Originally Posted by
misslane
Right, so what you said here ("clearly superman is not in his right mind, complaining about him punching Luther seems pointless here") is complaining about something different. Your complaint was that it was "pointless" for people to complain about Superman punching Luthor because Superman's obviously not himself. My saying that I'm tired of seeing Superman act out of character communicates that I'm aware of the fact that he isn't in his right mind, and that it's the fact that he's out of character and possessed by a villain again which troubles me in addition to some people actually preferring Superman in his right mind to punch annoying pests like Lex more often because such violence is arousing and satisfying to them.
But I'm not talking about Lois noting that Wonder Woman is Superman's girlfriend, I'm noting that both Lois and Lana are written to praise Wonder Woman. I think exchanging Batman's and others' rants or some books' dismissal of the relationship for excessive pedestalization doesn't make things better. It just creates a new element in these stories which feels forced in by editorial or creators for the sole purpose of setting superheroes, but especially Superman and Wonder Woman, apart and above humanity. It's strange because the effect of such a moment, at least for me, is to admire and sympathize with Lana and Lois more and to like Wonder Woman less. For instance, I started liking Arrow's Felicity Smoak, but the more the show panders to her character and the Oliver/Felicity contingent, the less appealing she became because the strategy on the part of the creators' was too transparent. I mean, this isn't a first for Pak. In a previous issue he had Superman think to himself that it was odd he wanted to impress Lana when he was dating the most "amazing" woman, Wonder Woman. It's as if one can't read any description of Wonder Woman without it not including these qualifiers: the most powerful, the most amazing, the most impressive. None of which is to say that she isn't powerful, amazing, or impressive. Rather, it can start sounding like court etiquette where people are announced as Her Excellency or Majesty.
It's a nitpick, I know, but I honestly don't see the value of incorporating it into so much of the writing lately. It makes me feel as if these creators spend so much time giving interviews or doing panels talking up their work that they've overdosed on spin and superlatives. It ultimately has a cheapening effect, in my view, and would be better off toning it down and letting one's admiration occur naturally rather than having it dictated.