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63-528: Originally a villain responsible for the disappearance of the Seven Soldiers of Victory , he has since reappeared as Neh-Buh-Loh , the primary antagonist in the 2005 – 2006 mega-series Seven Soldiers by Grant Morrison . Before this reappearance, Morrison built up the character's backstory, starting in 1997 with more extensive appearances in JLA: Classified ( 2005 ). The Neh-Buh-Loh

126-567: A 2011 relaunch of Action Comics where they used their ideas about the Golden Age Superman. Superman rescues Dr. Leo Quintum and his P.R.O.J.E.C.T. team from an exploration mission to the Sun that was remotely sabotaged by Lex Luthor , and acquires the ability to project his bio-electric aura. Luthor orchestrated this event to overwhelm Superman's cells with massive amounts of solar radiation, which greatly increases his power but

189-426: A "fresh and relevant" update for new readers, Morrison wanted to write a "collection of 'timeless' Superman issues". The origins of this lie in a revamp of Superman, Superman Now , which began when Morrison and editor Dan Raspler were unsuccessfully brainstorming ideas for a new take on the character outside San Diego Comic-Con , when they had a " shamanic " encounter with a man dressed as Superman which helped spark

252-559: A birthday dinner in the Fortress of Solitude . Superman's furtive behavior and an airborne chemical in the raised and restored Titanic rouses paranoia in Lois and she accidentally attacks Superman with a Kryptonite laser, but he is unharmed by it due to his new powers. Superman calms her down and reveals that he had been preparing her birthday present: a liquefied form of his DNA that will grant her all his superpowers for 24 hours, as well as

315-519: A chance to tell stories showcasing these characters without being restricted by DC Universe continuity . All-Star Superman received critical acclaim for its emotional story, characterization, writing, and artwork. Grant Morrison's approach to writing this series was to make the reading as universal as possible. They stated that they were not interested in "re-doing origin stories or unpacking classic narratives" but instead wanted to do "a total update, rehaul and refit". However, rather than just creating

378-522: A door with Superman's characteristic emblem, with its usual "S" replaced with the number "2". The first issue was released in November 2005 and was a sales success, ranking second in the top 300 comics for that period, with Infinite Crisis #2 being the top seller. The second issue also ranked second in the top 300 comics for the January 2006 period, with pre-order sales of 124,328; Infinite Crisis #4

441-525: A formula similar to what Superman made for Lois, and he begins razing Metropolis with the aid of Solaris , an artificial star that corrupts the Sun and turns it blue. After Superman defeats Solaris, Clark returns to the Daily Planet to submit his article, but falls dead. As the staff tries to save him, Superman awakes on his home planet of Krypton and meets his father Jor-El , who reveals that Superman's body

504-643: A giant ethereal hand controlled by the Iron Hand (who turned up alive) threatens to destroy their world unless he is given control over it. Having been unable to destroy the hand themselves, the only clue the JSA could find was a mystical vision of a grave for "the Unknown Soldier of Victory". An unearthly Oracle , summoned up by Doctor Fate , Zatanna , and the Thunderbolt of Johnny Thunder , reveals to

567-565: A leotard costume. Using the name " Superwoman ", she joins Superman as he stops a monster attack in Metropolis involving Samson, Atlas and an Ultra-Sphinx. Superman drives Samson and Atlas away and he and Lois spend an eventful day that ends with them kissing on the moon before her powers fade and she falls asleep. Superman flies her back home. Meanwhile, Luthor is convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death. Clark meets with Luthor for an interview at Stryker's Island . Following

630-669: A new Shining Knight . This group's Shining Knight is Gardner Grayle from the Silver Age feature The Atomic Knights ; in previously published stories that occurred after the Silver Age limited series, he becomes the Atomic Knight and joins the Outsiders . This is the only appearance of this particular assemblage. Seven Soldiers is a comic book metaseries written by Grant Morrison and published by DC Comics . It

693-525: A quest to discover the identity of the Unknown Soldier of Victory, whose tomb lay in the mountains of Tibet where the Seven Soldiers had fallen after defeating the Nebula Man. The Seven Soldiers are reunited, but Earth-1 and Diana Prince had been attacked by the Iron Hand. She is able to overcome him, but he is no longer able to stop the giant hand. The heroes create a new Nebula Rod to deal with

