People are only bitching about it because people got a whiplash. This wasn't a keep everyone at arms length clark kent. This guy was well settled.
He and lois came from another world and made a life for himself and the kid. He didn't need that kind of nonsense, Same with lois.lois and clark showed how much clark has grown comfortable in his skin.It was awful how they handled it. They shoved off their kid in space with a lunatic whose mess clark is still cleaning up. They didn't even care. AC#1004 is one of the worst issues in the past 10 years for me.if i had my way i would completely erase it. I mean, what was that. Yuck!
As for Clark's coming out party, I have no issue. If this is the same guy who feels comfortable in his own skin. I could see him come out. I think the jor el reason bendis gave is pretty potent. I could see clark taking the "no More lies" to heart. But the thing is i don't feel the same thing anymore. Clark is back to being troubled and confused again regarding his personal life in bendis run. He isn't the laidback superdad(until the kid gets hurt) he was in rebirth. That's not how coming out party should have been Written. Clark's uniqueness should be celebrated that includes himself. This is'nt something like that. This feels more like a reaction than a next step in Clark's life.