Cute pic but it does make me think about something. Is it just me or is pop culture at large obsessed with parental figures? I swear it’s like every show/movie these days are about dads in some form or another.
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Well in just Supes and Bats' cases, like with Star Wars, some of it is built into the franchise. Damien's just making what was obvious subtext with Dick and making it explicit, and Superman is seen by the general pop culture as an authoritative figure and Donner films also have the theme of fathers/sons.
That or everyone just read a lot of Lone Wolf and Cub in the last few years.
(I'm also certain some soulless DC exec probably has a "Wonder kid" pitch filed away somewhere for Damien and Jon to fight over )
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I've gained an appreciation of Byrne's Krypton because of how different and alien it is to Earth, and it provides a warning about the danger of overly dependent on technology, and of human pride and entitlement. I still don't like it but I appreciate the contrast
Superman Panel | SDCC 2021 | DC
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Byrne krypton is a mixed bag
Aesthetic and society wise...it is so alien
But it also is so hostile that it personifies the post-crisis ethos I dislike the most
Superman being a human with extra steps
I always felt that Superman should be an alien first, a human second
He is a godlike alien who pretends to be human to fit in with humanity, because his connecting with humanity has helped him cope with the immeasurable loss of krypton that he remembers vividly due to his kryptonian super-intellect
If I had absolute control over the franchise...this aspect will be emphasized the most about Superman with his actual arrival on earth happening at the age of five.