Posts about speeding bullets written by adam basciano. Today, were looking at a piece inspired by the classic graphic novel superman. September 1986 last story of the precrisis before 1986 superman. If this scenario takes place under the influence of gravity or with. The velocity speed of rifle bullets varies between 600 and 5000 feet 180 and 1500 meters per second. The comic book is based on the concept of an amalgamation of superman and batman. This means the waynes never have bruce the bruce wayne we now at least. For example, if a bullet travels at 100 ms i have no idea how fast bullets actually travel and superman were flying at 200 ms, shouldnt the bullet travel 300 ms, relative to someone standing on the ground. A minisorozatot kovetoen a brit alkoto atvette az ujonnan indulo supermankepregenysorozat superman volume 2 superman 2.
Speeding bullets elseworlds by john marc dematteis abebooks. Supermans metropolis 1997 the first of a trilogy that includes batman. It is a strong examination of how hard it is to have a marriage when one of the couple is, you know, superman. This comic issue, event, or limited series takes place in its own separate continuity as an elseworlds story. In this elseworlds tale, thomas and martha wayne find baby kalels rocket and raise the boy as their own until they are brutally murdered. To those of you comic book buffs, you might have heard andor read the dc comics elseworlds title superman. How fast a speeding bullet is depends on the type of bullet, but can be up to a few thousand feet per second. If superman fired a gun directly ahead of himself, while. Speeding bullets is a much more explicitly hopeful story, one that finds kalels ship landing just outside gotham city, where its found by thomas and martha wayne. Its astounding, its startling, its electrifying, perambulating.
The elseworlds name was trademarked in 1989, the same year as the first elseworlds publication. Speeding bullets was an elseworlds prestige oneshot from writer jm dematteis and artist eduardo barreto. To celebrate what im sure everyone hopes to be supermans triumphant return to the big screen, i thought it would be a great opportunity to take a look at the best of superman has to offer in his original medium, comic books. After naming their child bruce, the pair raise him in a loving and wealthy home. Secret identity 2004 were referred to as elseworlds in the dc universe. Hed inevitably catch it, and how quickly depends on the type of round fired highvelocity vs. Mark millars red son is a standout effort in the elseworlds series of stories, wellwritten and engaging, that holds the readers interest cover to cover. Speeding bullets elseworlds mass market paperback january 1, 1993 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Speeding bullets 1993 kalel is raised by thomas and martha wayne, who are murdered by a mugger, and he becomes a superpowered version of batman. Dematteis and eduardo barreto, the ship containing kalel landed in another major dc location, gotham city.
Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Speeding bullets elseworlds mass market paperback january 1, 1993 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions price. Speeding bullet font the worlds greatest comic book fonts. This character exists within an elseworlds continuity, and as such is not a part of the mainstream dc universe. Read superman 1939 comic online free and high quality. Thats the question this graphic novel examines, as the child from. Quicksilver its worth talking about quicksilver as well, even though hes a marvel character and would not have a chance to race the flash or superman.
Gotham by gaslight 1989, written by brian augustyn and drawn by mike mignola, which featured a victorian age version of the superhero batman hunting jack the ripper, who had come to gotham city. In these reimagined versions of superman, the man of tomorrow becomes a medieval knight, a grizzled loner fighting to save the planet, a dark knight, and much more. In that dark metropolis, kalel was found by thomas and martha wayne. The first seven cartoons originated the classic opening line which was later adopted by the superman radio series and in the liveaction television series a decade later. Who disguised as clark kent, mild mannered reporter for a major metropolitan newspaper fights the unending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. Although odd in some parts, the story is pretty good.