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756-663: A series of one-shot specials, loose in continuity from the original series, that would depict or pay tribute to the Golden Age Superman, the Super-Sons World's Finest Comics team, the Superman Squad, the Superman of the 853rd Century , and the Superman dynasty . Publisher Dan DiDio has stated that there are no current plans for the specials. Morrison would later become involved as writer on

819-419: A solar consciousness and repairing the Sun. One year later, Lois admires a monument dedicated to Superman and tells Jimmy that she believes Superman will return if he can create an artificial heart for the Sun. Superman, now a solar being, lives inside the Sun and maintains machinery to keep it alive. Meanwhile, Quintum reveals a new P.R.O.J.E.C.T in case something happens, and unveils it by standing before

882-557: A time-displaced Arthurian knight who rides a winged horse and uses an enchanted sword and suit of armor) are non-powered humans who rely on conventional weapons or training in place of superhuman abilities. Per Leading Comics #1, the team's origin comes about when the criminal mastermind called the Hand (later the Iron Hand), believing himself terminally ill, gives his greatest unused schemes to five other supercriminals who he saved from

945-686: A version of the Seven Soldiers of Victory that will serve as a public 'face' and PR cover for the covert actions of the Wildcats team. This team consists of Threshold (formerly of Dv8 ), Majestic, Andromache, Maul, Mother One, Agent Wax, and Pike. Notable enemies in order of appearance include: The Seven Soldiers of Victory appear in Stargirl , consisting of the Star-Spangled Kid , Stripesy , Green Arrow , Speedy , Vigilante , Shining Knight , Crimson Avenger , and Wing. This version of

1008-543: A violent encounter with the Parasite in which Clark manages to conceal his identity, Luthor reveals that he respects Clark as a journalist and that he has no desire to escape because he has fulfilled his dream of killing Superman. Nearing death, Superman accomplishes the "Twelve Labors of Superman" – a variety of tasks that significantly help both humans and Kryptonians – and completes his last will and testament. Meanwhile, Luthor survives and escapes his execution after taking

1071-743: Is a direct parallel with the fairy tale of Snow White . In addition, his role as the horned Huntsman of the Sheeda has elements of characters from Celtic mythology such as the horned god Cernunnos and later legends such as the King of the Wild Hunt and Herne the Hunter . In All-Star Superman #10, Superman uses the infant universe of Qwewq to create an Earth without a Superman that he dubs Earth Q. Seven Soldiers of Victory The Seven Soldiers of Victory (also known as Law's Legionnaires )

1134-587: Is a team of fictional comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe . They first appeared in Leading Comics #1 (Winter 1941), and were created by Mort Weisinger and Mort Meskin . The team was a short-lived assembly of some of the less famous superheroes in the DC Universe who have made occasional appearances since their Golden Age debut. The Seven Soldiers of Victory (also known as

1197-413: Is also killing him, with Quintum giving him one year left to live. Luthor is arrested after the publication of a Daily Planet article written by Clark Kent , while Superman decides to keep his impending death secret from the public. Nonetheless, Superman reveals his secret identity to Lois Lane to spend his remaining time with her. Although Lois initially refuses to believe this, Superman treats her to

1260-517: Is an act. 'Clark Kent' in Metropolis is also an act. There are actually two Kents, at least – one is a disguise, a bumbling, awkward mask for Superman. The other is the confident, strong, good-hearted Clark Kent who was raised by his surrogate Ma and Pa in Kansas and knows how to drive a tractor. I think he's the most 'real' of all". As the series drew to a close, writer Grant Morrison conceived of

1323-470: Is converting itself to a solar radio-consciousness. He offers him a choice; remain dead or return to life long enough to defeat Luthor. Clark wakes up, and confronts Luthor, firing a gravity gun at him. The gravity gun warps time for Luthor, speeding up the exhaustion of his powers. As his powers fade, Luthor briefly sees Superman's vision of Earth, and weeps before Superman knocks him out. Superman proclaims his eternal love for Lois and kisses her before becoming

