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Adventures of Superman #566 p.9 - Half-Splash!

Location: GRUMMETT, TOM - SUPERMAN ART
Artists: Tom Grummett (Layouts) ,  Denis Rodier (Finisher)

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Location: GRUMMETT, TOM - SUPERMAN ART
Title: Adventures of Superman #566 p.9 - Half-Splash!*
Artist:  Tom Grummett (Layouts) ,  Denis Rodier (Finisher)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Splash Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 813
Likes on CAF: 15
Comments: 26
Added to Site: 11/2/2021

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Continuing DC's longstanding habit of using fake geographic locations in their universe, this page features quite a splendid image of Superman smashing hi sway into a military stronghold in Tehrac (are they really terrified of offending the government in Tehran?), to stop them from deploying nuclear weapons against the people of Bhutran (Bhutan?.

Anyway, when I first laid eyes on this page, the very first thing my eyes went to was Superman's face, specifically, as it caught my eye as a Darwyn Cooke looking face. Anyone else see that? I really love the heroic pose Grummett put Superman in and also really dig the natural and authentic look given to the underground bomb silo. As always, I really appreciate the "economy of line" approach that Rodier took with his finishes.

I know it's a bit corny, but I still really like these "Superman against nuclear weapons" stories, as they bring a certain humanity to the character that helps the reader to remember that Superman still fights for the good of humanity by helping to combat real world issues, something that gets easily lost when he's fighting super powered beings from other universes and galaxies.

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F M Member Since 2005
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Posted On 11/2/2021

Super nice page with strong figure work by Grummett on Sup' (plus his trademark rocks).

I can see the Cooke reference but I believe his would be even more simplified than Tom's.

Matt W Member Since 2009
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Posted On 11/2/2021

Wow!

Rick W Member Since 2017
2    
Posted On 11/2/2021

Heavy hitting page with a great Superman panel!

Vik V Member Since 2016
1    
Posted On 11/2/2021

A perfect Superman page! Stunning 

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
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Posted On 11/2/2021

That army guy is so polite in the last word balloon ending his sentence with a period instead of an exclamation point!  Wonderful wall busting power of Superman by Grummett!  This shows Superman's Quest for Peace as he tries to rid the Earth of Nuclear missles by collecting them all into a giant net and throwing them into the Sun.  Who made this net?  Will this action lead to a nuclear man menace?  What part does Mariel Hemingway play?  Will Lenny Luthor grow up to be a man and a half?  But all that will have to wait, as Grummett's half splash commands out full attention today!  I can only see this one take off - Up, Up, and Away!    

Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006
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Posted On 11/2/2021

Marcus Wai wrote:
"  That army guy is so polite in the last word balloon ending his sentence with a period instead of an exclamation point!  Wonderful wall busting power of Superman by Grummett!  This shows Superman's Quest for Peace as he tries to rid the Earth of Nuclear missles by collecting them all into a giant net and throwing them into the Sun.  Who made this net?  Will this action lead to a nuclear man menace?  What part does Mariel Hemingway play?  Will Lenny Luthor grow up to be a man and a half?  But all that will have to wait, as Grummett's half splash commands out full attention today!  I can only see this one take off - Up, Up, and Away!    
 "

It was the army guys well mannered period, Marcus.

Kavi H Member Since 2018
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Posted On 11/2/2021

Nice rotation on that blow Supes! heh pretty sweet half splash! The DC "tradition" of using similar sounding fake city/location names is something that I've always noticed too and in my head I always confuse the "real" name with the fake name. 

Chris Snorek Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 11/2/2021

Great half splash! Superman destroying a wall will never get old. 

Anthony Meunier Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 11/2/2021

Superman rocks !

Very nice pick up!

Michael  McIsaac Member Since 2020
2    
Posted On 11/2/2021

Superman's wall smashing skills are so kick-ass cool, they had to add an extra "A" and an extra "S" to "CRAASSH!"  The Kool-Aid Man would be proud.

James S Member Since 2017
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Posted On 11/2/2021

Yep, that bottom panel is killer!

West Stephan Member Since 2007
2    
Posted On 11/2/2021

It's almost like Superman 4 with nukes and Superman! Glad the page doesn't have some cheesy Nuclear Man villain. 

Tyler T Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 11/2/2021

Nice. You can feel the impact!

Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 11/2/2021

Tehrac..Brilliant. God, the magical world of comics indeed. Worrying about offending Iran and Iraq. Bet you DC sold loads of comics in these countries.

K Gearon Member Since 2011
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Posted On 11/2/2021

Super spashy panel!  Yup, love that, and can see some Cooke in that face :)  Cool seein' Supes let a little loose with a booming punch.  These guys on the other side of the wall...DONE.  Congrats, Ruben!

Hart R. Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 11/2/2021

Dems a SUPER Supes page!!!

J H Member Since 2019
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Posted On 11/2/2021

I can definitely see Cooke. I see a little Eric Larsen, too. Grummett and Rodier are a really nice combo here. And the Evil Facial Hair is a nice vague foreign baddie trope, too. But that Supes vs Nukes storyline never gets old for me, either. Who else is going to do it? Very cool page, Rubén. Congrats!

Lee P Member Since 2011
2    
Posted On 11/3/2021

It's like a 90s reimagining of the Aurora model pose, but more explosive!

Dino Mauricio Member Since 2009
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Posted On 11/3/2021

Smashing Superman splash, another Grummett!  Equally impressive is Suoerman's Tehracian language skills :-). Congrats Ruben!

anim sketch Member Since 2008
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Posted On 11/3/2021

Wow! Nice pick up, that's quite a punch of a panel!

j sly Member Since 2011
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Posted On 11/3/2021

Love seeing these Grummett pages and the amount of attention they're getting! Keep ''em coming:)

 Shemp Member Since 2003
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Posted On 11/4/2021

Great page! Superman bursting through a wall! Classic. The only guy who did it better was the Kool-Aide Man. lol

Paul P Spiderversity Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 11/4/2021

Superman busting through a wall with rocks flying everywhere is ALWAYS a crowd pleaser.  And yeah I can definitely see Darwin Cooke there in his face.   But you know, the fact that Superman can fluently speak other languages mystifies me a bit.  I mean, did he learn them as a kid (when it's easiest to learn another language), or later on when he decided to be a journalist.  And does our yellow sun increase his intelligence along with his strength?  Or did he just study his butt off like a normal mortal would do. Inquiring minds wanna know.

Dave W Member Since 2006
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Posted On 11/4/2021

That bottom splash is worth the price of admission. Great art by TG as always - he is so consistently good. Glad I was able to scoop a page before it was sucked into the Ruben collection. Congrats - thanks for sharing!

Jason Hussa Member Since 2017
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Posted On 11/4/2021

Awesome page, Ruben!  Man, that Superman half-splash had me exclaim out loud when I opened the page!  And as charming as the imaginary location of Tehrac must be, how fun is it that Superman speaks fluent Bhutranian?  That is all kinds of wonderful.  Excellent add to your Grummett gallery, Ruben - I had thought it was pretty comprehensive before, but it couldn't be truly complete without a wall-busting Superman piece.  This is beautiful - congrats!

Brandon Coffey Member Since 2015
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Posted On 11/9/2021

Love it! Totally see the Darwyn Cooke vibe on the face : )

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