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Weve endured decades decades!
The most obvious victim of this grittification is Batman.
He went from fighting guys likeKite-Manto constantly mourning thedeath of his parentsand doing surveillance war crimes.
But the guy whos fallen farthest is Superman.
1 comic-book hero to the boring guy.
Or the overpowered cis straight white man.
A bully in a cape.
Thats why its so refreshing to watchMy Adventures With Superman,a.k.a.
This is a Clark that sees the ugliness in the world and choosesto be a good guy.
Its like being corn-fed but to the degree that its written all over their face.
Hes kind of a dingus.
He crushes hard on Lois.
He breaks his alarm clock every day!
In short, hes silly.
But he can be serious too!
This is a complete 180 from the MCU-Snyderverse cinema = carnage style.
This is Superman going back to his roots.
The firstAction Comicsstories had him taking on union-busting factory owners, abusers, and shady landlords.
For that to work, Superman has to care about people.
His empathy is his motivation for doing good and the leash that keeps him from doing evil.
Theres even a gotcha journalist who knows that fear sells more papers than trust.
It destroys their worldview.
So they vow to destroy him.
I fear this version of Supermanwillget destroyed.
The show was originally ordered for two seasons on HBO Max and Cartoon connection.
The show instead airs on Adult Swim and streams the next day on Max.
The second season ofMy Adventures With Supermanis supposedly still in the works, but after that?
It seems unlikely that Warner Bros.
Discovery will want a competing version of Superman against theJames Gunnhelmedorigin pic slated for 2025.
Oh, and ahistoric labor disputewith lots of little guys fighting for a fair deal.
Because we need this sweetie-pie version of Superman now more than ever.