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1386-487: Is dying due to overexposure to the Sun, as he accomplishes many heroic feats (The Twelve Labors of Superman) and attempts to make peace with the world before his imminent death. The origin of the series started with Morrison's desire to tell a "timeless" Superman story that wasn't an origin story or followed a classic narrative. Morrison originally planned a revamp of the Superman character, titled "Superman Now", but after

1449-501: Is in fact the adult version of a sentient universe called Qwewq . He first appeared as the Nebula Man in Justice League of America #100, described as a cosmic being "whose touch has the power of 20 atomic bombs". He was supposedly created by a villain known as The Hand to defeat the original Seven Soldiers of Victory (a later retcon would give him his current origin, with The Hand's involvement being more incidental). He battled

1512-605: Is the new Sir Justin in Grant Morrison's project. Another group takes the name of the Seven Soldiers of Victory in the Showcase issue of the miniseries known as Silver Age . This group, brought together to help the Justice League of America and the other major heroes and teams of the 1960s to battle the menace of Agamemno , consists of Adam Strange , Batgirl , Blackhawk , Deadman , Mento , Metamorpho and

1575-411: Is to honor each of Superman's various interpretations and to use internal story logic as our launching pad for a re-imagined, streamlined 21st century Man of Steel. The 'cosmic reset' notion has been replaced by a policy of 'include and transcend' with regard to past continuity. Our intention is to restore Superman to his pre-eminent place as the greatest super-hero of all. Although initially greenlit, it

1638-554: The Seven Soldiers project and the Vertigo books". Morrison has confirmed that they made use of some of their Superman Now ideas for All-Star Superman , like "Luthor’s heart-stopping moment of understanding", as well as drawing on their original proposal for elements later included in the " DC One Million " storyline. In writing the character Superman, Morrison identifies different aspects of his personality: "'Superman'

1701-470: The Seven Soldiers series attempted to prevent. Neh-Buh-Loh was finally defeated by Frankenstein , who capitalized on a flaw placed in him as an infant by the Ultramarine Corps , a team of heroes who had entered Qwewq seeking redemption. The use of Neh-Buh-Loh in Seven Soldiers is influenced by several characters in myth and legend. His failed mission to kill his queen's lovely stepdaughter

1764-526: The Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy (from Star-Spangled Comics ). Unlike most superhero teams, this one includes two sidekicks, Speedy and Stripesy, as members (Stripesy is a rarity, an adult sidekick to a "kid" lead character). The Crimson Avenger's sidekick Wing also takes part in the team's adventures, and is in every other way an "eighth Soldier", but is never considered an "official" member. All but one of its members (the Shining Knight,

1827-872: The Thunderbolt save the Vigilante from a tribe of Indians in the Old West. Aquaman , Wildcat and the Silver Age Green Lantern rescue the Star-Spangled Kid from 50,000 years in the past. Zatanna , the Silver Age Flash and the Red Tornado free Speedy from ancient Greece where he had been transformed into a centaur by Circe . The Golden Age Green Lantern , Mister Terrific and the Golden Age Robin go on

1890-596: The "Man of Steel" in decades" and that the "nuanced artwork is to be savoured". Time magazine's Lev Grossman ranked the graphic novel third in Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2007. He praised the storyline, noting that due to the character's strength and morality, he is a difficult character to write for. IGN 's list of top 25 Superman stories ranked All-Star Superman as number one, describing it as "a loving and affectionate celebration of everything that Superman stands for". The pop culture commentator Comic Book Girl 19 praised

1953-921: The Crimson Avenger in Mexico, where he believes he is the Aztec sun god. Superman , the Sandman , and Metamorpho rescue the amnesic Shining Knight from the hordes of Genghis Khan . Hawkman , Doctor Mid-Nite , and the Golden Age Wonder Woman find the Golden Age Green Arrow in medieval England, where he had been mistaken for Robin Hood . Batman , Hourman , and Starman retrieve Stripesy from ancient Egypt. The Silver Age Green Arrow , Black Canary , and Johnny Thunder and

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2016-652: The Crimson Avenger wants him to do something more important with his life. The remaining spot on the team is filled by the Spider , an archer who had originally appeared in Quality Comics' Crack Comics . This Spider is really a villain and has been working with the team's archenemy the Hand, creator of the original Nebula Man. The Spider sabotages the Nebula Rod, and sends the team to fight a fruitless battle. The villain tries to kill Wing, but he escapes and reaches

