I don't disagree that its criminal how people have avoided the epidemic of mass shootings for the past few years but you can't just go "Well everyone hates gays so we can't worry about ISIS!", its a thing, they're enabling troubled young people to vent frustration in furthering their political goals and ignoring that is not going to make it go away.
Like can't we stop mass shootings AND ISIS? Why is it an either or scenario?
>>83900694
I a vet who's gone there for training you ignorant fuck. Also
>>83900663
was me not
>>83900670
But that's okay, keep spouting whatever bullshit you need to.
Guess what else? I live in texas. You are literally just making shit up to try and win an argument on 4chan. There are people actually dealing with this shit in real life. How about you come to these places, THEN make up shit to fit the childish narrative in your head.
>>83900784
and then pump in nerve gas
>>83900801
It doesn't fit /co/'s leftist narrative to combat ISIS effectively, years of brainwashing from capeshit unfortunately makes it impossible. So /co/ will always blame whites, blame conservatives, blame straights, blame everyone, but never identify the real problem.
>>83883912
>My boyfriend just said I don't look good in this outfit #justice
>>83900840
so like did islam kick over your bike stand too.
>>83900937
Leftists falling back on 'ISLAMOPHOBIA!' as if it's some irrational fear? Well I never!
>>83900741
Waller gets shit done. ISIS wouldn't stand a chance against the Suicide Squad.
>>83900958
I'm just not sure how you're connecting like half of those things with some islamic conspiracy, especially considering how much time Muslims are spending hating and killing each other over there.
Like shock art? The muslims are behind shock art, really?
>>83900937
>ALLAHU ACKBAR BARRY
>IT WAS MEEEEEEEE
>>83884887
>>83884932
This sequence predates the Yellow Lantern alliance.
>>83883823
Id rather just have superman stuck in a sorta timeless world where print is still a popular media. He just works better in a mid 20th century world.
>>83901569
but anon that's not progressive enough, there might even be WHITE PEOPLE, like UGH
>>83883823
Has there ever been an example of Superman's writing? I wonder if his political ideals leak into his work or does he have sun-powered objectivity
>>83901615
Actually, in the post-Crisis timeline, he also wrote novels. Two fisted tales of adventure.
>>83901605
heavens to Betsy we can't have the backward idea in my funny book pulp.
Im never getting this superman back ever am I /co/?
>>83901727
you want John Byrne superman?
Are there any stories about Clark working for another news agency thst turns out to be a bunch of fear mongering corrupt shit that outright lie for views?
Seems like that would be an interesting thing for superman to tackle since it's not technically a crime, jusy shitty. I figure it'd resolve itself with him subtly throwing a bone of truth here and there to offset stuff or having superman show up with a tape of incriminating shit. So basically something he'd use his smarts for instead of punching.
So basically, superman working for gawker.
>>83901768
Why not? He plowed Big Barda.
>>83901784
There was a plot in the radio series where this munitions guy blackmailed the owner of the Daily Planet into allowing him to print lies against the World Peace Federation so that another world war would start up and he'd make a fortune off of selling to both sides.
>>83901768
i just want a superman that can be fun again. I want comics to be fun. Maybe im just getting to old.
>>83883823
>print media is dying
Nicely memed
>>83901784
There was a Lois and Clark episode sort of about that, though it involved actual crime. The other newspaper was killing them and pushing them out of business and it turns out the guy running it was setting up disasters were his reporters were so that they could scoop everyone. Clark went undercover there to help expose everything.
>>83884225
>these pages are real
>they post about weapons manufacturers and corporate tax havens
>bullshit nerd fanboy pandering is kept to a minimum
Oh shit
>>83899951
Maybe he just liked working in the Daily Planet? Likes the staff, likes writing for a print newspaper, likes being able to wear that suit and hat combo, thinks it makes himself look dapper?
Plus it DOES open doors for him in places that Superman would cause too much of a stire to just go.
Like, business functions where Lex is showing off his latest "Nuclear Powered Mining Laser That Is NOT A DEATH RAY." or whatever.
Maybe he needs to investigate a secretive inventor with a chip on his shoulder in relation to those Camera Destroying Murderbots without tipping his hand?
>>83899951
Originally his senses weren't global.
Smart writers keep in mind that the speed of sound only travels so fast and he can't hear an earthquake as it happens from half a world away.
>>83883823
You do realise that it's an actual job as well, right? Clark needs money.
>>83883912
What if it's in some third world shithole without your first world conveniences?
>>83903470
There's not a place in a world without internet, unless it maybe banned. Hell, Africa apparently has very developed mobile communications.
Sure, somewhere in the depth of Siberia there's a place with no reception, but newspapers aren't delivered there either. And satellite communications is always a thing.
