NEW YORK - Marvel Comics is calling Spider-Man's self-unmasking in the latest edition of Civil War comic book the most shocking event in the history of comics.
Maybe so, but not for long. D.C. Comics announced that its flagship trademark, Superman, will also reveal himself in the character's latest theatrical release, Bryan Singer's Superman Returns, opening today, and it won't just be his face he reveals, D. C. assures us.
"We're going to prove once and for all why they call Brandon Routh [who plays the lead role] Superman," said D.C. Comics President Velveeta Lugosi-Roadhouse. She explained that the unzipping scene"is done with the utmost good taste, akin to Michelangelo's David. After all, this is not some gay porn film. Superman is the man of steel, not the man of wood."
D.C. plans to use the Superman stunt to test the waters for the possible undressing of Wonder Woman this fall.
