@saintwildcard: Both are inherently down to Earth farmboys. While Pre 52 is slightly stiffer, New 52 is more agressive and aprehensive. Although Morrison and Pak really showed the better aspects of New 52 Clark. Johns, Morrison and Loeb did a better job for Pre 52 Clark.
But hey it's okay if you enjoy New 52 Clark more. Pak has been doing a fantastic job on Action although B/S is dipping hard IMO.
GAH! I was just here to troll WW fans and you've come to harsh my vibe.
I've gone back and read many stories, while I might enjoy them from a story telling standpoint their Superman interpretations might not do it for me personally. All Star and Birthright are good stories, but personality wise they don't click with me. I do have a thing against Superman writers who tote the No Kill rule, it's not a rule a personally believe and I think because of how many people shove the story "What's wrong with Truth Justice and the American way" I've come to hate that story. I also like to point out that the story didn't prove anything or made it definitive. I enjoy what I heard John Byrne's Superman is meant to be, that Clark Kent is the real person and Superman is the facade which he uses to mask his flaws so that people don't know he's not perfect and don't get scared.
Yeah, I can agree about BM/SM. It's really only had two good arcs. I wish he would jump onto SM/WW, although I do think that TOmasi has gotten better this arc and last issue was IMO in the top 5 of the entire series.
Pak has some good ideas with him, but the fact that he keeps shoving the same thing down our throats and doesn't advance Clark, is more aggravating and feels preachy. Especially when he is continually played up as a victim in nearly everything he's in. I am just very annoyed with that plot device for Superman. First its in Action, its in SM/WW (this is the worst culprit mind you), its in Gods and Monsters, its in JL, its in BvS. I'm just tired of the whole "the world is against Superman." It's been done can we move on?
Hmm, I completely disagree. I think all the arcs on his AC run are different from each other, and I'm thinking your definition of what you consider him being a victim is gonna be vaguely tied at best. But do feel free to elaborate. I can counter your point by saying, for years we've had stories where everyone is kissing Superman's ass and the ground he walks on. We've actually had that a lot longer too. And back to my point about being vague, Gods and Monsters was not a story about the government/the world being (and it wasn't even the main focus but a background plot point to help the villain reach his goal) against Superman, but rather someone framing him for crimes. And while BvS and Truth are dealing with the matter of can people trust Superman, they are both different approaches to it and they both establish trust problems for different reasons. I would find the "Can we trust Superman?" aspect more appealing in BvS if not for the fact that in Truth Superman has no secret identity which I hope is something the work with for a long time.
I am personally having a hard time taking this "T-shirt" Superman seriously. I don't know I just have difficult time sympathizing with Clark or taking anything he says with a grain of salt when he's running around on the White House lawn looking like he's that 'roided up football player that has anger issues and goes around punching people while screaming "Hey! I'm not a threat though guys!"
If he had the power to fly to the WHite House within seconds he wouldn't have had too, but when they sent people to hurt his friends, take away his home from Smallville and threaten him and Wonder WOman, the dude deserves the right to be cautious around them. He needed to talk to the President, if he had walked up to the WHite House, they wouldn't have let him.
I have no doubt in my mind that there is a "Hero of the People" Clark in mind, but making him look like a jarhead is not the way to go. Heck, give him back his flannel shirt and hat, and I'll be on board, because that's farmboy Clark. Not the guy we have now that looks like he spends hundreds of dollars on a gym membership and muscle supplements.
If Superman could, he'd have the cape on. I loved the era when he had the shirt/jeans look, but I can see why they got rid of the cape for this arc cus it would clash aesthetically. That was more of a fun/quirky time in his life, this is a bit more serious. But if that's the way you choose to see it, that's your opinion. The point was to emphasize that Superman is not just the suit and his powers, it is Clark Kent's desire to help even when limited to his current power setting. While some writers have touched upon it, as did Johns in his SM run, I think there is a plethora of stories to be told and that's something Superman is in desperate need of after 76 years.
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