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It's interesting how many people thought Morrison was going for a Golden Age socialist Superman revival when a big part of those issues is why that Superman no longer works.

I totally disagree. ASS is the elevation of the man INTO myth, but his humanity is on full display throughout, and deployed even more effectively than in SFAS.

Yeah, I tried to gesture at that in my description, but you've hit it on the head. Superman is almost as clever as he is strong. It's why Mxy loves/hates him so much.

1. Because it matters of interpretation, the artist's insights have a prized place. You're talking about the artist's vision trumping "reality" but, all that's being said is it trumps your own...

Yeah, the katana wasn't just a weapon-- it was the symbol of a ruthless caste of warriors who were ready to take their own lives or anyone else's at the drop of a hat, if their lords ordered it....

Yeah, Superman doesn't need a six shooter. Or a katana. I highly doubt Superman would carry either of those things.

I thought that was pretty obvious too.

Yeah, but maybe if they made a fun Superman movie it would make enough to be a franchise in it's own right, instead of necessitating WB to bring back Batman to save its comic book franchises because...

I don't think science fiction vs science fantasy plays into this very strongly. The science fiction in the Reeve version was a lot better, TBH and that was no Larry Niven novel.

I think one of the...

1. Yeah Zod gave a single speech before the fight but since I was talking about S-U-P-E-R-M-A-N'S development (since it's like, his movie) that's not a very satisfying answer. Compare this to a...

Uh no.

I have Superman stories I prefer to other Superman stories and they're not all from the distant past.

Nice dodging of the analysis in favor of taking a cheap shot though. It must be...

Yeah, that's what caused the mess with Hawkman originally. He was stuck in "stasis" for three years until HAWKWORLD revamped him, and trying to answer the question of what to do about those Hawkman...

Why is Superman carrying a gun?

Imagine how successful a Superman movie with the wit and heart of Guardians of the Galaxy could have been.

Because this one didn't make as much money as its studio thought it would, it did not...

And I'm not as perturbed about the killing as everything else around it. Even if you subscribe to the idea that Superman killed Zod in Superman II, it was still LIGHT YEARS ahead of Man of Steel in...

Stuff in the climax generally needs some kind of set-up in through-line to resonate. This dilemma, contrived as it remains, feels more EARNED if we see Superman refuse to kill before or have this...

No, some writers write more naturally than others. Some writers have plots which are more clever than other writers. Some writers develop characters with more expertise.

You ABSOLUTELY can...

Yeah, but you're indirectly demonstrating the problem with your position.

It isn't that Superman killed, it's that Superman was contrived to kill. It's the same reason all those "we have to...

Could you expand on why you don't like Morrison a little?

Superman is William James with limitless power and personal charisma.

The original order was an accident of schedule, but it DOES foreshadow the fractured narrative of a time war very nicely.

I am not as anti-Byrne as some fans of the Bronze Age but DAMN the prohibition against other Kryptonians and the excision of Superboy from the mythos were seriously awful ideas that damaged both the...

Superman 400 is my favorite DC Comic ever, and probably the best single issue of Superman (Though ASS 10, Prisoner of the Red Sun, and The Superman/Luthor Showdown are up there). It deals with the...

I'm pretty sure total world domination is implied, if not explicitly stated, in the Luthor/Zod meeting which begins with Zod basically saying there's nothing left for him to do and playing with a...

The ONLY movie super villain to actually achieve the goal of World Domination.

Respect.

I love how the series SEEMED to be about a less complex vision of Superman than ASS, but when you break it down Morrison is addressing topics ranging from fans who cannot stand to see ANYTHING...