2079-754: The Flash, Aquaman, and Green Lantern are sent by Metron through time and space and they land on Wonderworld. During a brief tour of Wonderworld's Omnitropolis and its museum district by that world's Atom analogue Mote, a few peculiar items are mentioned. Amongst them are an evil 5 dimensional imp trapped in a 6 dimensional bottle, a speedster Glimmer's treadmill, and a larval universe they call Qwewq. They say that they are feeding it and hope to allow it to grow to its full potential. The Nebula Man appeared once more in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. , before reappearing in JLA: Classified #1–3, working with Gorilla Grodd and announcing

2142-421: The Golden Age Green Arrow and Speedy, who had been removed from active continuity. Stuff had never appeared with the team during the original Leading Comics run, while an older man named Billy Gunn helped out the Vigilante on his cases in the comic. This retcon is changed in the late nineties, in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #9. While Stuff remains a full member, Wing is not an official Soldier because his mentor

2205-538: The Hand and apparently killing him. Deciding they work well together, the heroes form the Seven Soldiers of Victory. The Seven Soldiers of Victory appear in the first 14 issues of Leading Comics (which changed to an all-humor format in #15). A script by Joseph Samachson from the 1940s, in which the elflike Willie Wisher banishes the Soldiers to "the Land of Magic", where they encounter various supernatural characters,

2268-693: The JLA and the JSA that the Seven Soldiers had fought and destroyed a similar menace called the Nebula Man many years previously, though at the seeming cost of their existences. The Oracle then explains that the Soldiers had instead been scattered throughout history. The two teams split into smaller groups and are sent back in time by the Oracle to find them. Doctor Fate, the Atom , and the Elongated Man find

2331-777: The Law's Legionnaires) is DC Comics ' second super-hero team, following the Justice Society of America . Like the Justice Society, the membership of the Seven Soldiers is drawn from DC's anthology comics: The Vigilante (from Action Comics ); the Crimson Avenger (from Detective Comics ); the Green Arrow and Speedy (from More Fun Comics ); the Shining Knight (from Adventure Comics ); and

2394-460: The Soldiers in Tibet. His actions scattered the Soldiers through time, a fate from which they were later saved by the Justice League and Justice Society . The Nebula Man was defeated when the sidekick of the Crimson Avenger , Wing , sacrificed himself to deliver the final blow with a cosmic device; Wing was buried in Tibet by monks who witnessed his death. During the JLA storyline "Rock of Ages",

2457-621: The Vigilante, the Shining Knight, the Green Arrow, Speedy and the Star-Spangled Kid gather at the grave of Lee Travis, the man known as the Crimson Avenger. He had died two years earlier saving Gotham City from a boatload of explosives in DC Comics Presents #38. In the original Post- Crisis retcon of the team, both Wing and the Vigilante's sidekick Stuff the Chinatown Kid are promoted to full membership, to replace

2520-502: The approach was declined, decided they wouldn't write anything related to Superman until DC Vice President Dan DiDio contacted them. Some of the ideas planned for "Superman Now" were subsequently reused for All-Star Superman . The series was the second to be launched in 2005 under DC's All-Star imprint , the first being All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder . These series were attempts by DC to allow major comics creators

2583-411: The classic hero known around the world". At the time of writing only the first issue had been released, and so Estes was unsure of the direction of the story, noting the creative team "have set up a promising tale, but only time will tell if they take the last train to Memphis or head West, all the way to Vegas". Nicholas Labarre, writing for Sequart , argued that All-Star Superman "confidently exploits

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2646-430: The cold; never have to flinch in the face of a blow. He would be completely laid back, un-tense. With this image of Superman relaxing on a cloud looking out for us all in my head, I rushed back to my hotel room and filled dozens of pages of my notebook with notes and drawings. The ideas generated by that meeting were refined and pitched to DC in 1998 by Morrison, Mark Millar , Mark Waid and Tom Peyer . They picked up on

