Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 14 (click to see context) from:
* CannotKeepASecret: Blows his secret identity ''and'' his existence to the world in #2.
to:
* CannotKeepASecret: Blows his secret identity ''and'' his existence to the world in #2.#2, as well as announcing the existence of Justice League of China. Cue mass SpitTakes from people like Perry White and Batman finding it... ''interesting''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 24 (click to see context) :
* GratuitousEnglish: Played with. Although the dialogue is written in English, it's understood that Kenan and the other characters are speaking Mandarin -- unless otherwise stated through the use of blue text, which signals the use of English.
Added DiffLines:
* TranslationConvention: Although the dialogue is written in English, it's understood that Kenan and the other characters are speaking Mandarin -- unless otherwise stated through the use of blue text, which signals the use of English.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 13 (click to see context) from:
* BreakingSpeech: [[spoiler:Flying Dragon General asks for Kenen's help in rescuing those the Ministry of Self-Reliance has captured, pointing out that the "S" that he wears means a lot more than what he thinks. When he glares, Dragon realizes what the look is, blasts him, then tells him that he's nothing but "a bully in a cape" trying to hide behind the "S".]]
to:
* BreakingSpeech: [[spoiler:Flying Dragon General asks for Kenen's help in rescuing those the Ministry of Self-Reliance has captured, pointing out that the "S" that he wears means a lot more than what he thinks. When he glares, Dragon realizes what the look is, blasts him, then tells him that he's nothing but "a bully in a cape" trying to hide behind the "S".]] It becomes obvious to the reader -- and clues Kenan in -- to who Flying Dragon General ''really'' is because it's [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay something his father told him in the first issue.]]]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** This also applies to the Superman mythos:
*** Laney Lan = Lois Lane
*** Luo Lixin = Lex Luther[[note]]Though it's the son of the Lex Luthor {{Expy}}. One would assume he shares the same surname.[[/note]]
*** Laney Lan = Lois Lane
*** Luo Lixin = Lex Luther[[note]]Though it's the son of the Lex Luthor {{Expy}}. One would assume he shares the same surname.[[/note]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 51 (click to see context) from:
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: The Freedom Fighters want to bring truth, justice and democracy to China, but TheDragonWithAnAgenda enlists Starro's aid to ''enforce'' it through violence. Flying Dragon General realizes that the group is WrongForTheRightSeasons and tells Kenan that people come before ideals.]]
to:
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: The Freedom Fighters want to bring truth, justice and democracy to China, but TheDragonWithAnAgenda the DragonWithAnAgenda enlists Starro's aid to ''enforce'' it through violence. Flying Dragon General realizes that the group is WrongForTheRightSeasons believes the ends justifies the means, and tells Kenan that people come before ideals.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: The Freedom Fighters want to bring truth, justice and democracy to China, but TheDragonWithAnAgenda enlists Starro's aid to ''enforce'' it through violence. Flying Dragon General realizes that the group is WrongForTheRightSeasons and tells Kenan that people come before ideals.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 28 (click to see context) from:
* LukeIAYourFather: [[spoiler: Flying Dragon General is Kenan's father.]]
to:
* LukeIAYourFather: LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Flying Dragon General is Kenan's father.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* LukeIAYourFather: [[spoiler: Flying Dragon General is Kenan's father.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Baixi earned the cowl of Bat-Man of China, but he was outdone at the training school by his own little sister. [[spoiler:And then she turns out to be a supervillain in the making.]]
Added DiffLines:
** The reporter Laney Lan, as the name might suggest, serves as Kenan's counterpart to Lois Lane (or Lana Lang. Or both).
* FailedASpotCheck: When Kenan meets I-Ching, he wonders why the man doesn't recognise him, having utterly failed to gather that I-Ching isn't wearing those dark glasses to look cool.
* FailedASpotCheck: When Kenan meets I-Ching, he wonders why the man doesn't recognise him, having utterly failed to gather that I-Ching isn't wearing those dark glasses to look cool.
