Superman only needed shazams help to lift it, when earlier in the same comic he struggled to stop a seventymile long spaceship. Thor vs superman pure strength the book itself feeds the information into your head, as to why captain marvel and superman both read the origin story of the source. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history. Infinite crisis is a 20052006 comic book storyline published by dc comics, consisting of an. Despite the fact that superman can fly millions of times faster than the speed of light, superman still isnt faster then the flash. It revisited characters and concepts from that earlier crisis, including the existence of dcs multiverse. Each of 6 spreads in this irresistibly cool package features classic superman art and a special interactive feature. With the two tellings coming out in the same year, it seems wrong to discount either one. Heres some of the feats needed help holding up a book with a infinite number of pages, but he wasnt shown doing it himself held in.
Meaning that he literally has no limit to his strength. Technically didnt even have to be there because infinity is like 0 when it comes to multiplication and division no matter what number you divide it by it will always be infinity. The death and resurrection of superman, explained polygon. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and. Literally everything implies that book wasnt infinite.
Some of the characters featured were alternate versions of comic icons such as an alternate superman named kall. Superman beyond volume 1 with a cover date of october, 2008. Johns, geoff, loeb, jeph, kelly, joe, wolfman, marv. Superman, with the strength of shazam and himself, lifted a book holding infinite pages. The series told the story of supermans modern origin, which had been rebooted following the 1986 series crisis on infinite earths dc editors wanted to make changes to the character of. Superman outlier edition joke battles wikia fandom. Superman, stylized as the man of steel, was a hero that protected metropolis. The awnser is no, not alone, and not for long, at least. After the conclusion of infinite crisis, this origin was finally explained in the 2009 miniseries superman.
The eternity book was ingested by the thingthatcannotdie who absorbed its magical energy. Published just a few months after crisis on infinite earths, john byrnes the man of steel updated the saga of superman for modern audiences. Superman homepage everything you ever wanted to know. It was a book that was basically a compilation of every book ever written up till that point, meaning it was not infinite, further emphasized by the fact that a villain read the whole thing once. Superman also has lots of experience fighting a myriad of powerful.
Remember it contains every story possible, which means that a good portion of those stories are just that, stories. Also changed is the twopage spread near the end of the book, where a new george perez image is substituted. I saw where people claim superman can lift infinity when superman,wonder woman, and green lantern lifted spectre and when superman and shazam lifted a book supposedly to contain infinite amount of pages. New listing superman comic book cgc mint condition kept in. This website is dedicated to giving you information on superman in all forms of media.
Jan 18, 2007 the maximum superman has lifted to date is infinite. There they discover a library containing a book with infinite pages, that has an infinite number of books contained in it. The possible ways one can configure a book is infinite, as there are no limits to a possible books size or the number of its possible pages. Get the best deals on superman cgc comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at.
The book itself feeds the information into your head, as to. Infinite crisis is a story arc that ran through the infinite crisis event. Supermans punches were powerful enough to shatter the boundaries between space and time. So, if supermans physical strength is connected to his strength of will, then it doesnt get any stronger than lifting a book of infinite pages.
Enter your email address here and well update you on availability. Thy kingdom come was a compelling event throughout the dc universe that somewhat mirrored marvels days of. The monitorcreature gloats that he can hear her final heartbeat the sound of superman failing. The problem is that he tells wonderwoman that he will never give up. The series storyline was a sequel to dcs 1985 limited series crisis on infinite earths.
Tracing the evolution of comic books by looking at the pictures, panels, and text that brought them to. Superfans of the man of steel, come discuss and read about the latest buzz and info on the superfamily members. The arrowverse and crisis on infinite earths will honor kingdom come when kevin conroy and brandon routh respectively portray batman. If it had infinite normal pages stacked upon each other, it would be infinitly tall. It wasnt until thenmonthly superman writer kurt busiek stated that the post infinite crisis superman origin had yet to be established. Maxwell lord has somehow taken control of supermans mind and he can control superman. Today on variant one shot arris tells you several of supermans strongest moments. Secret origin ending 20 years of the man of steel being the official origin.
Maxwell lord has somehow taken control of superman s mind and he can control superman. Lifts a book with infinite pages so superman and shazam are trapped in the limbo between aww 52 dc universes. Mar 12, 2016 today on variant one shot arris tells you several of superman s strongest moments. The eternity book is an immeasurably powerful magic tome given to merlin by his father belial. This book is about him adjusting to his life without his powers, and about them coming back. Written and drawn by john byrne, the series was presented in six issues which were inked by dick giordano. Click on the news category headings below for a full list of news items available under that category. Download free dc comics free batman, superman, wonder. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with. Nov 12, 2014 superman states a book with an infinite number of pages occupying the same space, this contains every book possible.
Superman homepage everything you ever wanted to know about. Should post crisis superman be considered universal tier. Just because something has infinite storage capacity does not mean it has infinite mass. Superman animationrewindcartoonfightclub wikia fandom. The plot begins when, in crisis on infinite earths, kall the superman of precrisis earthtwo, the superboy of. The man of steel is a 1986 comic book limited series featuring the dc comics character superman. And i am well aware year that the book of infinite pages is an infinite, i was just joking thats why showed the lol emoji.
