How to handle the Eradicator

[Kymeric]

Wasnt Eradicator mentioned in Superman #0, leader of a nihilism cult on krypton the prevented any effort to prevent its destruction?

[Sacred Knight]

That was it. That's what I was thinking of earlier and couldn't quite remember. So yeah, H'el certainly wouldn't fit, be it as the Eradicator itself/himself or as a member of the cult, considering he's trying to bring the planet back.

[Harbinger of Apocalypse]

Does anyone have a link to the interview where Lobdell talks about what H'el originally was going to be?

Here you go:

Nrama: The "H'el on Earth" storyline that we're seeing in the Super-books in November features what appears to be a new villain, but he's got a Bizarro look about him. Is H'el a new take on Bizarro, or something new that you guys created for this story?

Lobdell: In my effort to re-imagine Superman's villains, I went so far afield in re-imagining Bizarro with Kenneth, that editorial started saying "Um, Scott — this character is so not-Bizarro any more; he's a whole new character, with new motivation, new history, new look, new origin. You're at the point where it doesn't make any sense to call him Bizarro any more."

And they were right.

And for everyone who wonders about the "S" on his chest? It is so far removed from Bizarro or Prime or anyone else that you can relax: By the time this story is over, you'll see that H'el and Bizarro can exist in the same world.

Source: http://www.newsarama.com/comics/lobd...pton-more.html

So, actually, Lodbell intended to make a reimagined version of Bizarro only for it to spawn a completely new character.

[Mr. Holmes]

He does feel like Bizzaro, with the weird skin texture. Like a Kryptonian Frankenstein. Naturally, the reimagining of his origins on Krypton and the Brolly look made him a different character, ultimately.

If we ever get Bizzaro, I hope they just lift it directly from All Star Superman.

[SJNeal]

As for Henshaw, they ran him completely into the ground. I'm just sick of seeing him. He wants to be dead, let him be dead.

Completely agree. Johns bears much of the blame for this, imho.

Between the two, I'd much rather see Eradicator again than Henshaw. But I don't need to see either. I'd rather the writers moved on to new ideas and characters.

Again, agreed. The Eradicator had a great arc in the old DCU, that I loved. I'd prefer they left well enough alone.