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superfam lover. lex luthor apologist. smallville enjoyer. connoisseur of vintage clex fanfiction.
icon art commissioned from hiero-green on tumblr.
superfam lover. lex luthor apologist. smallville enjoyer. connoisseur of vintage clex fanfiction.
icon art commissioned from hiero-green on tumblr.
Also, you all knew this was coming:
SMALLVILLE.
It’s not a perfect adaptation, but the Clark and Lex relationship is easily the best part of the series, and Michael Rosenabum brings a level of complexity and vulnerability to Lex that makes him feel deeply tragic at every turn.
SMALLVILLE.
It’s not a perfect adaptation, but the Clark and Lex relationship is easily the best part of the series, and Michael Rosenabum brings a level of complexity and vulnerability to Lex that makes him feel deeply tragic at every turn.
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Also, you all knew this was coming:
SMALLVILLE.
It’s not a perfect adaptation, but the Clark and Lex relationship is easily the best part of the series, and Michael Rosenabum brings a level of complexity and vulnerability to Lex that makes him feel deeply tragic at every turn.
SMALLVILLE.
It’s not a perfect adaptation, but the Clark and Lex relationship is easily the best part of the series, and Michael Rosenabum brings a level of complexity and vulnerability to Lex that makes him feel deeply tragic at every turn.
And if you want something VERY recent, I’m personally really enjoying Joshua Williamson’s take on Lex in Superman (2023).
The story starts in Action Comics #1050, then continues in Superman (2023) #1.
The story starts in Action Comics #1050, then continues in Superman (2023) #1.
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
And if you want something VERY recent, I’m personally really enjoying Joshua Williamson’s take on Lex in Superman (2023).
The story starts in Action Comics #1050, then continues in Superman (2023) #1.
The story starts in Action Comics #1050, then continues in Superman (2023) #1.
Speaking of Morrison…
Lex is only present in a few issues if All-Star Superman, but he completely steals every scene he’s in. A hilariously campy take on pre-crisis Lex.
Thanks to Morrison, I will always consider Lex drawing on his eyebrows every morning canon, no matter what anyone else says.
Lex is only present in a few issues if All-Star Superman, but he completely steals every scene he’s in. A hilariously campy take on pre-crisis Lex.
Thanks to Morrison, I will always consider Lex drawing on his eyebrows every morning canon, no matter what anyone else says.
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Speaking of Morrison…
Lex is only present in a few issues if All-Star Superman, but he completely steals every scene he’s in. A hilariously campy take on pre-crisis Lex.
Thanks to Morrison, I will always consider Lex drawing on his eyebrows every morning canon, no matter what anyone else says.
Lex is only present in a few issues if All-Star Superman, but he completely steals every scene he’s in. A hilariously campy take on pre-crisis Lex.
Thanks to Morrison, I will always consider Lex drawing on his eyebrows every morning canon, no matter what anyone else says.
More villain protag/villain team up stories!
I’m not a huge fan of Lex’s writing in the 90s, but “JLA: Rock of Ages” is a rare exception, and “Superman: the Black Ring” is an excellent example of how to make Lex compelling without necessarily making him sympathetic.
I’m not a huge fan of Lex’s writing in the 90s, but “JLA: Rock of Ages” is a rare exception, and “Superman: the Black Ring” is an excellent example of how to make Lex compelling without necessarily making him sympathetic.
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
More villain protag/villain team up stories!
I’m not a huge fan of Lex’s writing in the 90s, but “JLA: Rock of Ages” is a rare exception, and “Superman: the Black Ring” is an excellent example of how to make Lex compelling without necessarily making him sympathetic.
I’m not a huge fan of Lex’s writing in the 90s, but “JLA: Rock of Ages” is a rare exception, and “Superman: the Black Ring” is an excellent example of how to make Lex compelling without necessarily making him sympathetic.
Now for something a little different…
Both Salvation Run and Forever Evil feature more villain-centric stories, featuring Lex going head to head with other villains instead of Superman.
Both Salvation Run and Forever Evil feature more villain-centric stories, featuring Lex going head to head with other villains instead of Superman.
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Now for something a little different…
Both Salvation Run and Forever Evil feature more villain-centric stories, featuring Lex going head to head with other villains instead of Superman.
Both Salvation Run and Forever Evil feature more villain-centric stories, featuring Lex going head to head with other villains instead of Superman.
Superman: Up, Up and Away kickstarted a new era for Lex in the 2000s, and most variations on his story since then have used a variation on the Geoff Johns’ take on the character.
Superman: Last Son follows and features more of Johns’ Lex.
