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I couldn't agree more. But I could live with the status quo of the environment, I think it could be done well... IF you are willing to let your characters change. But they insist on Batman that needs to stay broken even when he overcomes all his obstacles. He's a fantasy of a perfect man, right? He should be self-aware and smart enough to start therapy by now. He already raised a family of heros, and which one of them surpass him in some way... the only reasonable place for him to be is retirement. But as long as batman toys and movies are selling better than Nigtwing's no one will pull the trigger. At least not permanently.
I also moved to Superman - unfortunately I'm taking a brake on US culture until the president is in the office. But I can't wait to pick up where I left. Superman resonates so much more with me now.
I'm in a small minority that loved Superman revealing that he's Clark Kent to the word. It's consistent with his "truth" value, it opens to discussions ethics of having "all hearing" reporter who reports on things he's part of... it created fresh type of conflicts. And I loved his son, as a Superman who ask himself "should I be doing more and what more even mean"... I loved the House of El and the Superman's legacy...
You can disagree and it's fine. The point is, we deserve stories that are more than retelling the same one over and over again.
We could have the metropolis that is normalized with heros who address modern problems that became "norm" to readers. I want to know
But they will not play the long game, when the short term profits are on the line. Status Quo strikes again.
Hear, hear!