Added DiffLines:
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Omen, who has no problem repeatedly zapping and blasting a teenager (admittedly, a rude and non-compliant one) at the drop of a hat, and has a staggering lack of empathy, or just emotional warmth in general.
Added DiffLines:
* TheReveal: Kenan isn't the Ministry's first attempt at making their own Superman.
Added DiffLines:
* TeamMom: Wonder-Woman of China, who has to keep Kenan and Baixi in line and away from each other's throats. Kenan even lampshades it when she has to tell him not to kill ''or'' maim their opponents.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 26 (click to see context) from:
* PowerOfTheSun: Kenan seems to be more noticeably solar powered compared to the other Supers, as at night he's far less powerful and even loses his powers.
to:
* PowerOfTheSun: Initially, Kenan seems to be more noticeably solar powered compared to the other Supers, as at night he's far less powerful but it soon becomes apparent that his power is limited by [[KiManipulation something different]]...
* [[KiManipulation Qi Manipulation]]: Kenan's powers work by channelling Superman's qi through his body, meaning that his powers become stronger when he acts "Superman-like"; in addition, they're linked to the eight [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagua Bagua]] trigrams, with the "Belly" trigram representing invulnerability, "Hand" representing super-strength, "Ear" super-hearing, andeven loses so on through yet-unrevealed abilities. Kenan is able to empower his powers.abilities by focusing his qi into those areas of his body.
* [[KiManipulation Qi Manipulation]]: Kenan's powers work by channelling Superman's qi through his body, meaning that his powers become stronger when he acts "Superman-like"; in addition, they're linked to the eight [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagua Bagua]] trigrams, with the "Belly" trigram representing invulnerability, "Hand" representing super-strength, "Ear" super-hearing, and
Changed line(s) 28 (click to see context) from:
* RuleOfSymbolism: Of all things, the "S"-shape on Kenan's chest is a multi-layered symbol. There's the classic duality of it being an "S" for "Superman" and the Kryptonian symbol for "hope"; its octagonal shape, taken from the international shape of stop signs, indicates the Ministry's intent to stop all threats to China; and combining the two forms the S-shaped path through an octagonal [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagua Bagua]] symbol.
to:
* RuleOfSymbolism: Of all things, the "S"-shape on Kenan's chest is a multi-layered symbol. There's the classic duality of it being an "S" for "Superman" and the Kryptonian symbol for "hope"; its octagonal shape, taken from the international shape of stop signs, indicates the Ministry's intent to stop all threats to China; and combining the two forms the S-shaped path through an octagonal [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagua Bagua]] Bagua symbol.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* RuleOfSymbolism: Of all things, the "S"-shape on Kenan's chest is a multi-layered symbol. There's the classic duality of it being an "S" for "Superman" and the Kryptonian symbol for "hope"; its octagonal shape, taken from the international shape of stop signs, indicates the Ministry's intent to stop all threats to China; and combining the two forms the S-shaped path through an octagonal [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagua Bagua]] symbol.
Changed line(s) 42 (click to see context) from:
* WhamEpisode: The sixth issue. [[spoiler: Kenan's father seemingly dies stopping Human Firecracker, only for the last page to reveal Dr. Omen has his body in stasis... and Dr. Omen is implied to be Kenan's supposedly dead mother.]]
to:
* WhamEpisode: WhamEpisode:
** The sixth issue. [[spoiler: Kenan's father seemingly dies stopping Human Firecracker, only for the last page to reveal Dr. Omen has his body in stasis... and Dr. Omen is implied to be Kenan's supposedly dead mother.]]]]
** Issue 8, the last page of which reveals an ''incredibly'' UnexpectedCharacter... [[spoiler:''Ching Lung'', the YellowPeril Chinese villain from the cover of the first ever issue of [[Creator/DCComics Detective Comics]]!]]
