Well, it’s September, and I’m feeling… eh. The kids are back in school, so you know that “Down with the Sickness” is going to be played a lot in many homes. Lately, it’s been hitting us with Liz and Andy being a little down for the count. Even though I’m not around here as much anymore, I got to talk about some Superman comics. I might even throw in a certain show that’s recently made it to Max. Today’s pick is Superman and the Authority, a miniseries that was starting just as Andy was being born. In fact, I got the first issue the day I closed my pick list at the Great Escape in Nashville. If there was one thing that was gonna get me to come out and get the whole trade, it would be Grant Morrison.
Now, the story behind this mini is a weird one that involves a defunct idea called 5G… no, not that 5G on your phone or in the airwaves. I don’t know everything about it, but it was another reboot that Dan Didio wanted to do. The key word is “wanted” because that whole idea blew up in smoke and Didio was let go from DC afterwards. The ideas (That whole DC Future event after Dark Knights Death Metal) kind of made their way into the comics, but things remained the same. I did hear that one idea was to take an older Superman down an authoritative route, but Morrison said “I say thee nay” or something and instead wrote about a lower-powered Superman forming a team of lesser-knowns, villains and sometimes killers. Yeah, that also sounds weird, but this is Morrison we’re talking about.
