When Meng Qi was drawing the "Superman" comics, he read almost all the things related to Superman in the Animation Museum, including comics, animations, and movies.

The huge world view of the DC universe, as well as the Superman story created by many comic book artists, make the "Superman" series of comics intertwined, and if you are not a die-hard fan, it is estimated that it will be difficult to clarify in a short time.

The most important thing is that in this world, they don't even know what a superhero is!

Therefore, we must be cautious when choosing a pioneering work.

In the end, after a long period of thinking and trade-offs, Meng Qi used the 1978 version of the "Superman" movie as a blueprint for his creation.

The advantage of this movie is that it basically introduces Superman's birth and origin, and also leads to the supervillain in the DC universe, Superman's number one death site - Lex Luthor, and most importantly, Superman in this movie can almost be regarded as one of the strongest Supermen.

On Earth, the character of Superman has a history of nearly 80 years since its birth, and the DC Universe has experienced many major events, many reboots, and many resets, so Superman's abilities in different periods and works are also very different.

But in general, the Silver Age is Superman's most powerful, because Superman in the Golden Age is still in an unfinished state, and the further it goes, DC's screenwriter seems to care more about making Superman's ability conform to science, so he weakens his ability again and again, and in the new 52, Superman was even a stunned young man who couldn't fly when he first appeared.

But no matter how Superman develops and changes in the future, at least the 1978 movie version of "Superman" is still very powerful, with super strength, super hearing, super intelligence, invulnerability, three million tons of punch power, faster than light, super hot sight that has almost become one of the symbols of Superman, almost invincible except for the weakness of helium, and of course, the indispensable flight.

You can imagine how shocking it would be to have a pervert like Superman in a world where the most powerful fight I've ever seen is Jeet Kune Do, where the most powerful boss is an alien with a laser gun, and the most powerful character is a retired special forces soldier and a dark law enforcement officer who is a mortal fetus.

It's like taking a game like GTA5 to people in the era of red and white machines...... This is simply not an order of magnitude comparison!

From this point of view, it is all too normal for "Superman" to cause a frenzy.

In fact, Donald Meeks' estimate of Superman's sales is not accurate, as the 2.7 million copies are only a preliminary count of physical book sales.

Don't forget, the digital version of Superman was launched at the same time in the online comic section of the REDIT forum, and if you count the online sales data together, you can imagine what a terrifying number the sales of Superman will be.

However, the fact that "Superman" was able to sell 2.7 million copies in just three days when the electronic version was launched at the same time also illustrates a problem from another aspect: this man wearing red underwear is sweeping the entire American Federation in an invincible and devastating posture.

Ned Barty and Mark Dujon are just two inconspicuous figures in this booming frenzy. Whether in reality or on the Internet, more and more people are participating in the discussion of "Superman".

Tens of thousands of posts related to Superman have appeared on the RDIT forum, and there are countless replies.

On Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites, "Superman" has also occupied the top spot on the hot word list for several consecutive days.

"I'm not targeting anyone, I'm saying that the comics I've seen before are rubbish compared to Superman......"

"Upstairs, you should leave Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles out of the line...... Produced by Frank Miller, it must be a masterpiece!"

"That's right, since I watched Superman, I can't read any other comics...... When is the next issue on sale, I'm going to bring my tent and dry food to the queue!"

"Don't worry, Superman is also a weekly magazine, and Mr. Frank is simply the conscience of a cartoonist!"

"It's ridiculous to say that Mr. Frank Miller plagiarized it, and I want to ask, where can I get such a great comic?"

"Don't talk about plagiarism anymore, haven't you watched the press conference, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is just Frank Miller's game, in fact, it has already been drawn, and Turtle Turtles fans are waiting to see the single book to see it!"

Of course, in addition to touting Frank Miller and his "Superman", more and more people are involved in the discussion of the plot.

"I want to know, why is Superman hanging like this, and the plane of nearly 100 tons is carried up by him?!

"I bet $100, Superman is not human!"

"Because you're not human, that's why you have a habit of wearing underwear?"

"I am also convinced that such a bombardment person is honestly a reporter. ”

"Don't you think the so-called heroes we've seen before are too ordinary and not super at all in front of Superman?"

When Meng Qi drew "Superman", he deliberately disrupted the plot and drew Superman's birth and origin in the form of interludes and flashbacks, which actually left a big suspense for the reader. Therefore, on the network, a large part of the discussion about Superman himself is made.

Of course, these discussions are scattered and spontaneous discussions, although there are many, but they are miscellaneous and tasteless, most of them are motivated by a kind of enthusiasm and love, but they do not touch the core and connotation of "Superman".

Until the appearance of Mark Dujon's opinion piece.

His short review wasn't posted on Comic Frontier because he couldn't wait to say something about Superman.

"Superman gave me a glimpse of the glory that Commonwealth comics shone twenty years ago, no, that light is even stronger. In the past 20 years, I have gone from a child to a big fat man, and I have read almost every comic on the market. But I can't feel the fun anymore, and the rigidity of the subject matter and the backwater-like creators make it impossible to see any hope. ”

Then, with a twist of the pen, Mark Dujon jumped to Frank Miller.

"But, gentlemen, let us thank Frank Miller. Mr. Frank opens the door to a new world for us with two comics. To be exact, it was Superman who broke the wall with his super powers, and from the fact that "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has been fully drawn, this is just a work to test the waters, and "Superman" is the work that leaps forward. ”

"The moment I opened the Superman comics, I realized that the feeling I hadn't felt for a long time was back in my body, just like when I was a kid hiding in the garage and reading comics. Even now, after reading the manga and sitting in front of the computer, I am still strongly moved......"

"It's an epoch-making work, and an epoch-making comic book character, a true superhero. ”

"He represents a powerful force, represents the rebirth of the American Federation comics, and represents the spirit of the American Federation!"

"I sincerely recommend Superman to each and every one of you. ”

"Gentlemen, there is an endless battle for truth, justice, and the American way!"

The entire review ends with Superman's most famous line, and it doesn't touch on Superman's plot at all. But even so, such a seemingly insignificant short review resonated strongly on the Internet.