APE IN A CAPE: That List of Five Characters People Want To See Back In The DCU

APE IN A CAPE: That List of Five Characters People Want To See Back In The DCU:

emeraldnight:

I think that the attiude some of the creators have had has been off-putting, and I'm speaking mostly as a superman fan. The disrespect shown to the idea of him being a boy scout, the idea of his marriage being taken away because it "domesticated him" as if that is a bad thing when anyone who knows Clark Kent knows that love and marriage are what he wants, and the idea that Lois lane is nothing but a "damsel in distress" is extremely sad. All i needed was DC to say once that they know the attachment that readers have to them love story of Clark and Lois. That they respect that relationship, and this reboot is just giving them a chance to give an iconic love story a new telling. Instead we got " marriage sucks", except for Animal Man of course. I got into reading comics through watching smallville, who in my opinion nailed the Clark and Lois relationship. I started loving the comics version, being able to see it so much in the smallville version. I also saw a superman who wasnt above the law, who was kind, gentle and humble. I also wanted to continue reading about him. When smallville ended, I looked to comics to fill that clois need. Sadly, the relationship was barely featured in the WoNK and Grounded story lines (which, why the marriage was blamed for anything I will never know, given it was barely shown in the last 2 years). But instead, I get nasty digs about superman, Clark, Lois, and marriage. DC had the chance to really get me as a superman and clois fan looking to fill the void after Smallville. Unfortunately their need to batman-ize superman, diss marriage and love for superman and Lois, and their disrespectful PRhas pretty much ensured I'm not on board with this reboot and they aren't getting my money. Maybe I eventually will be. Maybe when I see a hint in reviews that superman isn't acting obnoxious. When I see a hint of the iconic love story of Clark and Lois, because frankly not going there tells me there is out of character writing going on because in character? It is Lois and Clark. Maybe when creators understand that dissing something people love is not the way to get money, and start respecting readers, then I will start spending my money on DC's reboot. Until then, I live in back issue land and with smallville DVDs for my superman fix. Where superman is allowed to be a sweet, kind, but powerful beacon of hope with a wife and family for him to love. Because that is my superman.

As someone who routinely says the wrong thing at the worst possible time, I have some sympathy for creators and editors who have added fuel to the fire while people are still adjusting from the shock of this whole thing, but yeah, I agree, there have been some very weird responses.

Marketing people, that's a different thing, I don't think anyone really expects them to be doing anything but promoting a new initiative.  But I do feel editors and writers should be trying to consider people's feelings a little bit. You don't need to trash the past to do something new.