10 Incredibly Weird Comic Book Timelines
2. Superman: True Brit
Where
Red Sun took itself very seriously with its dark tones and rather
depressing imagery, True Brit decides to turn the whole Superman
mythos into something of a tongue-in-cheek comedy.
Once
again Superman's rocket doesn't land in Kansas, instead landing in
England. The baby Kal-El is found by the family Clark, who upon
watching a video of his origins mishear his name as Colin.
Colin
grows up and discovers his powers through a series of accidents, but
instead of learning to harness his abilities they are repressed
through a stereotypical British reluctance to stand out.
The
saga pokes fun of British tabloids with Colin later working for the
Daily Smear (ew) and getting into a spot of bother over a cricket
incident.
The
comic wasn't overly well received: its portrayal of the conservatism
of the English was considered rather out of date when it was
published in late December 2004.
A
certain amount of latitude needs to be given to the writer; it was
their first comic book after all. The writer was John Cleese, by the
way – it's no Fawlty Towers, but it's not bad.