Yes, thanks for posting the story, GR. Obviously people are missing the whole point of it, but I still maintain that (1) Superman has no citizenship to renounce and (2) any attempts to put Superman in the real world are ill-advised and sure to fail. As it does here.
The Stelfreeze image is nice, but not a "Stelfreeze Superman" so much as a "Stelfreeze aping Shuster, Swan, Byrne, Grummet, Lee and Frank Superman," which wouldn't have been worth my money. Two things come to mind viewing it, though: first, isn't it weird to see a "history of Superman" image where Byrne's version is so close to the beginning (makes me feel OLLLLLD) and second, in "evolution" charts, isn't the caveman supposed to come at the beginning, not the middle?
BTW, I did make it to FCBD but forgot to look for the book. Too much excitement as the kds grabbed up Gottfredson Mickey Mouse, Barks Uncle Scrooge and assorted other goodies. For my part, I got the "Mis-Adventures of Adam West," which was...interesting, anyway, but the flip side was a literally hellish thing that looked like Hieronymus Bosch meets George Romero, so it went in the garbage (maybe a first for me). On the up side, we're supposed to be getting an 8-inch Adam West action figure out of this series, so keep your eyes peeled.
The kids also got free sketches from a fun artist named Jamie Cosley (
http://www.jamiecosley.com): a Spidey and and Iron Man (darned kids and their Marvel!). My 2-year-old daughter refused to ask for a sketch and contented herself with flirting with the artist. Gotta keep an eye on that girl; comic book artists are a seedy lot!