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The Return of Superman (Black Suit) in Fortress of Solitude (Steel, Superboy, Eradicator, Cyborg Superman)

Owner: Carl’s Collection
Artists: Butch Guice (All) , Jackson Guice (All)

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Title:	The Return of Superman (Black Suit) in Fortress of Solitude (Steel, Superboy, Eradicator, Cyborg Superman)
Artist:	Butch Guice (All)
Artist:	Jackson Guice (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
Views:	1,934
Likes on CAF:	15 16
Favorited on CAF:	2
Added to Site:	1/16/2023

Description

What started as a goal to get 4 pin ups of the four replacement Supermen has expanded a bit to getting as many pin-ups of the major characters during that time as I possibly can. With that in mind, I didn’t have a Black Suit Superman pin up yet and with Butch Guice opening another commission opportunity late in 2022, I had to go for another one from him.

One of the things that puzzled me as a kid was why during Superman’s debut, his longer hair was not there from the start. I later realized that it was just due to the lead time it takes to actually draw covers and pages and that the decision was made after some art had been completed to add his longer hair. It was also, I assume, to throw people off of the scent that the character being shown monitoring the activity of the replacement Supermen was the real Superman in the Fortress of Solitude and not Eradicator Superman who was operating out of the Fortress at that time.

I always thought it would be cool to Superman, with his long hair, and in his black regenerator suit in the Fortress while monitoring the ”Supermen” who had arrived on the scene in his absence.

Butch delivered what I was hoping for and then some. Love the “ready to jump back into the fray” determination on Superman’s face with some beautiful headshots on the monitors behind him. I absolutely love Butch’s evolved style, moving towards a more gritty realism approach to comic art. I’m absolutely over the moon thrilled to be able to add this to the collection!

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