tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post3218963713980497420..comments2024-03-27T09:00:32.195-05:00Comments on The Signal Watch: What's So Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way?The Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-39911032348362776142012-03-16T20:55:16.557-05:002012-03-16T20:55:16.557-05:00I do think DC Animation is trying a bit harder, an...I do think DC Animation is trying a bit harder, and I feel Lauren Montgomery is coming into her own as a director. Adapting better storylines from the comics isn't hurting.<br /><br />My theory on the DKR Superman is that a lot of folks read Batman's inner monologue in the comic, and as this was their first exposure to Superman they identified with what they saw in the comic as per Bruce's snarky, anti-establishment take on Superman. In the book, Batman describes Clark as the dumbly dutiful government stooge (at least by the time the story begins), even if the book suggests something else is going on - note the wink by Clark at the end of the book. And, of course, Dark Knight Strikes Again.<br /><br />An oddity of DKR is that even though its a book about a 55 year old man, its a 55 year old Batman, a guy who is still dealing with the death of his parents like an angry kid, which I suppose is a lot more relatable to most folks in that target age group of high schoolers to young adults than what I think Superman might mean to either kids looking for a good guy or adults who may be looking for a character about about something a bit different than tactical superiority.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-92104998360646328082012-03-16T17:47:26.923-05:002012-03-16T17:47:26.923-05:00Great post. I've never read Superman #775, bu...Great post. I've never read Superman #775, but I will certainly check it out now. You and I agree a lot on what Superman is all about. That's why I think Kingdom Come was such an important and timely work. God, I wish there was something like that kind of thoughtfulness in the new 52. As I've stated before, I find the that Superman's "old-fashionedness," as some see it, is a huge strength in the character, and part of what makes him even more compelling in the world today; a hero without the cynicism and disdain for the world, who runs against some of the current social/political currents today. What a well of storytelling that could be; of character development, and yet the DC brass think we'd all rather see comics with hot-shot artists drawing giant splash pages, about 3-40 words of dialogue, and smart-ass one liners. And don't forget lots of TnA, and some over the top violence.<br /><br />Good point about the Coast City thing. That really was treated like some sort of afterthought (likely because it was a plot device to get rid of Hal Jordan).<br /><br />To your point, by they way, is it me or is DC animation doing a lot of cool stuff, and doing it well?<br /><br />And could you expand on your thoughts about Superman in DKR. I thought his depiction was fantastic, and I'm not sure why some people took a dim or cynical view of Superman after that.Jake Shorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124378230594689452noreply@blogger.com