#Perry White

[jetslay]

SUPERMAN™ by Ryan Light.

[idknwhatputhere]

The happiest moment of his life

[mforest-dc]

Imagine when they meet for the first time in My Adventure with Superman...

I liked how Bruce Timm's animated series had Bruce hitting on Lois and Clark not being at peace with it, but this time it might be interesting to have Lois on the jealous side.🤭

I used Bruce's character design from Batman: Wayne Family Adventures as a reference because I thought it would be the best fit for My Adventure with Superman. This Bruce is expressive and cute! Also, it's easy to play 'Bruce Wayne'. 😁hahaha

But this Clark is younger than usual, so Bruce should be younger as well.

[frownyalfred]

We talk about Jim Gordon *basically* knowing Batman is Bruce Wayne. Do you think Perry White has a similar knowledge of Clark Kent as Superman? Or is he oblivious and thinks Clark is rlly just that flighty

I find this a really fascinating question. I've always wanted to write a fic where it's just the two of them commiserating over coffee or cigarettes together, trying to stand in solidarity with their respective vigilantes without giving it away.

But whenever my mind travels down that path, I remember these are both very intelligent men whose literal jobs are to know the truth, to seek it out and break it down to the most granular details. There are very few things they don't know that they aren't consciously holding themselves back from.

They might know who Batman and Superman are out of the suit, but they don't want to know. They hold it just outside of their conscious beliefs, because to invite that kind of realization in means confronting the reality every day: they know who Batman is, who Superman is. That's a devastating secret. It burns at you when you hold it. It begs to be shared. It begs to be buried.

The greatest gift they can give Bruce and Clark (and themselves, to be honest) is pretending they don't know. But pretending you don't know something comes with its own drawbacks. They can't cover for you as well if they're pretending they don't know what they're covering for in the first place.

But yes. Beneath Perry's bluster, and Jim's gruff indifference, there are two very smart men trying to help as much as they can without driving themselves insane. So they nudge where they can, make excuses where it's plausible, and try to continue onward with this secret burning between their hands.

[fukutomichi]

My Adventures with Superman S1, Ep1 - Adventures of a Normal Man Pt. 1

[theflashjaygarrick]

I 100% respect MAWS for not adding Batman and instead focusing on superman's often under appreciated supporting cast. Lois. Jimmy. Perry White. Henry John Irons. Nat Irons. The only gotham character included is Vicki Vale who in my opinion never really got her due as a batman character (although I haven't seen Tim Burton's Batman so I can't speak to her portrayal there).

I adore Batman, His mythos literally got me into comics. But DC and its fans seemingly want him to be in literally everything, often to the expense of the other characters. It just feels refreshing to have a high profile DC adaptation that is confident to stand on its own without including Bat-content.

[kal8elle]

By @ SwainArtFS on xTwitter

[violent138]

Perry White's evolving Pros and Cons list for Lois. It's a thing of beauty.

Superman: Birthright #6

[nitewrighter]

I was reading a comic where Clark is at this point where he just... straight up unconsciously does full body scans using a combination of X-Ray vision and super-hearing when he picks up on people's stress levels rising--and he's a lot better at picking up anything unusual health-wise in people he's close to because obviously he'd have a stronger sense of their day to day biological baselines. Of course he knows this is weird and invasive, but it's also reflexive, so he very much keeps it to his internal dialogue. Still, I feel like it would unconsciously affect his decisions with other people.

Clark: *holding up several takeout bags* Brought breakfast for the office!

Perry: *opening a box* Spinach egg bites and pumpkin seed bran muffins? What are you, my doctor?

Clark, internally: Everyone here is on the verge of anemia from all your coffee consumption, please take the iron.

Clark, externally: I'm just a big believer in protein!

Perry: *looking him up and down* ...Clearly.

[pure-auspex]

The Daily Planet interns

[nicholasmoorethetwittermigrant]

Gosh they’re all adorable

About time something nice happened for these kids.

[jetslay]

My Adventures with Superman by Ryan Barr.

[idknwhatputhere]

Going to save his kids

[nitpickrider]

How often do you think Perry's therapist has heard the words "Jimmy Olsen"? Action Comics 533

[chernobog13]

Perry White is about to commit Olsencide, and Superman and Lois seem to be fine with it.

[frownyalfred]

Same anon who asked about if Perry knows Clark’s identity. Let’s say he doesn’t. How much work is it for Clark to keep his job?

Does he write really truly good quality work and that is what makes Perry keep him on the team? Or does he have to downplay his intelligence and manages to just scrape by with his writing and poor attendance?

How much would that wear on Clark if he does have to downplay his smarts?

Perry wouldn't keep him onboard if he wasn't at least pulling his own weight. I think he's a good writer, but not just because he's Superman. The perfect memory, the ability to remember the smallest details -- those are all important qualities, but they don't magically make you good at prose.

I think Clark's best asset is his humble demeanor at work. He befriends Lois, respects her, and in return she helps him. He's a nice enough guy that around the bullpen, people pitch in when they seem him drowning. And in return, he copyedits their pieces at a nearly inhuman speed. He brings them coffee when he remembers. A push and pull like that, is what I imagine.

Perry doesn't care if Clark has a freaky memory. He cares about the final draft sitting on his desk on time. Like many bosses in that industry, whatever the fuck Clark does after that doesn't really matter. A freaky fast memory doesn't write stories. Memorizing an entire list of board members doesn't make your article any better if the writing, the tone, etc are lacking.

Journalism is one of those fields where I don't think Clark has to downplay his weirdness as much. There's some weird people in Journalism/writing fields. They're weird to talk to, they're always traveling, they're eccentric. They hunt down a story with a kind of intensity that would be weird to anyone else. I actually think it's why he and Bruce get along so well -- once they get a lead, they hyperfocus. And to them, it's not weird.