** The sixth issue. [[spoiler: Kenan's father seemingly dies stopping Human Firecracker, only for the last page to reveal Dr. Omen has his body in stasis... and Dr. Omen is implied to be Kenan's supposedly dead mother.
** Issue 8, the last page of which reveals an ''incredibly'' UnexpectedCharacter... [[spoiler:''Ching Lung'', the YellowPeril Chinese villain from the cover of the first ever issue of [[Creator/DCComics Detective Comics]]!]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* OlderThanTheyLook: Wonder Woman casually mentions to Baixi how he knows [[spoiler: she spent two centuries living inside a rock before she was found by the Ministry.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Red for Super-Man, Blue for Bat-Man, Green for Wonder-Woman, [[spoiler: Purple for Flash]].
Deleted line(s) 18 (click to see context) :
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Red for Super-Man, Blue for Bat-Man, Green for Wonder-Woman, [[spoiler: Purple for Flash]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 9 (click to see context) from:
* {{Acrofatic}}: Chinese Bat-man looks out of shape but can still do most of Bat-man's acrobatics.
to:
* {{Acrofatic}}: Chinese Bat-man Bat-Man looks out of shape but can still do most of Bat-man's Batman's acrobatics.
Added DiffLines:
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Red for Super-Man, Blue for Bat-Man, Green for Wonder-Woman, [[spoiler: Purple for Flash]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 40 (click to see context) from:
* WhamEpisode: The sixth issues. [[spoiler: Kenan's father seemingly dies stopping Human Firecracker, only for the last page to reveal Dr. Omen has his body in stasis... and Dr. Omen is implied to be Kenan's supposedly dead mother.]]
to:
* WhamEpisode: The sixth issues.issue. [[spoiler: Kenan's father seemingly dies stopping Human Firecracker, only for the last page to reveal Dr. Omen has his body in stasis... and Dr. Omen is implied to be Kenan's supposedly dead mother.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* WhamEpisode: The sixth issues. [[spoiler: Kenan's father seemingly dies stopping Human Firecracker, only for the last page to reveal Dr. Omen has his body in stasis... and Dr. Omen is implied to be Kenan's supposedly dead mother.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 24 (click to see context) from:
* PoweroftheSun: Kenan seems to be more noticeably solar powered compared to the other Supers, as at night he's far less powerful and even loses his powers.
to:
* PoweroftheSun: PowerOfTheSun: Kenan seems to be more noticeably solar powered compared to the other Supers, as at night he's far less powerful and even loses his powers.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 30 (click to see context) from:
*** The Wonder-Woman of China (Deilan Peng) = ComicBook/WonderWoman (Diana Price)
to:
*** The Wonder-Woman of China (Deilan Peng) = ComicBook/WonderWoman (Diana Price)Prince)
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BreakingSpeech: [[spoiler:Flying Dragon General asks for Kenen's help in rescuing those the Ministry of Self-Reliance has captured, pointing out that the "S" that he wears means a lot more than what he thinks. When he glares, Dragon realizes what the look is, blasts him, then tells him that he's nothing but "a bully in a cape" trying to hide behind the "S".]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* [[TransatlanticEquivalent Trans-Pacific Equivalent]]: InUniverse version.
** Obviously, the Justice League of China is an equivalent to the [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Trinity]], extending to their [[SignificantMonogram initials]]:
