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Animal Man's Origins Also Altered In The DCnU |
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Thursday, 03 November 2011 15:58 |
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With any revamp or rebooting of an established continuity some changes are inevitable, and DC continue the tradition with Buddy Baker. Animal Man has always been one of my favorite lower tier characters so I was delighted with how well Jeff Lemire handled him in the New 52. However I have yet to read the third issue which reveal some major changes for the character and his overall calling/purpose.
From Newsarama..
With Animal Man #3, writer Jeff Lemire has revamped the superhero's origin for this new DCU, which isn't a surprise. But what is perhaps more unexpected is that Animal Man's new origin takes importance away from him and places it squarely on his daughter.
In the story, Buddy Baker enters a mysterious realm known as the Red, and he finds out he was given superpowers only so he could prepare the way for someone else: his four-year-old daughter, Maxine.
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