Maybe. But that's one game series and comics line, with an animated movie coming. If this was an idea that people were loving as a general idea and not that story specifically, there'd be more of a taste for the idea outside of that framework. Once the games are done... that's likely it, unless Injustice is rebooted. The other evil Supermen (not named Ultraman/etc) will come and go quickly, imo - even if DC was insistent on beating that dead horse for all the manure it's got left. lol
True.This I agree with. However, some fans have, let's say very different views on what "dark" and "light" are.
That's poor phrasing on my part - apologies. It's not *just* comics fans, but a certain section of the comics and gamer crowd has always had.. shall we say.. a taste/mentality overlap. And Superman has never, ever, been popular with that crowd. And he never will be. They're the hipster poets of geekdom minus most of the redeeming qualities. That's not to say I can't get into what they like (there's definitely good stuff there), but their tastes are a lot more narrow in certain respects, and not a reflection of the general population. They'll go for a take like this because it takes something they barely have a grudging respect for (if that) and flips it on it's head to make BatGod look good. It's everything they love in a little red bow. lol But it's not going to be much of a thing beyond that. Because in the general public's mind, that's not who Superman is. I'm not saying it can't make money (even a lot), I'm just saying that, save one or two things, it's not going to have a lasting effect on the character (ie: Injustice Superman won't replace regular Superman culturally)If Injustice were aimed only at comic fans, it would not have made as much money as it did. Injustice clearly has an audience beyond the comics (much as I may not care for it myself).
Furthermore, I don't think Evil Superman is as common as people think.