My rage runneth over

[bradygirl_12]

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."

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[ladyblkrose.livejournal.com]

I am so sad and angry and disappointed by this whole reboot thing. I don't understand why they are remaking the wheel. I suffered under another fandom being killed out from under me, Star Trek, due to one man's remaking of the wheel. I just hope and pray that the very weight of the Superman mythology can withstand this prayerfully short and doomed experiment. My favorite Superman is Dean Cain in Lois and Clark. He kept Clark very human with Superman what he does, not who he is. I guess I'm gonna have to rely on fandom and maybe but the Lois and Clark the box set in order to get through this tragedy!

I think that it is the ultimate arrogance to take something so iconic with so much history and just change it because you think you know better........SMDH!

[bradygirl_12]

The key words are the weight of the Superman mythology. If the sales increase, we're stuck with this version. If the sales drop like a stone, they'll reboot again. I just don't want to wait around ten years or more for them to fix this.

Rely on fandom, m'dear! It's what kept Star Trek going in the '70s when there was very little hope of a movie or anything else. Fandom thrived. We can do the same.

TPTB at both DC and Marvel are arrogant asses who delight in tearing down, not building up the legacies they've been given.