tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post6081092829467237157..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Reign of the Supermen #488: New52 SuperboySiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-73337724321359311912013-07-22T16:16:22.860-03:002013-07-22T16:16:22.860-03:00Not really Snyder's fault, as I enjoy his work...Not really Snyder's fault, as I enjoy his work on other books. I just can't stand Jim Lee. He ruins it for me. Maybe I should get my hands on raw scripts and read those.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-24247329549065783132013-07-22T16:09:13.828-03:002013-07-22T16:09:13.828-03:00I was just reading an interview with Scott Snyder ...I was just reading an interview with Scott Snyder (of "Superman Unchained"), where he talks about why he's telling a story about the army's rival superguy (codenamed "Wraith" BTW). Basically, it picks at the question: why doesn't Superman do more?<br /><br />---<br /><br />"General Lane puts a map up and says 'look how dangerous the world was then, Superman. Look at it now. When you landed, we thought you were another one, but you’re just a disappointment. What you need to hear all the time is applause, the sound of clapping and adulation, and deep down you’re a coward because you know you could take out that warlord in East Africa if you could do it secretly, and you know you would change things geopolitically, but you need to be the hero that everyone loves. This guy’s the real Superman.'"<br /><br />---<br /><br />Snyder would not be the first to address this issue; there's hardly an "Elseworlds" that goes by that doesn't touch on it. But I trust Snyder to be smarter about it than most; I don't imagine he's going to come up with a pat answer, but is probably going to reaffirm why Superman's basic M.O. is the right one for Superman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-74122191202133173492013-07-21T09:23:17.230-03:002013-07-21T09:23:17.230-03:00Anon: I completely agree. Johns' little run on...Anon: I completely agree. Johns' little run on Adventure Comics was a great simplification and direction for the character, which Lemire embraced with added weirdness up until the reboot.<br /><br />I think the Superman Family lost the most in the reboot. Supergirl too was in a good place (after at least a decade of mismanagement), and of course, the Superman franchise is something I find nigh unreadable right now.<br /><br />Only Supergirl is currently a good Superman Family book. Too early to tell on Batman/Superman, I suppose, though I'm sorry, NOT too early to tell on Unchained. Action was good under Diggle after too bizarre a Morrison final arc (too bizarre too early), but is now on the same pile as the Lobdell Superman book and the character's Justice League appearances. The pile I'd line my bird cage with if I wasn't afraid of the mind-rotting effects they could have on the bird.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-68829112602062184452013-07-21T02:09:47.911-03:002013-07-21T02:09:47.911-03:00Uggh, New52 looks so bad. Painful to see.Uggh, New52 looks so bad. Painful to see.JeffJedinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-87911928262015210462013-07-20T12:23:33.334-03:002013-07-20T12:23:33.334-03:00What's really frustrating is that Superboy had...What's really frustrating is that Superboy had finally, finally hit a really good status quo just before nu52. Connor had finally reached the point of wanting to follow in Superman's example, Geoff Johns had placed Connor on the Kent farm, and Jeff Lemire wrote a pretty amazing run with Superboy, Smallville, and new pals who were Lana Lang / Lex Luthor analogs.<br /><br />Then nu52 and Lobdell, secret organizations, and convolution just as you say.<br /><br />I remain astonished at how DC can be so bad at figuring out what makes a character work or what makes a particular writer successful with a character. When you're putting Lobdell on Superman, Superboy, Teen Titans, Red Hood and the Outlaws, and probably a few other titles, it says at least a few bad things about DC -- most likely that editorial is such a pain to work with, they have trouble holding on to writers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com