My love for Christopher Reeves as Superman will never die.
From what I’ve read, the new DCnU is revamping Superman significantly. He’s going to be younger, and will no longer be a golden god in the eyes of the public. It sounds like Superman is going to be a little like Spider-man is in the Marvel Universe— he’ll be regarded as a menace.
Superman comic books have had a rough few decades as audiences have grown more sophisticated. It’s tough to read, month in and month out, a story about the world’s greatest boy scout. Even if you can deal with all the American Pie aspects of Superman, you’re still reading about a being who is capable of most anything. He can fly. He’s fast, strong, has fire eyes, and ice breath. Oh, and he has won the Pulitzer Prize and has a brilliant, untameable, super-sexy wife.
So yeah. Life in Metropolis is good.
In the new books, he’ll be younger, single, and not as nearly as regarded by other heroes like he is in the current universe. Not only is it all an attempt to improve the sales of his comics, it’s likely an attempt to create a character people might like to watch in a movie.
I don’t think Superman isn’t as successful as Batman in movies because he’s hookey, or because we are more cynical. I think we just want someone more relatable.
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After 73 years and 900 issues of Action Comics, people will still pay attention to what Superman says and does. That, in itself, is pretty impressive. Granted, part of the uproar that’s festered here is clearly politically motivated and amplified by people that don’t actually read comics or even understand storytelling. DC should be able to take risks, stretch boundaries, and ask hard questions. Marvel should be able to do that. Comics, TV, film, and literature can do that. Fiction can do that. Superman isn’t America; he’s a symbol for a particular idea of American values. And if we as Americans question our identity and values, then it’s only fair that Superman gets to question as well. The narration used to say that Superman was about truth, justice, and the American way. I would like to think that the American way is about saving lives, ending war, promoting freedom, helping those that can’t help themselves, and doing what one can to make a better world. It doesn’t matter where he lives or what his legal status is or what he even calls himself. If Superman subscribes to those ideals and those ideals ARE the true American way, then his heart, his mind, and his loyalty, should never be called into doubt.
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“Your father left this for you. It just happens to be nine inches long and shaped like a cock.”
(That’s for Rudy.)
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JLA #100 - The birth of the Justice League Elite. By this issue and then grab the Justice League Elite trades. Good, good stuff.
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Project: Rooftop has released the finalists for its “Superman: Man of Style” contest. I’m very impressed with some of the ideas here, includning the messianic version above. The best entries are the ones that focused on the reporter or or farmboy aspects of his character.
