I am more worried that the focus will be entirely on the father. The son will be just a one note character and plot device. His jon is like rogal zarr generic as they come.
He said a lot of things like how was not going reboot the family. And how he is going to continue from where tomasi and jurgens have left of. For jon, he hasn't entirely honest. Jurgens was forshadowing and setting up lor zod - jon kent rivalry. That seems to have been left underwater. Tomasi was building up a cast for jon which is also being flushed and kathy was really cool character.
If you are stripping support cast, rivalry... Etc of the character. His history is being ignored, then. The character is essentially a reboot. For people saying jon is just support cast, him being developed is not that important. Well you are wrong it does matter to people that like jon. And well jurgens himself has said he considers jon and lois to be more than superman supporting cast.
All this is done to make him generic. So i wouldn't be surprised he would be used as a plot device for Clark to punch some rocks and be tossed aside after. The only other book jon seems to be in is ending. Might not return. I could see them using him like a glorified cameo and discard/erase him afterwards. Which is a waste.
Kids depend on fathers and admire them largely. Teens largely avoid parents like a plague and think they are embarrassing. Jon could be an exception, but still won't be the same. Kids have a sense of awe towards their parents. Teens don't. Just look at this:
Do you honestly believe we can create a sense of wonder and awe from teen jon?for me i don't think so.
Superman being a dad and showing the ropes was cool. Jon is close to an adult now. Clark showing the ropes to jon now will not have the same feeling or meaning. Hey! Atleast in mangas i can have naruto and sasuke being dads.
Frankly, they should not have done the superdad and jon concept in the first place. If Jon was going to reinvented too soon without an effort, thought, need, reason and later on to be left in editorial oblivion. They should have just had new52 clark just get together with new52 lois. Diana could have broken up with clark like in the animated movies. Creation of jon was stupid if they weren't willing to stick with it and the character.If they wanted Clark to punch something and be rough around the edges. New52 guy was the perfect setting. Why jump through the hoops for superdad?
I don't care for shipping/relationship nonsense. I like jon because it didn't have those things. Now i am stuck with a jon that is old enough for that ****. I would prefer kid jon with goofy adventures with his pals. With some progression and a lot of heart. That is if he is given panel time. And superman to be the cool, laid back, over protective dad.
Unless there is something significant, different, cool and important that is happening with character. This change is nothing but a waste. It wouldn't matter what bendis says. And How he has tried to play it safe by keeping his personality, only to make him feel generic. The character has been soft rebooted.
Clark(the disguise) is one of the reasons i like the character. It being just used as a prop to get shitted on. So that almighty superman can have a great life is not something i would look forward to.