Quote Originally Posted by Superfly Frankenstein View Post
I like your idea, but I think we might have to expand on it. Let’s do like you said and basically give us a slightly tweaked Post-Crisis timeline. We know by using other timelines, the penultimate chapter in Superman’s life is Doomsday and it happened “roughly” 10 years after his debut. It is easy to shoot the wedding of Clark and Lois about a year later and we could tweak it to where she gets pregnant shortly after during the ElectroSupes storyline.

So, putting a KonEl that doesn’t age right away in Reign of Superman, we can put the Death/Return saga at, say, year nine. Jon is born in year 11. Superman debuts at age 22. This would make him 43 (which works, because that would give him the time to be the epic character he is), if KonEl began aging, we could put him physically at around 19-20. Jon would be right at 10. Basically, everything after Lex becoming president would have Jon somehow in the picture, but living with The Kent’s in Smallville to keep him out of harms way with Clark and Lois flying out to visit four-five times a week.

This way, you could tweak other corners of the universe as well. We know Tim Drake was Robin during Death/Return of Superman, so let’s slightly age him down to 12. This would make him early 20s as well using this sliding timeline. We have Barry die in Crisis around year 6, meaning he was around long enough to be a legend and it gives Wally about 8-10 years as The Flash before he returns. Kyle became GL in year 10, and held that mantle for about 5 years as the only GL. Infinite Crisis happened around year 16 (which makes the line about the last time Superman inspired anyone was when he died from Batman hit harder), Final Crisis year 17 followed by Blackest Night, Flashpoint, etc.

If they used something LIKE this, you could find a way to please all fans. For example, some or all of the silver age stories could be tweaked and folded into those first 5 years before Crisis.

Just a thought.
Conner should be allowed to age from the beginning and be made a Kryptonian/Human Hybrid just from the beginning.
It simplifies everything and it was never something what was really important.

Conner needs to finally become older than 20, so he isnt a teenager anymore...

I would say:
Clark: 35-37 (It doesnt mean anything, since he is Kryptonian)
Conner: 20-21
Jonathan: 10

Problem with the ages is that Jons age here wouldnt make much sense, since Conners first appearance and Jonathans birth would be close to each other and so Conner actually should be 25 when Jonathan becomes 10.

Quote Originally Posted by godisawesome View Post
Here’s be my idea:

Superman: Stories set in an ambiguous “Present:” veteran Superman married to Lois, with Jon as a kid, Kara, Karen, and Kon all present in the current time space if the author wants to use them, and established rogues gallery. However, the writer has the freedom to try out anything else they want to do, under the understanding that it might be ignored by the next guy.

Adventures of Superman: Stories set in an ambiguous “Past:” The writer can tell whatever stories they want, and try out whatever new origin ideas they want, with an unmarried Superman, a Lois investigating him, and a rising Lex Luthor. However, the writer has the freedom to try out anything else they want to do, under the understanding that it might be ignored by the next guy.

Action Comics: Stories floating whenever the writer wants to around Metropolis with the entire world of Superman characters. However, the writer has the freedom to try out anything else they want to do, under the understanding that it might be ignored by the next guy.

As to how you make sure no one steps over anyone else’s toes? Have the editor generally overview things, and juts have writers make deals and tell each other what ideas they have. If an idea sticks, keep it. If it doesn’t, shrug about it and just tell fans it won’t be addressed by the current team.
THREE BOOKS FOR CLARK????

ADVENTURE OF SUPERMAN: This can be a special Else-World Book which comes out once every year or so...

SUPERMAN: All the characters sharing one book??

Better solution would be:

SUPERMAN: Clark in the present with Jonathan, Lois etc.

SUPERMAN OF HAWAII: Conners Book

SUPERGIRL

SuperSons

This would actually be perfect:

Every character gets spotlight, different tunes, different locations etc. etc.

Conner is more important than Kara, given that he was there before her, he has the better feats (Gog,Doomsday,Superboy Prime,Cyborg Superman...) and he was also more popular among the people...

Conner has the chance to become as successfull as Flash,Wonder Woman etc. IF he can finally take the NIGHTWING step (new Code-Name, becoming older and getting an area of his own).

Conner works perfectly as the Nightwing of the Super-Family, he is the young,edgy,cool equivalent to Clark like Dick is to Bruce.
What he needs is:
1. To get portrayed as being competent and people also asking him etc. like its with Nightwing
2. also being able to argue etc. with the JL like Nightwing did when he asked for his team (saying that he doesnt ask for permission..)
and also be considered by the JL to lead Teams and being respected by them etc.
3. use his TT Power-Level and feats etc. BUT combine it with the coolness,groove etc. of the Kessel Hawaii Superboy

So for Jonathan Samuel Kent it should be like its for Tim Drake and Damian: you either go to Bruce(Clark) or to Dick(Conner)


Its the perfect solution, give Conner the Pre-Flashpoint History (with feats etc.) back and let him move to Hawaii, so he has freedom to develop and has an area of his own to protect and its like a PERFECT CIRCLE, he started in Hawaii and now he comes back.