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"DC Comics has confirmed several major continuity changes for Superman once the DC relaunch begins this September. As part of the &amp;#039;New 52&amp;#039; initiative, Clark Kent&amp;#039;s 15-year marriage to Lois Lane will be completely erased following the current Flashpoint storyline. &amp;quot;Marriage brings about a certain degree of comfort and security in one&amp;#039;s life,&amp;quot; DC co-publisher Jim Lee told Newsarama, regarding the decision to make Superman single again.  &amp;quot;If you have a life partner you always have someone to rely on. So from a story conflict point of view, it makes for a less dramatic story.&amp;quot; As well as removing one of the most famous marriages in comic book history, Superman&amp;#039;s new status quo also sees both Jonathan and Martha Kent dead and a greater focus on the character&amp;#039;s alien origins. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve made Superman such an iconic figure over the years that we&amp;#039;ve lost some of the character and the ability to tell stories with that character,&amp;quot; co-publisher Dan DiDio further explained. &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s so much continuity that&amp;#039;s been built on this character. We really wanted to get a Superman that is more accessible to the audience.&amp;quot; Superman&amp;#039;s adventures in the modern-day DC Universe will be told in George Perez&amp;#039;s Superman series, while Grant Morrison will focus on the character&amp;#039;s early days as a superhero  in Action Comics. Action Comics #1 is due out on September 7, followed by Superman #1 on September 28. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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