Superman renounces U.S. citizenship in latest issue of Action Comics

[Generic Other]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef014e88235d66970d-pi

OKay, this is probably old news and I am a little behind, but WTF? Is this a cheap trick on DC's part to sell comics? Or a political statement Superman is going to stand by. Will he wake up next month muttering "It was all a dream...but it could happen..."?

[LongTomH]

1. It's going to be fun to watch the furor over this!

I can see it now: Sean Hannity denouncing Superman as an illegal alien.

Orly Taitz questioning Clark Kent's long-form birth certificate.

Trump asking for his college transcripts.

:popcorn:

[Cirque du So-What]

6. I expect furor from other quarters as well

especially from those who see this as an 'attack from the left' against the policies of the Obama administration.

[mysuzuki2]

2. wait, when did Superman become a US citizen?

isn't he really just an illegal immigrant from Krypton? Where are his papers? BTW, when he was adopted by the Kents, adoption would not have automatically made him a US citizen.

[Generic Other]

4. He was a foundling on US soil

There is no way of knowing. The Clarks adopted. All the paperwork is in order. Check the Smallville County Record's Clerk.

[valerief]

14. So he's an anchor baby? nt

[BobbyBoring]

3. I didn't know Superman was a

RACIST!

[Generic Other]

7. he's racist? how?

Sounds more like he's what the Alphabet Agencies might call a Muslim sympathizer.

[ProSense]

5. If it's a report by the LA Times RW blog quoting the NY Post,

you can best believe there is more to the story than the title: Superman renounces U.S. citizenship in latest issue of Action Comics

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"I intend to speak before the United Nations tomorrow and inform them that I am renouncing my U.S. citizenship. I'm tired of having my actions construed as instruments of U.S. policy," the superhero says in issue No. 900.

" 'Truth, justice and the American way' -- it's not enough anymore," the man from Krypton says, refocusing on a more global approach to crime-fighting.

"Superman is a visitor from a distant planet who has long embraced American values. As a character and an icon, he embodies the best of the American way," DC's co-publishers, Jim Lee and Dan DiDio, said in a statement to the N.Y. Post.

"In a short story in ACTION COMICS 900, Superman announces his intention to put a global focus on his never-ending battle, but he remains, as always, committed to his adopted home and his roots as a Kansas farm boy from Smallville," they said.

The controversial story in question is titled "The Incident," written by David S. Goyer with art by Miguel Sepulveda. In the tale, Superman is reprimanded by a Secret Service staffer for appearing at a nonviolent protest in Tehran against the Iranian regime. It's then that he realizes he doesn't represent the U.S.A.; he is on Earth to protect everyone.

Superman works for the UN!!!

Controversial story?

OK!

[Generic Other]

10. Superman was the greatest American immigrant

and was created as the ultimate reminder of how immigrants who assimilate to American ways, wrapped in red, white and blue make great heroes. That he's actually defending the truth of those values he swore to uphold by withdrawing his support of the evil empire America has become is an interesting twist in his story.

[leeroysphitz]

12. The baby blue beret is NOT going to look good with the rest of his outfit. N/t

[Karmadillo]

8. He's either with us or he's against us.

nt

[eleny]

9. Haven't there been similar story lines in the past where Superman goes bad

Maybe it was another superhero. But I recall other such circumstances where there was a ruse to draw out the bad guys.

[Generic Other]

11. Usually he backs the US war effort unflaggingly

He's our super cheerleader.

[aquart]

13. He ain't a citizen. He's an illegal alien and always was.

Punk oughta learn to tell the truth.