And not a Mephisto in sight...
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Oct 242008
In this week’s comics, a marriage disappeared as though it never was, and so did a baby. Sound familiar?
When it happens to Spider-Man, it’s a big deal – because he’s so recognisable and has his own line of books, of course.
But when it happens to supporting characters, it’s less of a big deal – although this particular relationship could be construed as a bigger deal in a way, as it’s one of the few interracial marriages in comics.
Don’t worry, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones are still married – but Lois Lane’s sister, Lucy, isn’t.
I’ve been wondering about the status of her marriage to Ron Troupe for a while, actually, and I guess the answer is that New Earth’s creation in Infinite Crisis wiped away their marriage and their child – Clark and Lois’ nephew, Sam Troupe.
It’s not as though they’re major characters but consider this – they’re an interracial couple, they had a child conceived out of wedlock (not that big a deal these days, but it was very well handled), they were related to the most recognisable couple in comics – and now none of it appears to have ever happened.
That doesn’t strike me as fair.
But other than that, I loved the Superman: New Krypton special, even if it did steal one of my main ideas (#4) for a Lois Lane solo book.
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Horseshit. Unless there’s some big plot point coming that reveals a need to undo this marriage, this is absolute horseshit.