American comics: You're asked to fish, but you catch a Superman template?

Page 530

The reason is that it was also entrusted to Jacob to complete.

The main goal is to develop each other's abilities, especially in the field of comic book creation.

After all, Xu Fu wasn't just inviting another person to join his Courier comics company to find him a colorist and background artist; Jacob's inspiration and creativity in comics were the key to his hiring.

Although the current Messenger comics series is still mainly based on the Superman storyline.

However, Xu Fu already had his own ideas for development.

After all, this edition is called *The Messenger Comics*, not *Superman Comics*. While printing a Superman story might increase comic book sales, it would also limit the edition itself. Superheroes are never a "one-size-fits-all" concept, and *The Messenger Comics* isn't just about Superman.

We need to create more superheroes, both for the development of Messenger Comics and for Xu Fu himself.

After all, even Disney has a hard time creating new animated characters.

Even Donald Duck was more popular than Mickey Mouse, a Disney character, in his later years.

...

"Then I leave it to all of you here. Please take good care of the newspaper, old John."

"Don't worry, boss, I'll handle everything."

Inside the newspaper office, after explaining the work to come.

Then Xu Fu went home to prepare for his trip to Los Angeles.

With veterans like Old John by his side, he wasn't worried about any problems arising in the newspaper industry.

After all, he was only going to Los Angeles for a few days.

“Jacob..…”

Seeing Xu Fu's figure disappear at the crossroads, John breathed a sigh of relief, then approached Jacob with an impatient expression.

"Be careful not to get it dirty. I'm going to compare the color with the original later."

Seeing the expectant look in his eyes, Jacob handed him the picture of Superman and reminded him to be careful.

"Don't worry, I promise there won't be any problems."

John carefully handed the drawings to Jacob, and a flicker of excitement crossed his blank face as he considered the latest installments of the series.

You rarely have the opportunity to see several issues of a comic book like this in a row.

In the past, he had witnessed Superman appear up to a day early.

The King of Mischief reappeared in the series left by Xu Fu, and the villain who was transformed from a antagonist made John sigh when he appeared.

Seeing his flustered expression, Jacob, who had been standing to the side, immediately tensed up and stared intently at the painting in his hand.

He was afraid that if the other party got excited, something might happen. It wouldn't matter if John Jr. got hurt, but if there was a problem with the Superman portrait in his hands, it would become a big issue affecting the next issue of the newspaper series.

Fortunately, Jacob's fears didn't come true. Although John was excited, he realized the importance of the comic book in his hands. Moreover, under his watchful eye, John became completely absorbed in the story.

In this episode, the King of Pranks once again demonstrates his cunning side.

Through a series of legal means, the Little King managed to fraudulently obtain the right to use the English language, and then levied taxes on everyone who used it. Even Superman's newspaper, The Messenger, suffered greatly, having to pay huge sums in taxes, because this was the legal tactic the Little King used to gain the right to use the language, a tactic that even Superman was powerless to stop.

Even Superman, who appears on screen, has to pay taxes by defeating the prankster when he talks to him.

The first tribe.

"Get English?"

"King of Scoundrels" is an absolute criminal genius in the underworld.

Even Superman couldn't help him commit crimes.

After reading the comic book "The Inevitable Plot of Superman," John admired the novelty and quirkiness of the prank crime, and was a little worried about how Superman would solve it, even making connections to the plot.

Is there really a loophole in the right to use English as depicted in the comic? If in real life, some people use this method to obtain the right to use English, would they all have to pay taxes like residents of a metropolis?

In the comic, the entire metropolis is thrown into chaos due to the Lazy King's crimes.

The Daily Courier is on the verge of bankruptcy because it cannot pay its high taxes.

Lois and Superman are about to lose their jobs when Superman uses his super speed to read through the entire prankster's application in just a few seconds. He investigates the application process and eventually discovers loopholes in the legal procedures.

