Chapter 224: Public Outrage (1/2)

"Superman is injured!"

On the same day, after the Daily Courier was published, the news of Superman's injury in the serial spread throughout the streets of New York.

It instantly caused a huge uproar, and tens of thousands of readers were outraged. They obviously could not accept the scene of Superman, an omnipotent and powerful character, being injured in the comics.

For a time, various protest letters filled the mailbox of the Courier newspaper.

Some extreme readers even stated in the letter that if the newspaper did not modify this part of the comic plot, they would threaten to "commit suicide".

This act of threatening life seems absurd, but it actually appeared in the letters of protest, and similar statements are not rare.

The birth of Superman coincided with the worst period of the Great Depression, which obviously gave this character a very strong sense of the times and symbolic meaning.

People projected the suffering and hope in their lives onto this character, making it a symbol, symbol and microcosm of the culture of the United States during the Great Depression.

How could such a great "savior" be injured?

Little John handed these fierce threatening letters to Colin as soon as possible. Even Colin was somewhat surprised by the strong reaction of the readers.

He obviously did not expect that readers would show such a huge response to the plot of Superman being injured.

This plot arrangement, which was common in later generations, was strongly resisted by readers during the Great Depression.

"Boss, will you modify the plot of this issue of comics?"

In the newspaper office, Little John could not help but ask Colin.

As one of the loyal readers of "Superman" comics, he also found it difficult to accept the plot of General Zod injuring Superman in the latest issue.

"No."

Shaking his head, Colin gave his answer.

The arrangement of Superman being injured was a plot he deliberately designed in order to lead to subsequent abilities.

Of course, it is impossible to make changes just because of readers' protests. If he compromised this time, the plot arrangement in the future would become more troublesome.

Don't forget that Colin's original purpose of serializing "Superman" was not only to save the newspaper that was on the verge of bankruptcy at the time, but also to collect [faith]. As the comics continued to be serialized, in order to obtain more [faith], more design must be done on the plot of the comics.

Although the plot of Superman's injury in this issue caused a strong reaction among readers, it also gained a lot of [faith] for Colin.

Obviously, such a controversial design can stimulate readers' reactions, thereby generating more topics to collect [faith].

[Faith (70250/100000)]

Take your eyes away from the [faith] column that keeps jumping on the text, Colin looks down at the "threatening" letter in his hand and falls into deep thought.

...

"Oppose Superman's injury!"

"Superman is omnipotent..."

"Give us back the powerful Superman!"

What Colin didn't expect was that the readers' reaction was more intense than he imagined.

Later that day, hundreds of readers who could not accept it gathered in front of the Courier newspaper to protest, hoping that Colin could modify the plot of the latest issue.

"Boss, what should we do?"

Inside the newspaper, looking at the protesting people who refused at the door, Little John and others looked at Colin with uneasiness.

Deep down, Little John certainly agreed with the views of these readers, and he himself hoped to modify the plot of this issue of the comics.

But as the party surrounded, he still felt more scared at the moment.

After all, once these readers surrounded outside the newspaper rushed in, if something happened, they would be powerless to resist.

"Take the camera and follow."

Facing the angry readers in front of the newspaper, Colin's reaction was quite calm. He said to Little John, and then pushed open the door of the newspaper and appeared in front of the protesting crowd at the door.

Looking at Colin pushing the door out, everyone in the newspaper was stunned for a moment, and then Little John reacted to the cough of Old John, and quickly picked up the camera on the table and caught up.

Pushing open the door of the newspaper office, the protests from outside the door became louder and louder.

Looking at Colin who appeared at the door of the newspaper office, the protesters held up the signs in their hands, which were marked in big English: Superman is omnipotent!

"Superman can get hurt..."

In this way, under the gaze of the protesters, Colin slowly spoke.

"Woo woo~"

There is no doubt that Colin's words immediately caused boos from the crowd at the scene. They didn't come here to listen to this.

And facing the boos from all directions, Colin's expression did not change at all.

"But..."

Little John came out with a camera, stood behind Colin and took a picture of his back facing the protesters.

At the same time, Colin in front of the newspaper office also raised his voice amid the protests and continued: "...Superheroes will never fall!"

With Colin's answer, the boos of the protesters in front of the Courier newspaper gradually subsided. They kept repeating Colin's words, and gradually this sentence replaced the original protest.

"Superheroes never fall!"

"Superheroes never fall!"

Although Colin did not respond directly, his words have in a sense told the protesting readers the answer.

Shouting the slogan "Superheroes will never fall", the protesters who had gathered at the door of the newspaper gradually dispersed. Little John breathed a sigh of relief and did not forget to take pictures of the scene in front of him.

"Superman will be injured, but superheroes will never fall!"

The next day, the Daily Courier published Colin's words to the protesters on the front page of the news.

At the same time, the subsequent comics about the battle between General Zod and Superman were serialized in the subsequent pages.

On the surface, this was because the newspaper was under pressure from the protesters and had to create new comics overnight to appease the people who were angry about the previous plot.

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In fact, it was exactly what Colin wanted.

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At the beginning of the new comic, the scene of Superman being injured in the previous issue was connected.

Boom boom——

Superman, who was hit by General Zod, crashed through the building, creating a huge hole in the ground, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Floating in the air, General Zod looked down at Superman who was lying on the ground and said, "Now, I give you a choice, Superman."

General Zod: "As a Kryptonian, will you build a new Krypton on this planet with me, or will you be my enemy?"