2709-439: The creative process and inspired the cover to the first issue. Morrison states in an interview: He was perched with one knee drawn up, chin resting on his arms. He looked totally relaxed... and I suddenly realized this was how Superman would sit. He wouldn't puff out his chest or posture heroically, he would be totally chilled. If nothing can hurt you, you can afford to be cool. A man like Superman would never have to tense against

2772-632: The end of the world. At the same time, the Justice League were in the Infant Universe of Qwewq, unaware that this was Neh-Buh-Loh's larval form. In the Seven Soldiers series, Neh-Buh-Loh was revealed to be allied with (or perhaps created by) the Sheeda , time traveling predators from the end of time. He served as the personal huntsman of the Sheeda Queen Gloriana Tenebrae . In the past, Neh-Buh-Loh had been sent to slay

2835-442: The fifteen-year cycle of reboots to the character, the previous one being John Byrne 's The Man of Steel , and suggested a new approach: The Superman relaunch we're selling bucks the trend of sweeping aside the work done by those who came immediately before. Unlike the 'cosmic reset' revamps all too prevalent in current comics, our new Superman approach is an honest attempt to synthesize the best of all previous eras. Our intention

2898-596: The giant hand, but whoever uses the Nebula Rod is certain to perish (as did the Crimson Avenger's partner Wing, revealed to be the Unknown Soldier of Victory, when the Nebula Man was stopped). While the heroes argue over who will make the sacrifice, the android Red Tornado takes the Nebula Rod and destroys the Hand, destroying himself in the process. The only other modern meeting of the team (either in Pre- or Post- Crisis continuity) takes place in Infinity, Inc. #11, in which

2961-589: The group operated years before the Justice Society of America . The original appearances have been collected as part of the DC Archive Editions : All-Star Superman All-Star Superman is a twelve-issue American comic book series featuring Superman that was published by DC Comics . The series ran from November 2005 to October 2008 (on sale date). The series was written by Grant Morrison , drawn by Frank Quitely , and digitally inked by Jamie Grant. The series revolves around Superman, who

3024-410: The heroes defeat the Hand's Five Fingers. The heroes converge on the Hand's base after he reveals his whereabouts; the villain had found out a cure for his condition and decides to eliminate the heroes so he can remain free, but the heroes evade his traps. When the villain tries to use a lightning ray machine against them, the Vigilante shoots a crucial component of the device, bringing machinery down upon

3087-426: The mantle of the Star-Spangled Kid in memory of Sylvester Pemberton. She is now a double legacy, as she also carries on the legacy of Starman . The second legacy is the new Crimson Avenger , who has appeared sporadically in the series JSA . She has yet to make an appearance One Year Later , though she is seen towards the end of Infinite Crisis . The third one is Gardner Grayle, the Atomic Knight . The last one

3150-425: The near omnipotence of the main character" in contrast with other Superman stories. He compared the series favorably with Morrison's other work. Ed Mathews from PopImage reviewed the first collected trade paperback , which collects the first six issues, and praised the creative team, stating the art is "the most elegant work out of Frank Quitely I've seen to date". Mathews also singled out Grant Morrison's, saying that

3213-438: The other Soldiers. They repair the Nebula Rod and use it to destroy the Nebula Man. Wing dies and his teammates are again tossed through time and later retrieved by the JLA and JSA. The only major difference between this story and the 1972 story is that this time the Vigilante is found after he had spent nearly 20 years fighting crime in the Old West. In 2010's DC Universe: Legacies #2, TNT and Dyna-Mite are retconned into

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3276-419: The pages of " The New Golden Age ", the Seven Soldiers of Victory get back together upon being summoned by Jill Carlyle. While Jill takes the adults on a mission, Stargirl and Red Arrow find out that they are going after Clock King . They find the Seven Soldiers of Victory fighting Clock King on a ship where the original Crimson Avenger had died. Before Stargirl destroys Per Degaton 's time machine that sends

3339-594: The police (Big Caesar, the Dummy, the Needle, Professor Merlin, and the Red Dragon) to commit crimes across the U.S. as "the Hand's Five Fingers" and prove his genius to the world. The Hand also challenges the five criminals' enemies (the Crimson Avenger, the Vigilante, the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy, the Green Arrow and Speedy and the Shining Knight, respectively) to stop the criminals, presuming they will fail. However,

