Donny Cates was offered Batman..........and he turned it down!!

[The Red Monk]

And no matter what happens in his run I'm always gonna love him for that.

When was the last time anybody at DC chose Superman first, for anything?

Quite a few times, actually. Frankly, given Bendis' disastrous track record on Supes so far, I really wish they'd put him on something else, like Wonder Woman or Green Arrow or somewhere his damage wouldn't be so catastrophic.