quote:Originally posted by ManofTheAtom: Let me ask you this. Do you read ANY of those Marvel comics I mentioned?
None of the Spidey comics have used the origin from Amazing Fantasy in years, yet they respect it and what's come after.
Just a few months ago an issue of Amazing Spider-Man mentioned Gwen Stacy's death, a story that predates MoS by 11 years. It did't modernize it, it didn't change it, it didn't do anything to it, it just mentioned it.
Why can't the same happen with Superman? Superman, since Eddie took over, is the ONLY character in comics that gets this kind of abuse, that's why he's being left behind by all other characters.
While the Superman writers stay busy trying to bring back the Silver Age, all other comics still stories that respect the Post Crisis changes and tell new and better stories without having to sacrifice characterization.
All the Batman books, Green Lantern, Flash, JSA, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Outsiders, etc, etc, these books are leaving Superman in the dust for the simple reason that unlike Superman these comics tell new stories without dating back to th 1970's.
One comic every week for 17 years. One (at least) 22 pages addition to the story every week. That's a convulted story. And every single page has to be respected. Say you're a Superman writer and you have a cool idea about the first meeting between Superman and another character. Oh, whoops, can't do it, the first meeting was in Adventures of the Man of Action of Tomorrow featuring Superman #674. Going back to the Silver Age isn't good either. It's just as bad as staying in the 80's.
