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Cyclops3057
January 13th 2005, 09:16 PM
1. Would Superman have been able to survive the nuke if he had gone instead of Cap Marvel? He did survive the aftermath unlike the rest of em excluding those protected by the Lanterns.

2. What exactly are Magog's powers? Is he close to Supes powerwise?

3. Who came up wiht the black insignia?
S.A. Parvaze
January 13th 2005, 10:24 PM
Originally posted by Cyclops3057
1. Would Superman have been able to survive the nuke if he had gone instead of Cap Marvel? He did survive the aftermath unlike the rest of em excluding those protected by the Lanterns.

I'm pretty sure he could, though he'd likely be drained -- as you already noted, he did survive the aftermath.

3. Who came up wiht the black insignia?

Well, I'd gander that it was either Mark Waid or Alex Ross. Storywise though, I believe it was Superman himself.
Blake Petit
January 13th 2005, 10:28 PM
The black insignia, I believe, was Ross' invention. The "S" symbol has been modified slightly several times since Superman was created in 1938. Ross said he wanted to show that would continue into the future.
S.A. Parvaze
January 13th 2005, 10:38 PM
Well there you go. I was leaning toward Ross myself, he had a bigger stake in Kingdom Come overall and certainly as far as artistic details go.
Mark Blicharz
January 14th 2005, 09:01 AM
The nuke he could have yes. He has survived them before KC was written.
Blake Petit
January 14th 2005, 09:12 AM
If I may chime in -- KC Supes, under most circumstances, could survive the nuke, but at that point he HAD been weakened by Cap's lightning. It make have been enough to take him if he had been holding onto the bomb like Captain Marvel was.
Mark Blicharz
January 18th 2005, 07:28 AM
True, but he would have had to be weakened below levels from a few years ago, before his power ups. I don't believe he was.
Cyclops3057
January 19th 2005, 04:47 PM
if thats the case, he should have stopped the nuke instead of marvel, right?
Mark Blicharz
January 20th 2005, 10:07 AM
He could have, was more of a plot device I think.
Blake Petit
January 20th 2005, 10:13 AM
Theoretically, he could have, it from a story standpoint it wouldn't have worked. Marvel needed to do it to find redemption for a life lost in the service of Lex Luthor. Superman had other work to do.
j1jes2004
January 30th 2005, 04:16 AM
The black coloring I believe was actually used way back when, and was reintroduced by Waid and Ross