The Spidey-marriage-zapping whammy feels even worse to me. Admittedly, the Superman 2000 thing makes Lois a complete victim, but on the other hand - Myx isn't exactly the devil. And really, Spider-Man sacrificing his marriage, his adult life to move back in with his aging mommy figure. At least in the Superman proposal, it's only the writers who seem creepy that way.
(I always wonder if JMS and Quesada were making a comment on fanboys.)
I know Waid said somewhere he found an interview where Jerry Siegel talked about the defining elements of the Superman story, and Waid realized that none of them applied to the character any longer.
Getting rid of the marriage -- bad.
Getting rid of Ron Troupe, etc. just to bring back Steve Lombard (and presumably restore Superman's supporting csst to the same diversity as the cast of Friends - bad. And hell, I grew up with Steve Lombard in the stories. (He returned in All-Star Superman and the Geoff Johns run.)
Clark saying Jim instead of Jimmy. I rather liked that character touch from the 1950s TV series.
Death of Pa Kent. Blame Glenn Ford for having such a great death scene.
Luthor using the businessman as the front. I'm mixed about it. In some ways it feels cool. In other ways, it feels very dead-on-the-page Morrison. I like both the scientist and the businessman versions of Lex. And the idea of Lex having a secret ID is kind of cute. Maybe too much.
Prankster as Michael Moore-type. I like this one quite a bit.
Bizarro. Me am thinking it not nearly under the bottom enough. Me am glad they so original to steal Borg concept. So happy me could cry.
All other Superman villains in the proposal - it just makes me think that his rogues gallery kind of sucks. And Solaris from DC One Million -- God, that feels as fresh and relevant now as a Yahoo Serious reference. Not quite the timeless character Morrison intended.
Oh, and I notice they say virtually nothing about Lois after the marriage-wipe. I guess she doesn't matter to them.
The Spidey-marriage-zapping whammy feels even worse to me. Admittedly, the Superman 2000 thing makes Lois a complete victim, but on the other hand - Myx isn't exactly the devil. And really, Spider-Man sacrificing his marriage, his adult life to move back in with his aging mommy figure. At least in the Superman proposal, it's only the writers who seem creepy that way.
(I always wonder if JMS and Quesada were making a comment on fanboys.)
I know Waid said somewhere he found an interview where Jerry Siegel talked about the defining elements of the Superman story, and Waid realized that none of them applied to the character any longer.
Getting rid of the marriage -- bad.
Getting rid of Ron Troupe, etc. just to bring back Steve Lombard (and presumably restore Superman's supporting csst to the same diversity as the cast of Friends - bad. And hell, I grew up with Steve Lombard in the stories. (He returned in All-Star Superman and the Geoff Johns run.)
Clark saying Jim instead of Jimmy. I rather liked that character touch from the 1950s TV series.
Death of Pa Kent. Blame Glenn Ford for having such a great death scene.
Luthor using the businessman as the front. I'm mixed about it. In some ways it feels cool. In other ways, it feels very dead-on-the-page Morrison. I like both the scientist and the businessman versions of Lex. And the idea of Lex having a secret ID is kind of cute. Maybe too much.
Prankster as Michael Moore-type. I like this one quite a bit.
Bizarro. Me am thinking it not nearly under the bottom enough. Me am glad they so original to steal Borg concept. So happy me could cry.
All other Superman villains in the proposal - it just makes me think that his rogues gallery kind of sucks. And Solaris from DC One Million -- God, that feels as fresh and relevant now as a Yahoo Serious reference. Not quite the timeless character Morrison intended.
Oh, and I notice they say virtually nothing about Lois after the marriage-wipe. I guess she doesn't matter to them.
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