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"Whatever happened to the Man of Tomorrow?"

1. what is your reaction to the text you just read? I thought the story was pretty good until the ending, I think it showed a sinister side to all of the villains of superman who up until this comic event were pretty harmless. I was kind of shocked that bizarro had committed genocide i don't know if he had killed until this point. but the fact that it was Mxypltz behind the rouse i felt a little let down by that reveal as its not a very recurring character in today's comic villains as he isn't dark enough for writers to use in the new52. 2. I already knew that Lex Luthor would be taken over by brainiac, in a lot of series lex gets taken over by brainiac. also superman killing has reused over and over again, in the face of crisis especially in todays comics. 3. one change i would make is not have Mxypltz as the mastermind or puppet master behind everything I think he's not a very threatening villain because he looks like a leprechaun, and not a threatening charac

March

John Lewis' comic on march is really inspirational. it starts on the day of the inauguration of Barack Obama. Two kids visit him in office to hear his story of how much of a journey he went through to get equal rights. John Lewis starts with talking about his chickens and how much he cared for them to go to school, even going against his family's wishes to have him help with the farm.he then tells the kids about the struggle of being black in a segregated country, having to travel up through the south without stopping in fear for their safety. while this is a good introduction to the events that lead to the march up in Washington the story doesn't really gain traction until we reach the sit ins at white only restaurants. I knew about how white patrons would beat up the protesters but what i didn't know was how long they would sit sometimes even passed the closing the very restaurant and the employees leaving. some of the owners even went out of their the lengths some of