With this loophole established, the prankster's method of deceiving the English was illegal, and Superman turned the tide, saving the metropolis from disgrace while keeping his job at the Messenger.

"...More or less, the King of Delusions is a formidable opponent."

"Super speed, that's a pretty good ability. If I had it, I could do all the newspaper work myself... hall."

"He's truly a superman; even pranksters can't compare to him."

John held his breath, but when he saw on the back of the comic book that the prankster had lost the ability to use English, as Superman had announced it, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He sighed and opened the (Qian Zhao) blueprints in his hand.

Editor: "Kent, the front-page stories I've been getting lately are bland and incredibly tempting; I'm even starting to get on the front page myself. I've heard about a mysterious figure in Gotham City. Pick up your camera; I need more reports and photos about this mysterious person. If we could get evidence of another person's crimes, that would be even better."

On the next page of the series, Superman receives a task from his editor to interview a man named Mysterious Man in a small town called Gotham City.

"Gotham City, the mysterious figure?"

"Another new supervillain?"

Looking at the conversation between the editor and Superman in the comic, John instinctively mistook Mysterio for a new criminal.

Clark, a reporter who has transformed into Superman, picks up his camera and boards a train. He arrives in Gotham City, a city completely different from Metropolis.

Chapter 592 Unexpected Panic

"Hey kid, hand over everything of value you have!"

In the comics, Superman receives a "warm" welcome when he arrives in Gotham City.

An armed robber stopped him and stole his camera and all his valuables.

"It's a chaotic city, just like New York City in real life."

Looking at Superman's fate in the comics, John couldn't help but sigh.

New York City has a consistently high crime rate, especially since the Great Depression, when the economic recession led more people to take risks and engage in crime. Some desperate homeless individuals even commit crimes in order to get into prison.

After all, there was a wall to block the wind, food to fill their stomachs, and even new clothes specially prepared for this event.

Of course, in reality, most people have no choice but to swallow their anger when faced with thieves.

However, Superman in the comics obviously doesn't need to do that.

Shortly thereafter, Clark, who had been robbed, changed into the costume and transformed into the all-powerful Superman to catch the criminals who had robbed him.

Robber: "Who are you?"

Superman: "SUPERMAN!"

Standing still, 087 let the thugs finish firing their bullets, and Superman instantly appeared in front of them.

Superman: "Do you know about the mysterious man who appeared in Gotham City?"

Robber: "I don't know what you're talking about?"

The thug was very uncooperative when answering Superman's questions, and he saw Superman grab his arm.

Superman: "You're such a cheapskate! I want to see if you can even talk!"

Purple Man: "Let go of my hand!"

Seeing Superman grab his arm, the thug began to struggle and scream.

Superman: "No problem, grab his leg."

Seeing this, Superman very "understandingly" let go, and instead grabbed the thug's leg, landing convulsively on the power line.

Seeing Superman walking and grabbing, the thug screamed in terror.

Thug: "Stop! Stop right now! We'll be electrocuted!"

Superman: "No, we won't!"

Superman: "The bird didn't get electrocuted while sitting on the telephone line."

After catching the thugs in Gotham City and climbing a telephone pole, Superman remained calm, while the thugs were already terrified.

Superman: "What is this, Wayne Enterprises? Let's go check it out."

Superman grabbed the thug with one hand, drove to the front of the high-rise building, and with a gentle pull, climbed to the top of Wayne Tower.

Superman: "The scenery is so beautiful!"

Robber: "Help! Help!"

Standing atop Wayne Tower, Gotham City's tallest building, Superman gazed at the city's nightscape and sighed. Then he stretched out his hand, pointed to the skyscraper across the street, and asked the thug in his arms.

Superman: "I'm wondering if we can jump onto that building."

Robber: "No! No!"

The robber strongly protested the suggestion, but Superman jumped on him anyway, and the two were instantly swallowed by darkness.

Superman: "Missed it, damn it!"

Then, the last page of the comic only showed Superman's seemingly sad sigh.