Flash's Lightning
05-09-2008, 09:46 PM
After all the times Superman has been "above it all", to inspire humanity, DC is fixing to take that away.
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=156482
Everyone’s talking about politics these days, and in September, that will come to include the heroes and characters of the DC Universe.
The place for the discussion: DCU Decisions, a four-part miniseries shipping every other week in September and October, written by Bill Willingham and Judd Winick, with art and covers by Stephane Roux. The heroes…they’re drawn into the political arena both by circumstance and by the actions of one of their own. A look at the art to the right makes that latter part pretty clear.
<snip>
NRAMA: Any last teases?
DD: One last one – on the whiteboards that we’ve shown – we had up on there, “Superman: Red or Blue?” That’s about this series.
Look: you want to have a liberal minded Green Arrow? Fine. Fits his character, and I don't give a damn. Or you want to have Hawkman his opposite politically, or have Supergirl say she's voting Hillary? Go ahead.
But not Superman. He's above getting political, just like he's above doing humanity's job for them (though he could make earth a paradise with his powers).
Am I alone in this? Should this be something that humanizes Clark?
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=156482
Everyone’s talking about politics these days, and in September, that will come to include the heroes and characters of the DC Universe.
The place for the discussion: DCU Decisions, a four-part miniseries shipping every other week in September and October, written by Bill Willingham and Judd Winick, with art and covers by Stephane Roux. The heroes…they’re drawn into the political arena both by circumstance and by the actions of one of their own. A look at the art to the right makes that latter part pretty clear.
<snip>
NRAMA: Any last teases?
DD: One last one – on the whiteboards that we’ve shown – we had up on there, “Superman: Red or Blue?” That’s about this series.
Look: you want to have a liberal minded Green Arrow? Fine. Fits his character, and I don't give a damn. Or you want to have Hawkman his opposite politically, or have Supergirl say she's voting Hillary? Go ahead.
But not Superman. He's above getting political, just like he's above doing humanity's job for them (though he could make earth a paradise with his powers).
Am I alone in this? Should this be something that humanizes Clark?