Wait, what? Is this rumor or for reals?
Actually, that's not even an original idea. Phillip Wylie did the same thing in Gladiator (which we know helped inspire Superman's creation). Great book, if you've never read it before. It might make an interesting wrinkle for Clark, and his "missing years" between college and Metropolis could use an anchor to revolve around. Okay, maybe I could be down with that, if this is legit.
Not sure on this title. It'll depend on which Millar shows up. It could be inspired and glorious or it could be.....something horrible. I really enjoy the man's work most of the time but he makes me damn nervous with Superman.
Regarding Bendis leaving the origin alone and what that might say about Year One being in continuity.....maybe, Millar's been working on this for ages and DC seems to support it, so maybe they're gonna spring this in, Birthright style. But let's not forget the "Manhattan screwed with time" stuff. Bendis might not be focusing on Clark's origin because DC is getting close to re-setting continuity. Snyder's League stuff could also easily lead to a reset.
I've been thinking ever since that Jon-Jor issue that all the talk about Jor being crazy and needing to be stopped wasn't "villain" stuff, but "Jor is sick and needs help before he hurts himself or someone else." It seems like a Bendis thing to go, and if done right will be interesting as hell.
Man, I feel for the people who were really digging on Tomasi and Jurgens (I really liked Tomasi too, up to Black Dawn or whatever it was) but Bendis is selling this, and while I've got my issues with some aspects I'm really liking this run. Leviathan sounds really good. Super pissed that Nightwing is nowhere to be seen. That spoils the whole thing for me but the story does look good.