I guess I’m just a little PO’d today. What the heck?
From Comics Alliance:
While this wouldn’t be this first time a profoundly American comic book icon disassociated himself from his national identity — remember when Captain America became Nomad? — this could be a very significant turning point for Superman if its implications carry over into other storylines. Indeed, simply saying that “truth, justice and the American way [is] not enough anymore” is a pretty startling statement from the one man who has always represented those values the most.
It doesn’t seem that he’s abandoning those values, however, only trying to implement them on a larger scale and divorce himself from the political complexities of nationalism. Superman also says that he believes he has been thinking “too small,” that the world is “too connected” for him to limit himself with a purely national identity. As an alien born on another planet, after all, he “can’t help but see the bigger picture.”
So what do you think – am I being too harsh? Somehow this “global” thing just aggravates me. Next thing you know he’ll be trying to save us from climate change or some other nonsense. Oh…wait…
1 responses to “Don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya, Superman!”
1389AD
May 28th, 2011 at 13:52
I was never much of a fan of comic books or superheroes in the first place. But the thought of multicultural political correctness finding its way into that particular bastion of Americana sickens me.
My advice: If your kids want to buy this stuff, I wouldn’t censor it, because that makes it “forbidden fruit.” But I’d carefully explain why it’s a bunch of rot.