Originally posted by SnakeEyes
Will Identity Crisis ever come out in paperback?!?I still haven't read it and I've heard it's amazing.
If it's not already a paperback (could of sworn I seen it)Then most likely after Infinite crisis is done.
Originally posted by TheKahn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Life_Equation
In Jack Kirby's original comics, the Anti-Life Equation is said to give the being who learns it power to dominate the will of all sentient and sapient races. It is called the Anti-Life Equation because "if someone possesses absolute control over you - you're not really alive!" (Forever People #5). Most stories featuring the Equation use this concept. A full version of the equation supposedly existed in the mind of the millionaire "Billion Dollar" Bates, but he took it to his death.In Jim Starlin's miniseries Cosmic Odyssey, the Anti-Life Equation is revealed as a living entity, which even Darkseid cannot control, and is subsequently destroyed. This version has not been referred to again.
The JLA story Rock of Ages (1997), by Grant Morrison, includes a future in which Darkseid has learned the Anti-Life Equation, and taken control of both New Genesis and Earth. Earth's population is kept submissive by a constant broadcast of the Equation.In JLA Annual #2 (1998), written by Ty Templeton, Felix Faust explains that an ancient sorcerer, maddened by his ressurection, plans a spell that will "remove the life frequency from the universe". Superman calls this the Anti-Life Equation.
In Walt Simonson's Orion (2001), it is revealed that Darkseid and Desaad have gained the Equation from clones of Billion Dollar Bates. In stopping them Orion learned the Equation, and tried to use it to make people happy and good, but realised that the supression of free will is always a bad thing. It was later revealed that Mister Miracle knows the formula, but is one of the few with the willpower not to use it.
John Ostrander's Martian Manhunter series (2001) revealed that, long ago, Darkseid learned of the Martian philosophy that free will could be described by a "Life Equation". This led him to consider that there must be a negative corollary to this equation.
In Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle (2005), by Grant Morrison, Darkseid (or Dark Side, as he now calls himself) has gained full control of the the Anti-Life Equation. By speaking, he can insert the full formula into people's minds, giving them the mathematical certainty that life, hope and freedom are all pointless. Shilo Norman (the current Mister Miracle) is able to break free from this with the help of Metron.
In the animated series Justice League Unlimited, Darkseid finally gains access to the Anti-Life Equation through Lex Luthor. On the verge of killing Superman after vowing to get revenge on him by destroying him and his adopted planet Earth, Lex Luthor reveals the Anti-Life Equation to Darkseid, and they both end up disappearing. It is not known what happened to either Lex Luthor or Darkseid, but Darkseid's carnage on Earth is finally put to an end by an unlikely source in Lex Luthor.
Cheers mate .... it wasn't quite as helpful as Scoobles answer though (Sarcasm)
Once again vvery helpful pots .... What was the Orion Serries like of 2001, and is Dark Side back from the source wall ?
Originally posted by Scoobless
if his eyes are sensitive enough to see a the bottom of the ocean, sunlight should blind himand if his body goes from the seabed to flying quickly he should explode
You certainly have forgotten that Namor isn't normal guy. His eyes aren't normal. He's a mix of mutant and god backgrounds. His body simply adjusts to pressure far faster then any other being (getting from 0 to 15,000 feet in few moments with Abomination. Abomination's ears bled and he was nearly knocked out, Namor was well). And as for his eyes, they are immune to hypnotism among other things, so I guess that adjusting to different lights won't be that much a stretch.
TWICE THE EXCITEMENT IN SUPERMAN RED/SUPERMAN BLUE
The most controversial event in recent comics history took an unexpected turn in December 1997, as the new-costumed Superman's strange, energy-based powers lead to a fundamental change in the hero's very identity, and introduced two new characters to the Superman mythos. DC Comics launched: SUPERMAN RED/SUPERMAN BLUE.
The 64-page one-shot, while taking its title from one of the most beloved "imaginary" Superman stories of the 1960s, was every bit a part of modern continuity. Menaced by the unlikely, but nonetheless deadly, alliance between Toyman and the Cyborg, Superman's energy form was ripped apart, but the hero survived -- as two distinct beings: the devil-may-care Superman Red, and the more somber Superman Blue. Identical except for their color, each had the same powers as the original Man of Energy and each could turn into Clark Kent.
POWERS:
Containment suit stores energy, which is transformed into other powers.
Teleportation, Intangibility, Super-Vision and the Creation of Electromagnetic Fields.
from... http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=comics-new_supes