3402-463: The queen's innocent stepdaughter Rhiannon (a.k.a. Misty Kilgore). However, moved by her beauty and symmetry, he could not bear to do it and allowed the girl to escape. This was Neh-Buh-Loh's secret shame for many years. It was further explained that in the 1940s, Neh-Buh-Loh had been summoned (rather than created) by The Hand using a sonic horn. The creature was seeking "seven soldiers" who were prophesied to one day defeat his mistress, Gloriana. The Hand

3465-410: The series adds to the Superman mythos "by tweaking bits and parts from the character's rich history just enough to make old concepts fresh again". He recommended Volume 1 of the collected editions, and stated that " All Star Superman sings a hit". Another review of Volume 1 came from Danny Graydon of The First Post , who stated that Grant Morrison's writing is "the most vigorously entertaining take on

3528-623: The series suggesting that Grant Morrison had portrayed Superman as "emotionally intelligent, thoughtful" and "compassionate". All-Star Superman won the Eisner Award for "Best New Series" in 2006, as well as " Best Continuing Series " in 2007 and 2009. It also won the Harvey Awards for "Best Artist" and "Best Single Issue" in 2008. In 2006 it won the Eagle Award for "Favourite New Comic book" and "Favourite Comics Cover" (for

3591-608: The ship back to its own time, Crimson Avenger tells her to find Wing. Once time is fixed, history was changed so that Lee Travis' body was found. A funeral was held by the Justice League and the Justice Society of America. The next day, Courtney joins Pat and the Seven Soldiers of Victory for breakfast. The re-integration of the Wildstorm characters into the DCU saw a relaunch of the Wildcats title. In issue #2-3, Jacob Marlowe unveils

3654-432: The team's original line-up. It has not yet been revealed precisely how this retcon affects the respective histories of the Spider, TNT or Dyna-Mite. The Seven Soldiers have not reformed in the Modern Age (partly due to Grant Morrison's project). Three of the originals-the Shining Knight , the Vigilante and Stripesy (now STRIPE)-remain. The team has inspired a few legacies. The first is Stargirl , who at first carries

3717-412: Was all too eager to point him in the right direction, thus leading to the original Seven Soldiers becoming lost in time. This same sonic horn was used by The Hand's nephew Boy Blue to once again summon Neh-Buh-Loh and the Sheeda in the present, leading to the destruction of an ad hoc Seven Soldiers team created by the original Vigilante . This set the stage for the Harrowing of Earth which the heroes of

3780-502: Was eventually turned down and Morrison said that they "didn't expect to be doing any further work on Superman" but the chance came as they were finishing their run on New X-Men . In an interview with Matt Brady from Newsarama , Grant Morrison said that they were contacted by DC Vice President Dan DiDio and asked "if I'd like to come back to DC to work on a Superman project with an artist of my choice". They mentioned it worked out well since they were also planning to return to DC "to do

3843-423: Was later serialized in 1975 in Adventure Comics #438–443, with each chapter illustrated by a different artist (including Dick Dillin , Howard Chaykin , Lee Elias , Mike Grell , Ernie Chan , and José Luis García-López ). The team is resurrected in Justice League of America #100–102. During the celebration of their 100th meeting, the JLA is brought to Earth-Two by the Justice Society of America, where

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3906-650: Was published as seven interrelated mini-series and two bookend issues. The series features a new version of the Seven Soldiers of Victory fighting to save Earth from the Sheeda . The series was bookended by Seven Soldiers #0 and #1, with art by J. H. Williams III . The rest was made up of seven mini-series: Shining Knight with art by Simone Bianchi , Manhattan Guardian with art by Cameron Stewart , Zatanna with art by Ryan Sook , Klarion with art by Frazer Irving , Mister Miracle with art by Pascal Ferry , Bulleteer with art by Yanick Paquette , and Frankenstein with art by Doug Mahnke . In

3969-433: Was the top seller that month. The series completed its run upon publication of its final issue in October 2008. Jeremy Estes, an early reviewer from PopMatters , notes the difficulty in revamping the character Superman in his review of the first issue of the series. The All-Star continuity allowed the writer Grant Morrison much more writing freedom. Frank Quitely's art is praised as "fresh and modern", while still "evoking

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