@lvenger:
If there's nothing to explore, why is DC releasing a Lois and Clark series where the Pre Flashpoint versions return and are married? Why is that series looking at Lois and Clark raising a son and being a family? Why has there been more development and believabilitly in one well written Lois and Clark moment than all the scenes of Superman and Wonder Woman? The answer is simple chemistry, people are far more drawn to and interested in the romance of an alien sun god falling in love with an earth woman than they are to Superman getting close with another super powered being. Each side has its defenders in the comic fanbase but in the general audiences, they think Superman falls in love with Lois Lane. It's far more hasty and erroneous on your part to claim everything's been done with Clark and Lois when there is still ways of retelling the story.
The whole point of Maxima's infatuation with Superman is because she wants him as a mate to provide her empire with strong and powerful children whereas Superman doesn't want to be in a relationship like that. That was how the Maxima/Superman relationship worked before so even if they retconned the implied lesbian hint Maxima gave in Supergirl, I don't see how they would work as a couple. What's the appeal with Shay Veritas and Lourdes either? The latter was a one time character with limited dimensions to her personality whereas the former is just a work colleague who is also sometimes a bit fearful of Superman. Not the preconditions for a romance there.
The Lucy Lane potential would be very weird once Clark and Lois inevitably get together as they obviously will in the New 52 regardless of whether a few dissenters like yourself like it or not. Cat would be weird since there wasn't a flirty quality to their relationship when they ran their blog. The only other person who I would be fine with Clark dating is Lana Lang but she's with Steel so that's a no go too. I
Firstly Kandor isn't in a position to be utilised at the moment in the New 52 DCU for anything story wise. And secondly I find your Female Kandorian proposal to be honestly lazy, plot convenient and rather cliche if I'm being frank. Again not only does it run the risk of Superman being alienated from spending time with other people (like his relationship with Wonder Woman has led to Superman spend more time among superhumans than he does with normal humans) but it takes the focus away from Clark's supporting cast. Which, as Truth has shown, need to be treated and respected right for the Superman line to go through successful world building.
As I have shown in citing that Superman 46 page and what's happened in SM/WW, they are finished for now during Truth. I'm not naive to Superman suddenly changing his mind about being with Diana once Truth is up though, that could happen once Superman gets his powers, and hopefully his SiD back. It would be a regressive reversal instead of the positive ones that the first two would be for Superman in my opinion.
Okay. Here's a few questions then.
Why make Lois and Clark now? Why not months ago or more than a year ago? They didn't need Convergence to do that. No. They chose that the N52 is going through its worst phase yet, and then brought back those two.
You say their marriage and kid brought new stuff. Okay... Then to someone that's been following Superman for +20 years, please tell me, what's new about Lois and Clark in comparison to everything else that's happened? What makes it so groundbreaking? What would that comic teach me, that I already don't know about Kal and Lois?
You say that it's inevitable that Kal and Diana are gonna breakup. You even go to the length of confirming something that's not even confirmed. You read something, interpreted it your way, as you wanted and that makes it so... I'd say you're the one reaching here. Specially seeing that Truth crossovers have been less than forthcoming in details. One moment Clark is in the Mythbrawl trying to find anything he can about Wraith and HORDR, and in Action Comics we see him not only finding Wraith but defeating her. In Superman-WonderWoman they breakout Parasite to find out where all the power that's been stolen was, and they go to find Vandal son. All things that are clearly after what's happening in the Mythbrawl.
And how do we know this?! Because in that issue of Superman he's also wandering about Wraith effects on him and how much he's change, while in Action Comics we see him not only beating Wraith but also learning to see pass his rage. To focus it and use it.
So lets do ourselves both a favor. I won't dismiss your theory of the breakup and you won't dismiss what I'm saying. Because honestly at this point it's starting to look that we're butting heads for the pleasure of it. And trust me. I get no pleasure out of it. It just annoys me a little.
Has for Maxima and any other love potential I keep every word I said. Even when you referred to Maxima you were talking about modern age Maxima. That Maxima died a long time ago. This Maxima can still be redone in the right way.
Honestly I'd really like to know what you see in the Clois relationship, that's there to explore. Because the main reason I read just one issue of Lois and Clark and drop it, was because not only it seemed like a cheap shot doing it know, and doing it in Earth-0 of all places, but it felt and read like a closure story for fans that needed closure on those two pre-Flashpoint relationship. Something I don't need. You may not call it a cheap shot, but looking at the time it was done, and the fact DC didn't chose another Earth, like for example Earth-2 that's lacking a Superman and living Lois, it speaks volumes of this move by DC.
I know it, you know it, heck, everyone knows it at this point.
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