Superman Leaving DC Comics for Oni Press

[GrnMarvl14]

Source.

Oni Press is proud to announce that it has just acquired the domestic publishing rights to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s creator-owned project, Superman!

For those who don’t know, the Superman comics tell the story of a strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men! Superman … who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands, and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way!

Long associated with DC Comics, the heirs of Jerry Seigel have decided to transfer all domestic publishing rights to Oni Press, an independent comic book publisher specializing in creator-owned projects. It may seem odd that this comic series would come to Oni Press, a company not exactly known for superhero content, but rest assured, Oni Press will do everything in its power to uphold and maintain the legacy of this amazing character.

“We’ve been working on this deal for a longtime,” says Joe Nozemack, Oni Press pubisher. “I am happy that we can finally announce this project and express our excitement about Superman. ”

“This really is a dream come true,” exclaims James Lucas Jones. “We hope to tell great stories that can be read and enjoyed independently of any other form of convoluted continuity. The character and story come first… no Civil Wars… no Crisis… no Secret Invasions… just good stories that any kid can pick up and enjoy.”

Expect the first Oni Press published issue to be released exactly one year from today (04/01/2009).

 

[PokemonHero]

I sure hope to God this is an April Fools joke. If it isn't...

*Grabs shotgun and loads it*

...they're toast.

 

[Zeta]

Hah. Like anyone could make Superman interesting.

 

[PokemonHero]

It's just the fact that the Superman comics are the most important comics to DC Comics. The history, the nostalgia...this has got to be a joke.

 

[Zeta]

Well duh, but I kind of wish it were true because Superman is as boring as a post. Dini is the only writer who ever made the character interesting to me, and only barely at that.

 

[GrnMarvl14]

Yeah, this is fake (if nothing else, the "release date" for the "first issue" should give it away...assuming the whole improbability of DC EVER allowing it out of their hands without starting WWIII didn't give it away), though I applaud Oni for working off recent legal developments to add that little bit of "maybe..." to it.

And while I'm not a big fan of Superman (mostly the whole "I'm Clark Kent. I look exactly like Superman, but I'm not him...because I wear glasses" thing), I seriously doubt Oni could improve things. At best they'd turn it into a mockery of itself.

 

[bigdonkey1]

no one can make superman goo,"mister OH i'm superman, i can have any power i want, i was created first there fore i must be best, my secret identity looks just like me but in a suit/glasses and shorter, i have no specified power level so it al comes down to the writer, sometimes i strain myself lifting buildings but sometimes i can punch a planet out of orbit turn back time and erase memories with a kiss" not to mention the fact that apparently has more origins than there are universes to contain them.

i hate superman more than ever now