Superman is strong enough to carry a book of infinite pages. The every book possible statement is an inference made by superman, a logical conclusion he somehow reached from being told there were an infinite amount of pages occupying the same space. The death of superman remains one of dcs alltime bestselling graphic novels, and continues to find a life in the bookstore market where, executive producer james tucker acknowledged. They literally stated it has an infinite number of pages, with every conceivable story. See, the thing i love about superman is his character and what he stands for. The eternity book was ingested by the thingthatcannotdie who absorbed its magical energy apparently a copy of the eternity book along with sultan suleimans scimitar was hidden beneath an ancient roman temple by merlin in 1566. Which, while im sure is pretty fucking heavy, is still perfectly finite. Superman s punches were powerful enough to shatter the boundaries between space and time. Superman of earth1 battles the superman of earth2 and the battle causes them to live each others lives on their respective earths. Superman states a book with an infinite number of pages occupying the same space, this contains every book possible. Dc how was superman able to lift a book that had infinite. He has been shown to contain a black hole in his left hand. In 2019, lex luthor from earth38 travelled to earth75, using the book of destiny to kill superman.
Many were released on cardboard or vinyl records with accompanying readalong books. Superman man of steel supergirl crisis on infinite earths dc comics covers. Dec 05, 2019 the arrowverse and crisis on infinite earths will honor kingdom come when kevin conroy and brandon routh respectively portray batman and superman, wearing looks heavily inspired by the book. However, supermans first issue in this historical relaunch just may be his last as he comes facetoface with metallo, the man with the kryptonite heart. Characters, comic book pages, comic page, comic books art, transformers. After the events of infinite crisis, superman loses his powers for about a year. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. This trade paperback collects the landmark miniseries that redefined the man of steel in the mid80s. The book evidently works under a very different sense of physics, and logic, so it is uncertain if it truly had infinite weight, and even if it did, it would be a massive outlier, considering that superman regularly displays limitations in other stories. Whether its comic book, movie or toon media, this is your fortress of solitude. On a redhorizoned higher world, a man with a monitors haircut is defeating a colossus styled on superman. Much like there is no limit to possible universes as opposed to existing universes. This website is devoted to dc comics superman, the first and best comic book superhero, who was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster.
Rebirth deluxe edition book 4 collects superman vol. Today im going to be debunking the claim that superman has infinite power or limitless power. Now, a book held between two people would logically be half and half. Ill first start by saying that the book of infinite pages is just the title of the book, it is only called the book of infinite pages, it has nothing to do with the amount of page in the book, the book is really made out of every book ever written, this is still an extremely heavy book, but. Thats just the long and the short of the conversation. This collection is just continued misguided dc universe stories. He said the modern incarnation of superman was pretty much immune to. Every possible book is not the same as every existing book.
Infinite city is an interesting tale in that superman plays basically a supporting role up until the very end of the story. Get the best deals on superman cgc comic book collections when. The first book every comic book geek dad will want to read to his child. Goku ultra instinct vs superman postcrisis superhero.
The death of superman remains one of dcs alltime bestselling graphic novels, and continues to find a life in the bookstore market. He said the modern incarnation of superman was pretty much immune to kryptonite. Infinite city is a new hard cover graphic novel from the team of writer mike kennedy and argentinian artist carlos meglia. Jun 29, 2016 superman never lifted a book of infinite pages. Sep 02, 2015 superman is strong enough to carry a book of infinite pages. The death of superman movie gets a comic book tiein. Ultra man is one of the few evil versions of superman that can lift a book of infinite pages stated by arris quinones of variant fame that he is the only one that can contradicting the picture that was shown on the goku vs superman rematch in other media. Soul war, superman, wonder woman, and martian manhunter were able to lift the spectre, a being with infinite mass. Superman can lift an infinite amount of weight see the comic where superman and captain marvel lifted a book with infinite pages. Superman and shazam attempt to take the book to a spaceship.
Superman holding book of infinite pages programming logic and design 7th edition pdf, profile uberhulk blog supermanstr. Considering the book of infinite pages is literally magic, this is consistent with the context applied. This is my favorite superman story, without question. The maximum superman has lifted to date is infinite. And before anyone says but the book of infinite pages forced him back, superman and captain marvel where blatantly shown reading the book before that happened, which could not have happened if they didnt lift the book. Infinite lifted a book with infinite pages, as well as the spectre, whose body contains eternity, likely irrelevant capable of pushing back the quantum zealot, makes up half of the existence of cosmic armor superman who is massively larger than and is capable of lifting limbo with a finger always stronger than his opponent. This was the first time i had seen meglias art and i was extremely impressed. The book has an infinite number of pages, infinite mass, and infinite weight. Since it didnt, it must have been something magical about it. This book is an infinite crisis crossover and does have a few pages that are actually pageforpage right out of the graphic novel omac project. In the first we see the line about a book of infinite pages, you can see on the lhs of the top right panel the book glowing white light and floating.
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