Geek Talk

I love the Squadron Supreme crew that J. Michael Straczynski recently retold. It’s basically Marvel’s retelling of the DC universe with a twist. A little background info might be needed.

You have Hyperion (Superman) he’s the leader. Pictured front and center in the image to the left. He was basically raised by the US government when his ship crash landed on Earth. And that ship we later find out is the source of all the “super powers” that develop and form the other members of the group. But Hyperion didn’t know his parents were US government approved agents that pretended to be his real family. It wasn’t until he was in his mid 20s that he figured it out and he took out a major army base. His powers include super strength, flight, invincibility, something called “flash vision” (think Superman’s heat vision and x-ray vision) and anything else Superman has. The character itself is pretty interesting. He finds out everything he’s been told or felt is a lie. He has no trust for anyone around him but he’s still a decent person at his core. He doesn’t know what to do. He starts finding others that are “like him”.

One guy named Blur (Flash) who is picked up by some shoe company to promote their line of running shoes. Pictured second from the left in the main image.

Someone called Nighthawk (Batman) who prowls the streets of Chicago. Pictured in the background of the image.

All the characters have a darker edge to them. Might be why it’s under the MAX line. It’s like a rated R comic. I just think the story would make for an excellent movie. But I wonder if DC would even allow it. I’m still kind of surprised they allow the comic to go on. Then again did the corner the market on “super babies from space” stories? If they do make a movie about it I demand they use the song “Invincible” by Ok Go. It screams border line crazy Superman.