Scans: World of Krypton (1/2)

[mithen]

John Byrne's influence on the Superman character and mythos is deep and far-reaching. After Crisis of Infinite Earths, he was tapped to re-make Superman, and he took the character in very different directions. There had been, in the late pre-Crisis, a tendency to see Clark Kent as the real persona and Superman as the "mask"--Byrne's envisioning of

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[mithen]

I haven't read this comic myself, but it seemed to me Byrne pretty much contradicted his own implication with Jor-El's character. He still managed to regain himself emotionally despite the cold, sterile upbringing of Krypton.

I agree! I guess Byrne considered Jor-El a sort of last-ditch throwback, but...he seems really fond of the guy, doesn't he? I like him too--when he gets betrothed he mentions he's just barely an adult, and it kind of shows. He's very earnest and sweet.

On the other hand, I have a *headdesk* moment every time a Kryptonian arrives and turns up their nose at those "inferior Earthlings". Very rich coming from people who managed to blow up their own planet.

In some ways that doesn't even make sense, because these people didn't grow up with powers at all (and usually it's the powers thing they mean). To your average Kryptonian, most of their life they were a lot like humans--and especially now that they've gone back to a more Silver Age approach, not even that different in culture. So yeah, good job on the planet thing, Kryptonians! :P

[mithen]

Well maybe blowing up other peoples' planets or in our lesser way countries is uncivillised. Whereas blowing up your own is the ultimate proof of civilisation. ;-)

Hint: not serious (if the wink didn't work).

Angeloz

[mithen]

*snicker* "At least when we blow things up, we blow ourselves up." :D