Smallville Big Bang Update!!! (7/18/11)

Bizzy trying to type up the remainder of the chapters, so you get the word count for four. Nine more chapters to go! :)

Days 29-36: (For The Days: Chapters 15-18 Completed) (Total: 18 Chapters Completed)

Written: (6/28/11-7/5/11) Update Posted: (7/18/11)

18720 / 10000 words. 187% done!

18720 / 20000 words. 94% done!

The 'New' Superman?

Wow, I just read over on Newsarama the changes planned for Superman in the reboot here.

I'll discuss my opinions behind a cut, because

( Spoilers galore! )

My rage runneth over

You know, the more I think about this reboot, the rage increases! I stopped caring about canon eons ago, but this...this...the 'new emphasis' for Superman takes the CORE ESSENCE of the character and twists it. The GENIUS of his origin is being despoiled! *shakes fist at DC*

Bruce's core essence remains the same, Clark's is completely changed, and Diana? She's always messed with by DC, so that's nothing new.

*scatters rose petals at the feet of the Goddess of Fanfic*

How ironic is it that Smallville is now more true to the character's essence than the new canon will be in the fall?

Oh, well, what can I expect from a company when, back in the '80s, when a writer asked Editorial if he could write Barbara as shot in The Killing Joke, the reply was, "Sure, cripple the bitch."