gdw said:
Well good to understand eachother now.
But what was it that was the big issue with them going against canon? And what was it? Just the kid, and now it's not such a big thing, if it works?? (more or less my thoughts on the kid too mind you)
I think it's because this is a huge change to the mythos (granted it's not in continuity but the fear is it will be, lol ) , and the execution is not exactly what one would hope for Superman or Lois Lane.
In the comics whenever a super-baby is raised it is with a caveat it may not be possible, or if it was, it might be dangerous for Lois (carrying a half alien child).
If they did have a child it would completely alter the mythos, Superman would no longer be alone (he's not lonely, he has Lois and his parents, but he is the last El, an alien). Once he has a son his motivations change.
I understand why people were so upset when Superman married, while I liked it, it was a huge change. He was no longer lonely, he got the girl, which changed the direction of the mythos in a fundamental way. However, since Lois is not a child, she doesn't stand in the way of what he needs to do.
Adding a child to the mix takes Superman in a completely different direction. It's not the same as adding an adult character like Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, or other supporting characters.
Superman's child would mean both Lois and Clark have to rethink their priorities and focus. The JLA would be affected, anything Superman is involved with would feel the reverberations of a child.
It might work in the movies which is somewhat self-contained, but in the comic books it would be a huge huge change.
Will Superman be so quick to go off planet for months to battle evil or would he delegate it to others because of his responsibilities to his child? Would he scale back his JLA involvement and stick to Metropolis because he wanted to be there for his child? I don't know.
I'm interested to see where this goes in the movies, I don't like the setup though (unwed Lois, that Superman seems not to have told Lois who he was before they were intimate, or if he did, she doesn't remember. Superman II is vague history they say so we don't know the circumstances of their intimate relationship. Also, I don't like that Superman missed the first 5 years of his son's life, etc) .
I'm one of those who is very wary of what this would do to the Superman mythos if they introduced a baby in continuity.
All that said, I'm not bashing the movie, I haven't seen it. I'm looking forward to it, I've got my imax ticket in hand!
