There's always hope. Bringing back my Superman, having both Supermen have their own titles, or rebooting things so there is a new Superman with no son beginning a new status quo all have a certain appeal to me- so I am not just hanging my hat on one unlikely possibility. There are lots of unlikely possibilities that appeal to me.
It's really hard to figure out what happened, exactly. I doubt they would have been almost a year of Truth if they really had this pre-planned to go actually the way it went. I suspect they planned to originally have two Supermen. Had Truth worked, we probably would have had SuperDad and Truth New-52 Clark Kent co-existing in different books.
Also, I think there was an element of wanting to tie in with the Superman vs. Batman movie.
Yeah, they do seem pretty determined to shove SuperDad and SuperJon down our throats. Ultimately, though, if the bottom fails out sales wise, that will change. Either the current editors will be the ones to make the changes, or they won't, and they'll be fired. There's definitely a threshold below which Warner Brothers will make sure there is a change one way or the other. Remember, they were said to have gotten a call from an executive to "Stop Batgirling" (i.e. Making radical changes) with Batman and Superman, so they brought back Bruce Wayne, restored new52 Superman's powers and costume, and, I guess brought back the old Superman from pre-Crisis (Although, really, that's "Batgirling" of a different sort when you give him a 10 year superhero son who is the center of his books' universe- I think they expect that Warner Brothers won't notice that, but the WB may be smarter than they think).
Of course, sales may do well or break even, and we may be stuck with this. However, that doesn't mean I have to like it.
Why? Sales figures are of equal interest to people who like or dislike the current direction. People who like it want to see it do well so it'll stay the status quo, people who don't like it want to see it do poorly so that they go back to the new52 Superman or try a new third direction. It's not a topic for SuperDad fans exclusively. This isn't the "I love SuperDad" thread.
I have other hobbies, too.
I wish there was more for me to enjoy comics wise, though. I picked up three Marvel titles, and it's unlikely any of them will make it past their next big event (One is already cancelled, they are just finishing out it's current run the next 2-3 issues, but it's already gone, end of a planned run, they said). Beyond that, I have an Image comic I like, so I'll likely have that subscription for as long as they keep going with it and I keep finding it interesting.
However, what I would really like to do is get a DC Comics monthly that I can enjoy where things were as they were or a nice change for Superman- not what they've turned into.
I don't see why some posters are so hell-bent on forcing conformity. The message seems to be "Like SuperDad and SuperJon or go away". Seems kind of rude to me. Shouldn't we all have the right to our opinions? If new52 Superman were to come back and drop the dynamic-super duo into a black hole, could I tell their fans to like that change or go away? Why do contrary opinions threaten people so much? Are they afraid someone important might read them and realize that not everyone is on board with these changes or something? Can they just not stand to have anyone express a view they don't agree with?