Superman: Last Son follows and features more of Johns’ Lex.
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Superman: Up, Up and Away kickstarted a new era for Lex in the 2000s, and most variations on his story since then have used a variation on the Geoff Johns’ take on the character.
Superman: Last Son follows and features more of Johns’ Lex.
Superman: Last Son follows and features more of Johns’ Lex.
For modern comics, Mark Waid’s Superman: Birthright is REQUIRED reading, imo. I would also heavily recommend Waid’s (currently unfinished) follow-up to Birthright, The Last Days of Lex Luthor, which is already one of my absolute favorite books despite only having one issue out at the moment.
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
For modern comics, Mark Waid’s Superman: Birthright is REQUIRED reading, imo. I would also heavily recommend Waid’s (currently unfinished) follow-up to Birthright, The Last Days of Lex Luthor, which is already one of my absolute favorite books despite only having one issue out at the moment.
For other Bronze Age recs (my personal favorite Lex era), Action Comics #500 and #544 are excellent special issues.
#544 is written in part by Cary Bates, whose other Lex stories from the era I would also highly recommend checking out.
#544 is written in part by Cary Bates, whose other Lex stories from the era I would also highly recommend checking out.
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
For other Bronze Age recs (my personal favorite Lex era), Action Comics #500 and #544 are excellent special issues.
#544 is written in part by Cary Bates, whose other Lex stories from the era I would also highly recommend checking out.
#544 is written in part by Cary Bates, whose other Lex stories from the era I would also highly recommend checking out.
Not comics, but on the subject of Maggin, I’d highly recommend his novels: “Last Son of Krypton”, “Miracle Monday”, and his short story “Luthor’s Gift” are all available for free here: theages.superman.nu/maggin/
He also has a new book called “Lexcorp” on amazon which I haven’t read yet.
He also has a new book called “Lexcorp” on amazon which I haven’t read yet.
Elliot S! Maggin, Super-Scribe!
"In all my years as a comic book editor, I have never come across a 'first time' script that came within a light-year of equaling Elliot S! Maggin's 'first time' comic book script. Indeed, to equalize this thrilling experience, I must go back to the early 1940s when, as a literary agent, I sold the very first story of a young Ray Bradbury."
theages.superman.nu
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Not comics, but on the subject of Maggin, I’d highly recommend his novels: “Last Son of Krypton”, “Miracle Monday”, and his short story “Luthor’s Gift” are all available for free here: theages.superman.nu/maggin/
He also has a new book called “Lexcorp” on amazon which I haven’t read yet.
He also has a new book called “Lexcorp” on amazon which I haven’t read yet.
I can’t recommend all Elliot S! Maggin’s Lex Luthor stories highly enough and generally consider him to be the gold standard for Lex Luthor, but some of the high notes are Superman #292 and Superman #416.
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
I can’t recommend all Elliot S! Maggin’s Lex Luthor stories highly enough and generally consider him to be the gold standard for Lex Luthor, but some of the high notes are Superman #292 and Superman #416.
The Lexor Saga (started in Superman #164 above) is one of Lex’s best pre-crisis ongoing storylines and continues in Superman #168 and Action Comics #318.
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
The Lexor Saga (started in Superman #164 above) is one of Lex’s best pre-crisis ongoing storylines and continues in Superman #168 and Action Comics #318.
Any Silver Age stories by Edmund Hamilton are a great starting place if you want to see Lex’s historical roots.
Special mentions to Superman #164, Superman #167, and the imaginary story Superman #175 (a personal favorite).
Special mentions to Superman #164, Superman #167, and the imaginary story Superman #175 (a personal favorite).
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Any Silver Age stories by Edmund Hamilton are a great starting place if you want to see Lex’s historical roots.
Special mentions to Superman #164, Superman #167, and the imaginary story Superman #175 (a personal favorite).
Special mentions to Superman #164, Superman #167, and the imaginary story Superman #175 (a personal favorite).
just bought it not long ago! i haven’t had time to read it yet but i plan to read it asap. 🫡
December 16, 2024 at 3:59 PM
just bought it not long ago! i haven’t had time to read it yet but i plan to read it asap. 🫡
from a practical perspective also just. the nature of the DC universe is that it has to parallel our own which means superman can’t change anything too radically, which means that slightly-left-of-center is really the best we’re gonna get.
November 15, 2024 at 11:53 PM
from a practical perspective also just. the nature of the DC universe is that it has to parallel our own which means superman can’t change anything too radically, which means that slightly-left-of-center is really the best we’re gonna get.