Superman: "Krypton has been destroyed. Even if a new Krypton is built on Earth, it is not the original Krypton."

Standing up, Superman looked at General Zod in front of him and gave his answer.

General Zod: "Unfortunately, you made a wrong choice, Superman. Between Krypton and humans, you chose the latter and betrayed your own planet."

General Zod: "The purpose of my existence is to protect Krypton. This is my only purpose since I was born. Everything I do, no matter how brutal and cruel it is, even launching a rebellion against the parliament is to protect the existence of Krypton. As a Kryptonian, you are unwilling to rebuild Krypton on this planet. In this case, I can only regard you as a traitor to Krypton and destroy you!"

As General Zod confessed, General Zod and Superman collided fiercely in the next frame.

In order to present the powerful force generated by the impact of the two, Colin directly chose a bird's-eye view to depict the scene of the entire Metropolis from above.

Of course, in order to complete the coloring of this painting, the painter also spent a lot of energy.

In order to complete the coloring of the battle scene before the publication of the Daily Courier, Colin even found Jacob and others to work overnight to complete the coloring of the comics.

And judging from the effect presented in the comics, their hard work for a night was not in vain.

With just one blow, the Metropolis around Superman and General Zod became a ruin. Looking at the two people standing in the ruins, even the readers who were originally dissatisfied with the previous plot of Superman's injury had to admit that General Zod was indeed a very scary opponent.

General Zod: "Since you want to save these humans, I will let you watch them die one by one!"

Superman: "You are completely crazy, Zod, Krypton has been destroyed, I can't let you destroy the earth again, just for an illusory reason."

General Zod: "Rebuilding Krypton is not illusory!"

Amidst General Zod's roar, two red high-temperature beams of light instantly shot out from his eyes.

Facing the heat vision beams fired by General Zod, Superman did not hesitate to fight back.

The two beams of heat vision beams with terrifying high temperatures collided with each other, instantly dyeing everything around with red light.

Although, in this frame, only one frame is used to depict the scene of the collision of heat vision beams, and it is also very easy to color.

However, the effect presented in the comics is surprisingly amazing, giving people a thrilling sense of impact.

"Come on, Superman!"

"Defeat General Zod..."

Readers who saw this scene subconsciously clenched their fists and cheered for Superman in the battle.

In the comics, it seems that Superman also felt the readers' cheers, and his heat vision penetrated the heat vision fired by General Zod and hit him hard.

In front of the Daily Courier, readers who turned to this chapter immediately began to cheer for Superman.

This is the first time since General Zod appeared that Superman has the upper hand in a battle. Even if it is just a collision of heat vision, it also allows readers to partially vent their suppressed emotions.

In the comics, Superman also launched a fierce counterattack when the heat vision hit General Zod.

From here on, Colin deliberately stopped describing the battle between the two and focused on the destruction around Metropolis.

Obviously, Superman and General Zod were not seen in the serialized grid.

However, the readers in front of the newspaper deliberately felt the fierceness of the battle through the constantly collapsing buildings and various ruins.

This kind of battle scene that makes people hold their breath and even dare not breathe, fearing to miss it, has also become an unforgettable classic scene in the hearts of people during this period.

The most shocking battle scene in the history of comics.

At the same time, in the days to come, this issue of the serial was also evaluated by many readers and even comic practitioners as the most thrilling battle scene in the history of comics.

"Colin Luper used four-frame comics to depict an epic battle scene. Even now, fifty years later, such a battle description is still not outdated!"

In front of the Daily Courier, during the Great Depression, readers who read the Superman comics naturally could not know how people would evaluate the comics fifty years later.

However, this does not prevent them from sighing at the battle scene.

Colin had previously depicted scenes of fighting with Superman in Haiti and even in outer space, but that was either too far away from life or existed purely in science fiction at this time.

The place where General Zod and Superman fought in this issue was a city where everyone was familiar with life. This realistic style of painting made readers who saw the battle involuntarily bring it into the scene of the comics. Looking at the sturdy high-rise buildings behind them, they seemed to feel that the buildings were shaken by the aftermath of Superman's battle in the comics.

It is worth mentioning that they were influenced by comics.

In real life, there are really a group of people who are afraid of high-rise buildings, thinking that living in high-rise buildings is unsafe, and even suspecting that high-rise buildings have serious safety hazards.

As a result, the New York government had to refute the rumors, and the construction merchants also invited experts to explain on the radio that the buildings they built were absolutely safe and even Superman could not destroy them. Only then did the rumors about the dangers of high-rise buildings subside.

Back to the comic series, the battle between General Zod and Superman has reached its most intense level.

The huge force formed by the battle between the two sides is about to turn Metropolis into a ruin.

Superman: "We can't go on like this, we will destroy Metropolis."

Realizing this, Superman began to move the battlefield.

He took General Zod to fly continuously, and finally left the earth and came to outer space to fight. In the chase, General Zod seemed to become more and more powerful, and he even occasionally caught up with Superman and fought with him.

General Zod: "I have been trained as a warrior all my life. You can't defeat me, Superman, I am a warrior, and what are you, a farmer?!"

Superman: "I am Superman, a superhero!"

With Superman's answer, the two have flown into space. Under the illumination of the yellow sun of the universe, Superman's whole body seems to be rendered with golden light.

As the voice fell, his eyes burst into red light, reflecting the entire universe into a red light.

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