in a HOT TUB--!

[buggery]

This probably isn't news to devoted Smallville fans -- and while I'm still a fan, yes, I'm not what I'd call devoted. I don't typically know about, say, Michael Rosenbaum's birthday or Tom Welling's upcoming movie unless I see an entry in somebody else's LJ, or an advertisement on TV. I don't go hunting spoilers or scripts. I'm a lowercase-f fan.

Anyway.

There's a series of DC-authorised novels based on the TV show (two series, actually, one that's targeted to a juvenile/teen/"young adult" audience and one that's... not). I've had bad experiences with these sorts of books, and besides, I'd rather read the fanfic, so I've been tangentially aware the books exist but wasn't much interested in them.

One of the forthcoming novels is called City, and was written by Devin Grayson (of Gotham Knights, Nightwing, and other comics-scripting fame). Here's part of what Devin had to say about the project in an interview back in November:
(yes, November, I did say this isn't exactly breaking news)

...you can imagine how bummed I was to find out that “adult series” merely means, “as opposed to the teen series line,” not “the XXX series,” as I was hoping. I did, however, manage to squeeze in a scene with Lex and Clark sharing a hot tub...

Yes. Sharing a hot tub. And if you know anything about Devin, you know hardly anybody is better at layering in the maximum amount of homoerotic subtext DC allows its house writers to get away with.

I may actually buy the damn book now. It's supposedly due out next month.

Pre-ordering for City available through amazon.com here.

Quote taken from this interview at The Comic Fanatic.com per that site's fair use guidelines.

Comments

[thete1.livejournal.com]

Holy freaking SHIT. O.O

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

Hee! For "the XXX series" he's just gonna have to leave it to the fans, as usual.

[logovo.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

Ok, my inner 13-year-old is so cheery right now it's almost obvious to the coworkers.

Thanks for the news!

[nuptse.livejournal.com]

*cartwheels*

The love! Soon to be seen in canon near you...

[suzycat.livejournal.com]

*hyperventilates*

*dies*

*revives*

An official book with Teh Gay? Am I still asleep and dreaming? Guh. GUH!

It actually makes sense; if you want to write a book that reflects the reality of a TV show, it should include the subtext *nods*. Anybody who watches the thing knows that Clark and Lex are at the very least very physically comfortable with each other. Intimate, even.

[karabou.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that does make me interested. Thanks for the info! <3

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[suzycat.livejournal.com]

Jesus Christ. Your icon is the best MR scar picture *ever*. It's like a billion dpi resolution or something. I can practically feel the indentation.

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[thete1.livejournal.com]

*bee hee* Yeah, I'm pretty happy with it. I mean, I mostly keep it around because I (still) need at least one SV icon, but... yeah. Mouth.

[muse-attack.livejournal.com]

I was linked by a friend to this post.

You've made me ridiculously happy, you have no idea.

I'm just the sort of person silly enough to *buy* a book like that, just to take the page, highlight it, and tape it to my wall.

^__~

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[muse-attack.livejournal.com]

And totally in love. And basically married.

*wants that book*

[laurab1.livejournal.com]

This is the blurb, which is on the listing for the book on amazon.co.uk:

Before the legend ... Before the icon ... There was the teenager named Clark Kent ... When Clark visits Metropolis with Lex Luthor, his super-senses become overwhelmed by all the human drama in the sprawling, crime-ridden city. Unfortunately for Clark, it's at a time when he needs his powers most. For the pair are being hunted by kidnappers, hitmen, and a psychopathic alien hunter. And it seems there will be no escape - unless Clark reveals his powers to the world ...

And I'm confused, because the book *this* is by has the Young Adults cover art.

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[buggery.livejournal.com]

Well, Devin was discovered by DC when she was a (Gotham comics) fanfic writer. And with comments like "that cool, enigmatic smirk that Michael Rosenbaum has endearingly trademarked on the show," and "Lex looks Clark up and down and smiles that way he did in the red kryptonite episode," I'd say she qualifies as a Smallville fan...

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[buggery.livejournal.com]

My pleasure!

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[buggery.livejournal.com]

We can hope...

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[buggery.livejournal.com]

Yeah. They're always flirting with the line (and each other) on the show. I'm looking forward to seeing Devin recreate their chemistry on the page.

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[buggery.livejournal.com]

You bet.

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[buggery.livejournal.com]

I recommend photocopying the page rather than cutting it out of the book...

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[buggery.livejournal.com]

Well, the cover image looks like a mock-up, rather than an actual photo of the finished cover, so that could just be a marketing fubar. I figure Devin knows which set of guidelines she had to write within -- she's used to dealing with the Comics Code, after all. In the end, so long as she gets the guys in a hot tub...

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[muse-attack.livejournal.com]

*g*

Well, that would be the logical thing, yes. But if the book as a whole is terrible, I'd likely do that.