Martha wayne cultivated his heart and nurtured superman. Nov 25, 2012 the first seven cartoons originated the classic opening line which was later adopted by the superman radio series and in the liveaction television series a decade later. Alexander luthor speeding bullets dc database fandom. Speeding bullet comics has always prided itself on serving you and our community, and we are making some changes in our operations to help stop community spread of the covid19 virus. Jan 01, 1993 superman speeding bullets turns the origin story of superman and batman on its head. Speeding bullets is a oneshot with a cover date of november, 1993. Starting in 1939, superman would continue on to 1986 when alan moores story whatever happened to the man of tomorrow. Wayne find a baby kalel in some kind of rocket, they take him up and raise him as their own. Superman speeding bullet by dematteis, matthew and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The blue amazon which combines the superman mythos with fritz lang s metropolis. He could leap tall buildings and stop locomotives and bullets, but he was not beyond restraint of gravity. Apr 30, 2020 speeding bullet comics has always prided itself on serving you and our community, and we are making some changes in our operations to help stop community spread of the covid19 virus. This includes both titles with the elseworlds logo, and titles retroactively declared as elseworlds stories. Speeding bullets is a dc comics elseworlds prestige format oneshot comic book published in 1993.
As in the normal continuity, this bruce wayne loses his parents to a gunman, and in time pus on the cape and cowl of batman, but, in time, with the love of lois lane to help. Speeding bullets november 1993 dc, 1993 series published in english united states price 4. Superman 1939 comic read superman 1939 comic online. Wilkinson pdf file the complete valley of nicholas reeves, richard h. Superman speeding bullets turns the origin story of superman and batman on its head. Magyarul megjelent supermankepregenyek listaja wikipedia. Speeding bullets full comic online free and high quality. Dematteis and features the artwork of eduardo barreto. Feb 16, 2007 faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Elseworlds barcode 7619412019 00111 editing mike carlin editor. Speeding bullets is a dc comics elseworlds prestige format. Faster than a speeding bulletsuperman gun the high road. Superman expends energy energy continuously replenished by a yellow star, though to remain at some constant velocity s, whereas a bullet s velocity is entirely dependent on the energy transferred to it during firing. More 1shots in this elseworlds tale, thomas and martha wayne find baby kalels rocket and raise the boy as their own until they are brutally murdered.
In theory, shouldnt the bullet leave the gun at the same velocity it normally does, ignoring friction. The comic book is based on the concept of an amalgamation of superman and. They name him bruce and teach him respect for all people. Wayne find a baby kalel in some kind of rocket, they. This is considerably faster than a speeding bullet. John marc dematteis, eduardo barreto, les dorscheid. Thats the question this graphic novel examines, as the child from another planet witnesses the death of his parents at the hands of a gotham mugger and grows up to become a. The concept revolved around baby kalel superman having being adopted. Wilkinson epub the complete valley of nicholas reeves, richard h. Speeding bullet comics 614 n porter ave, norman, oklahoma 73071 rated 4. Quick as the flash, slicker than quicksilver, the latest in our popular line of silver age display fonts could probably outrun a locomotive and jump buildings in a single bound.
Wilkinson pdf download the complete valley of nicholas reeves, richard h. Instead of smallville, kansas, the rocket ship containing the infant kalel landed on wayne manor. Some bullets can hit targets as far away as 6000 yards 5000 meters. Baby kalel crashes onto earth, where he is discovered by thomas and martha wayne. Now, for the first time, superman s elseworlds tales are featured in a new graphic novel collection, elseworlds. On being faster than a speeding bullet all the calculations. Speeding bullets pdf, what would have happened if the infant superman had been found by the waynes of gotham city instead of the kents of kansas. To those of you who have, you might find this story very familiar due to the premise. Superman s metropolis 1997 the first of a trilogy that includes batman.
An iconic, indeed the iconic hero in a completely different setting, but maintaining his essential core elements made for a genuinely fresh look at the superman known and loved literally. The ten deadliest snakes in the world with steve irwin real wild documentary duration. Speeding bullet featuring speed trails for increasing the, ah, speed of your bullets. Kalel lands in gotham city in stead of kansas, therefor hes found by the waynes in stead of the kents. This monthly comic follows the serialized adventures of the man of steel and his life in metropolis. Speeding bullets is a dc comics elseworlds prestige format oneshot. Superman 1939 comic read superman 1939 comic online in. The dark knight, son of krypton chapter 1, a dc elseworlds.
See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Superman speeding bullets 1993 free comics download on cbr cbz format. A john byrne altal alkotott tortenetek egy resze hazankban is kiadasra kerult a superman valamint a superman es batman kepujsagokban. The 75 greatest superman stories of alltime master list cbr.
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