***The Super-Man of China (Kenan Kong) = ComicBook/{{Superman}} (Clark Kent)
***The Wonder-Woman of China (Deilan Peng) = ComicBook/WonderWoman (Diana Price)
***The Bat-Man of China (Baixi Wang) = ComicBook/{{Batman}} (Bruce Wayne).
**This also applies to the ComicBook/FreedomFighters of China:
***Flying Dragon General = Uncle Sam
***Blue Condor = Black Condor
***Ghost Woman = Phantom Lady
***Sunbeam = the Ray
***Folding Paper Man = Doll Man (and ComicBook/PlasticMan)
***Human Firecracker = Human Bomb
** Obviously, the Justice League of China is an equivalent to the [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Trinity]], extending to their [[SignificantMonogram initials]]:
***The Super-Man of China (Kenan Kong) = ComicBook/{{Superman}} (Clark Kent)
***The Wonder-Woman of China (Deilan Peng) = ComicBook/WonderWoman (Diana Price)
***The Bat-Man of China (Baixi Wang) = ComicBook/{{Batman}} (Bruce Wayne).
**This also applies to the ComicBook/FreedomFighters of China:
***Flying Dragon General = Uncle Sam
***Blue Condor = Black Condor
***Ghost Woman = Phantom Lady
***Sunbeam = the Ray
***Folding Paper Man = Doll Man (and ComicBook/PlasticMan)
***Human Firecracker = Human Bomb
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 9 (click to see context) from:
* Acrofatic: Chinese Bat-man looks out of shape but can still do most of Bat-man's acrobatics.
to:
* Acrofatic: {{Acrofatic}}: Chinese Bat-man looks out of shape but can still do most of Bat-man's acrobatics.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 14 (click to see context) from:
* {{Expy}}: The entire first storyline is essentially set to make a Chinese Justice League.
to:
* {{Expy}}: {{Expy}}:
** The entire first storyline is essentially set to make a Chinese JusticeLeague.League.
** Kenan being Sun Wukong from JourneyToTheWest based on his JerkWithAHeartOfGold and RestrainingBolt.
** The entire first storyline is essentially set to make a Chinese Justice
** Kenan being Sun Wukong from JourneyToTheWest based on his JerkWithAHeartOfGold and RestrainingBolt.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* StopBeingStereotypical: The basis between the InterserviceRivalry with the Great Ten and the Ministry -- The Ministry sees the Great Ten as outdated and stereotypical relics of abandoned morals and created the Justice League of China to beat the westerners at their own game. The Great Ten sees the Ministry as abandoning their country's pride and, by creating imperfect superheroes based on those within America, reinforce the idea of China being a bootlegger's paradise.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* Acrofatic: Chinese Bat-man looks out of shape but can still do most of Bat-man's acrobatics.
* CannotKeepASecret: Blows his secret identity ''and'' his existence to the world in #2.
* InterserviceRivalry: The Minstery of Self Reliance/Justice League of China with The Great Ten. August General in Iron is not amused another superteam is trying to take his work from him.
Changed line(s) 18 (click to see context) from:
* CannotKeepASecret: Blows his secret identity ''and'' his existence to the world in #2.
to:
* CannotKeepASecret: Blows his secret identity ''and'' his existence PoweroftheSun: Kenan seems to be more noticeably solar powered compared to the world in #2.other Supers, as at night he's far less powerful and even loses his powers.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* {{Expy}}: The entire first storyline is essentially set to make a Chinese Justice League.
Added DiffLines:
* CannotKeepASecret: Blows his secret identity ''and'' his existence to the world in #2.
* RestrainingBolt: Also doubles as a ShockCollar as Kenan gets fitted with one of these in the form of a pair of goggles to keep him in line. Bat-Man built it.
* RestrainingBolt: Also doubles as a ShockCollar as Kenan gets fitted with one of these in the form of a pair of goggles to keep him in line. Bat-Man built it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* HeroicBuild: Kenan starts out with a fairly average build, with broad shoulders and a slight gut. When he gets his powers, he immediately becomes ripped.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* FreudianExcuse: Kenan's mother died in a plane accident, which cause him to bully the son of owner of the airline where she died.
Added DiffLines:
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kenan is a bully that is ''very'' full of himself and his ego only gets worse once he gets powers but he does have genuine heroic instincts, which is why he was chosen to receive powers in the first place.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* AluminiumChristmasTrees:: Regarding Kenan's given name, which some found to be unusual and "un-Chinese" sounding. [[http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2016/04/14/naming-super-man Gene Luen Yang outlined the naming process in response to that concern]].
