some edelferdibert for #edelgardrarepair week! did a regency au for funsies + day 7 (hair/intimacy) a little early;; #FE3H

black and white sketch of pre-crisis superman and lex luthor kissing mid air. the text bubbles say superman: "i'm taking you to stryker's penitenciary by the way" lex: "aww how original"

black and white sketch of lex luthor caressing superman's face

#clex more risqué ones at archiveofourown.org/works/678949...

Also, you all knew this was coming:

SMALLVILLE.

It’s not a perfect adaptation, but the Clark and Lex relationship is easily the best part of the series, and Michael Rosenabum brings a level of complexity and vulnerability to Lex that makes him feel deeply tragic at every turn.

Action Comics #1050

Superman (2023) #1

And if you want something VERY recent, I’m personally really enjoying Joshua Williamson’s take on Lex in Superman (2023).

The story starts in Action Comics #1050, then continues in Superman (2023) #1.

All-Star Superman

Speaking of Morrison…

Lex is only present in a few issues if All-Star Superman, but he completely steals every scene he’s in. A hilariously campy take on pre-crisis Lex.

Thanks to Morrison, I will always consider Lex drawing on his eyebrows every morning canon, no matter what anyone else says.

JLA: Rock of Ages

Superman: The Black Ring

More villain protag/villain team up stories!

I’m not a huge fan of Lex’s writing in the 90s, but “JLA: Rock of Ages” is a rare exception, and “Superman: the Black Ring” is an excellent example of how to make Lex compelling without necessarily making him sympathetic.

Salvation Run

Forever Evil

Now for something a little different…

Both Salvation Run and Forever Evil feature more villain-centric stories, featuring Lex going head to head with other villains instead of Superman.

Superman: Up, Up and Away kickstarted a new era for Lex in the 2000s, and most variations on his story since then have used a variation on the Geoff Johns’ take on the character.

Superman: Last Son follows and features more of Johns’ Lex.

Superman: Birthright

Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor

For modern comics, Mark Waid’s Superman: Birthright is REQUIRED reading, imo. I would also heavily recommend Waid’s (currently unfinished) follow-up to Birthright, The Last Days of Lex Luthor, which is already one of my absolute favorite books despite only having one issue out at the moment.

Action Comics #500

Action Comics #544

For other Bronze Age recs (my personal favorite Lex era), Action Comics #500 and #544 are excellent special issues.

#544 is written in part by Cary Bates, whose other Lex stories from the era I would also highly recommend checking out.

Not comics, but on the subject of Maggin, I’d highly recommend his novels: “Last Son of Krypton”, “Miracle Monday”, and his short story “Luthor’s Gift” are all available for free here: theages.superman.nu/maggin/

He also has a new book called “Lexcorp” on amazon which I haven’t read yet.

Superman #292

Superman #416

I can’t recommend all Elliot S! Maggin’s Lex Luthor stories highly enough and generally consider him to be the gold standard for Lex Luthor, but some of the high notes are Superman #292 and Superman #416.

Superman #168

Action Comics #318

The Lexor Saga (started in Superman #164 above) is one of Lex’s best pre-crisis ongoing storylines and continues in Superman #168 and Action Comics #318.

Superman #164

Superman #167

Superman #175

Any Silver Age stories by Edmund Hamilton are a great starting place if you want to see Lex’s historical roots.

Special mentions to Superman #164, Superman #167, and the imaginary story Superman #175 (a personal favorite).

Since I want to start using this account more, I figured I’d start by moving my Lex Luthor recs over here from twitter!

These are some of my personal favorites, with preference given to works that write him as a complex character in his own right and not just a parody or plot device.

just bought it not long ago! i haven’t had time to read it yet but i plan to read it asap. 🫡

gritty superman deconstructions about “what if superman was evil” are dumb bc they totally miss the point of superman as a character. give me a superman deconstruction that’s about growing up Different in a red state.

hello i don’t know how to use this app but i am trying to make myself stop using twitter. i like dc comics, smallville, dragon age, baldur’s gate, the locked tomb, and a whole bunch of other nerd stuff.

from a practical perspective also just. the nature of the DC universe is that it has to parallel our own which means superman can’t change anything too radically, which means that slightly-left-of-center is really the best we’re gonna get.

Good luck to the jayvik nation tonight

#arcane #jayvik

Re-UP!⬆Old Batfamily artworks 🦇🖤

an image of everyone's big strong wife karlach baldurs gate 3

🔥karlach🔥

gotta find where all the DC people are on this app bc with twitter crashing and tumblr slowly circling the drain i need somewhere to be unhinged and strange about my little guys

Sketch comm of Emperor!Hubert and his advisor, Ferdinand for Sapph!

Thanks for the support 💕

#FE3H

literally don’t know how this place works or what i’m doing here but i am here now.