Gary Frank, from the last arc, really grew on me. While it'd be nice to see him do the upcoming Legion, he works for Action. It's probably how he makes Supes look like Chris Reeve. I like it.
Agreed! The little I've
downloaded read of the Action stuff, I find it incredibly appealing--and somewhat comforting in a strange, vague way--to have Reeve's face be a dominant visual feature. The resemblance isn't so strong that it overpowers the scenes. It's exactly like watching more Donner Superman movies...only no Jon Cryer.
.......yet.
Reeve was one of several actors to play the role, and it's been over 20 years since his last film. I find it unhealthy that DC clings to this one "iconic" portrayal of Superman instead of trying to do new and equally noteworthy interpretations.
DC and Marvel in general seems unhealthy these days. It's like they're promoting this 80's retro, saying repeatedly that any change over the last two decades was a mistake and that death and marriages and any evolution is bad.
The one fact that Ray is overlooking or omitting is the fact that part of the reason Reeve worked so well is that Reeve looked like Superman. Of course artists like Jose Luis Garcia Lopez and George Perez tailored their art to look 'more' like Reeve, they didn't have to do substantially much though.
Reeve just looked like an iconic version of Superman to start with and DC only slightly added to that. DC in later years moved away from that look and started making Superman look like a grinning retard (Byrne), or some Latin American rock star (mullet). It's sort of refreshingthat they've gone back to the look most people identify as being Superman. The square jawed dark haired handsome spitcurled icon.
