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Warning : SPOILERS forAction Comics # 1009
The globe may be trying to forgetHenry Cavill’sJustice Leaguemustache , but the comics record book have found a better solution . The beardedSupermanactor is n’t something to forget – he ’s just become DC Comics canon , in the unknown elbow room possible .
The jury ofSupermanfans will likely remain split for old age to come . For some ( include his director)Cavill is the good Superman since Christopher Reeve . For others , the studio apartment ca n’t move past Cavill ’s embodiment of Superman or the nowconfirmed Snyder Cut ofJustice Leaguefast enough . But at least the talented storytellers of DC’sAction Comicscan have a common sense of humor about Cavill ’s unerasable Saint Mark on the Man of Steel .
Writer Brian Michael Bendis and creative person Steve Epting may never in a flash confirm it , but their shifting from superheroics to the undercover spy plot seems to be taking some clear aspiration from Henry Cavill directly . The current world of DC ’s covert organizations and governing agencies is in disarray , think of the mystery story can only be solve from inside . It is n’t a job for Superman … it ’s a job forChaz Donen , the suave , bearded , and English accented super - spy that fans now learnrealize has been one of Superman ’s aliases all along . See if " Chaz " looks a little familiar :
While the musical theme of Superman with a beard is n’t entirely fresh for the human race of DC Comics , the big movie / entertainment context is laborious to disregard . There have beendifferent form of Kryptoniteover the days , but no previous clue of any"Kryptonite Technology"that would instantly change Superman ’s hair style and beard length between panels . For her part , Lois Lane isthrilledto see her husband suddenly sprout a thick beard , a psyche of black curls … and evenan English stress , too . The fact that Chaz Donen is an outside ace spy only compounds the similarity to Henry Cavill .
The fact thatHenry Cavill has been suggested for James Bondwill make Superman ’s sudden , secret agent codification speak feel like a dream follow true . But the reference is buried in the subject matter Superman first sends to his – sorry , Chaz’ssuperiors at Spyral:“Section 971 - -Code Word of God : Hamilton Bartholomew Entourage Genosworld . This is Chaz Donen , Agent of Spyral , 4565 . Reporting for duty . “Spy movie fans will recall that " Hamilton Bartholomew " is the extend persona inCharade(1963 ) , from managing director Stanley Donen . And while it is n’t directly connect to the originalThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.TV serial publication – the source for the movie reboot starring Cavill and Armie Hammer – it ’s suffer of the same 1960s spy craze all the same .
Whatever the intention , the result graphics , dialect , and overlaps between comic and celluloid utter for themselves . From here on out , the image of a bearded Henry Cavill , equal part English secret agent and Kryptonian superhero is n’t just a Hollywood reality … it ’s the secret identity turn to be Superman when his brawn were n’t enough to get the job done . Well played , DC Comics .
Action Comics # 1009is available now from your local comic Holy Scripture store , and directly fromDC Comics .
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