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SPOILERS:
The title is "Superman's Forbidden Room," but I would have gone with either "Big Blue's Forbidden Room" (to pull in the Bluebeard vibe) or "The Madness of Queen Lois." Years of Silver Age psychological abuse by the Man of Steel upon Lois has finally unhinged her, driven her mad, and now she fears she's locked away in an Artic Fortress with a madman! It's a bit like The Shining, when you think about it.
As far as the Bluebeard vibe is concerned, here's the wikipedia entry. It should be noted that both Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood have done retakes on the Bluebead story (The Bloody Chamber and Bluebeard's Egg - both were the titular story for their respective short story collections), but I believe Morrison's take on it intrigues me because really it's just Superman preparing Lois's birthday present.
"...it may look like a modern art gallery, but it's actually the armoury."
Nice reference to the World's Finest team-ups, and a counterpoint to the hardboiled Clark/Bruce relationship currently on show in Ass-Bats. The Lois-having-a-shower page -- two panels of it -- were maybe gratuitous, but I was too distracted by how pretty Quitely's water is. And I kind of hope it was meant as a bitchy jab at Miller & Lee, especially given the context (her working on an article, or a journal, of her madness). Lois having doubts versus "I have a date with Bruce Wayne" being wanked over an infinite number of times. |
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