Deleted line(s) 13 (click to see context) :
* RealityIsUnrealistic: Regarding Kenan's given name, which some found to be unusual and "un-Chinese" sounding. [[http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2016/04/14/naming-super-man Gene Luen Yang outlined the naming process in response to that concern]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/new_super_man.jpg]]
'''''New Super-Man''''' is a 2016 {{comic book}} published by Creator/DCComics as part of their [[ComicBook/DCRebirth Rebirth]] initiative, written by Gene Luen Yang (''ComicBook/AmericanBornChinese'', ''ComicBook/SupermanTruth'') with art by Viktor Bogdanovic.
Kenan Kong [[note]]Kong Kenan, in [[UsefulNotes/ChineseNames Chinese naming convention]][[/note]] is a troubled young man living with his mechanic father in UsefulNotes/{{Shanghai}}. Despite his bullish personality and narcissistic tendencies, he's got the heart of a hero, and his life changes forever when he's selected by an [[ResearchInc underground scientific foundation]] to become the first-ever ComicBook/{{Superman}} of China and a founding member of their own ComicBook/JusticeLeague.
----
!! ''New Super-Man'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AlliterativeName: '''K'''enan '''K'''ong, mirroring the alliterative-sounding name of his American equivalent '''C'''lark '''K'''ent.
* ChineseNames: Kenan Kong is the Westernized version of his Chinese name, Kong Kenan.
* ForeignCultureFetish: The reason Kenan becomes ComicBook/{{Superman}}, and why Western-style superheroes (as well as supervillains) are said to be on the rise in China -- an example of {{truth in television}}, as this is a {{real life}} phenomenon currently happening in Chinese culture.
* GratuitousEnglish: Played with. Although the dialogue is written in English, it's understood that Kenan and the other characters are speaking Mandarin -- unless otherwise stated through the use of blue text, which signals the use of English.
* RealityIsUnrealistic: Regarding Kenan's given name, which some found to be unusual and "un-Chinese" sounding. [[http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2016/04/14/naming-super-man Gene Luen Yang outlined the naming process in response to that concern]].
----
'''''New Super-Man''''' is a 2016 {{comic book}} published by Creator/DCComics as part of their [[ComicBook/DCRebirth Rebirth]] initiative, written by Gene Luen Yang (''ComicBook/AmericanBornChinese'', ''ComicBook/SupermanTruth'') with art by Viktor Bogdanovic.
Kenan Kong [[note]]Kong Kenan, in [[UsefulNotes/ChineseNames Chinese naming convention]][[/note]] is a troubled young man living with his mechanic father in UsefulNotes/{{Shanghai}}. Despite his bullish personality and narcissistic tendencies, he's got the heart of a hero, and his life changes forever when he's selected by an [[ResearchInc underground scientific foundation]] to become the first-ever ComicBook/{{Superman}} of China and a founding member of their own ComicBook/JusticeLeague.
----
!! ''New Super-Man'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AlliterativeName: '''K'''enan '''K'''ong, mirroring the alliterative-sounding name of his American equivalent '''C'''lark '''K'''ent.
* ChineseNames: Kenan Kong is the Westernized version of his Chinese name, Kong Kenan.
* ForeignCultureFetish: The reason Kenan becomes ComicBook/{{Superman}}, and why Western-style superheroes (as well as supervillains) are said to be on the rise in China -- an example of {{truth in television}}, as this is a {{real life}} phenomenon currently happening in Chinese culture.
* GratuitousEnglish: Played with. Although the dialogue is written in English, it's understood that Kenan and the other characters are speaking Mandarin -- unless otherwise stated through the use of blue text, which signals the use of English.
* RealityIsUnrealistic: Regarding Kenan's given name, which some found to be unusual and "un-Chinese" sounding. [[http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2016/04/14/naming-super-man Gene Luen Yang outlined the naming process in response to that concern]].
----
