Q: Looking at the larger picture of Infinite Crisis #1 – how much are you trying to say here? Obviously, there’s the main story of the universe in peril, but at the same time, there are analogies about heroes who’ve forgotten how to be heroes, not to mention – in Batman’s line for instance – the view that perhaps, the last few years of stories haven’t shown Superman in a “heroic” light. Is there some admission of guilt on DC’s part in all of this?
DD: Let me turn this question back on you. How haven’t we shown Superman in a “heroic light?” Has he stopped trying to prevent injustice? Stood by idly while people’s lives were in jeopardy? Does he let the villains win? If, at this moment, he is having difficulty reconciling his personal convictions and his place in the world, then I believe this a personal struggle and not one that makes him less heroic.
How haven't you been showing Superman as heroic? Let's see:
- he's been whiny and self-loathing for years
-he's allowed himself to take such a ridiculous level of spousal abuse that even the Iron Age fanboys started crying foul
- he has no self-confidence and has to rely a shrink for guidance
- he resorts to smashing rocks whenever he gets in a mood
- let himself be brainwashed every 10 seconds
- he's made some really bone-headed decisions (the Vanishing) that haven't done anything to improve his image
No DiDio, you haven't portrayed Superman as heroic. And the few times you have (
Trinity,
Birthright,
New Frontier), you left them to the Iron Age wolves by not supporting or promoting those stories. Otherwise you've poured your resources into Super-Whipped Victim, Super-Whiner, Super-Dunce, and Super-Brat.
This interview tears it. They're really not going to change one single thing after this miniseries is over. Instead of the Iron Age, we're heading into the Gore Age. Especially with the bragging about the corpses in issue #1 being trotted out as trophies on display. I guess
Smallville's plans to make Clark/Superman a jealous, petty brat who declares Lex his arch-enemy over who gets Lana aren't such a stretch after all. That sort of ignoble behavior would fit perfectly into the world DC's fashioning. God knows a noble, heroic Superman would never work in today's world.... :roll: