What's next for superman

[kieron39]

well now that the up up and away arc is over, (which is pretty similar to the story to the new movie) what do you think is coming next?
personally i think lois is going to anounce she's pregnant soon, i mean the comics are already taking alot from the new movie after the infinite crisis, plus superman has been depowered for a year, so they could of concieved already.
i think its possible for writers to explore that territory now. i mean it was going to happen someday that they'd have to deal with children, no matter how much the fans dont want it, i think its a good way for the progression in their character development, and would be some good reading.
what do ya'll think?

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

sighs. im not against progression, but im really sick ofpeople saying giving a character a kid helps progress the character, it doesnt!! just adds more responsibility. superman will always be superman, he isnt going to be a deadbeat dad, he is'nt going to become soft or whatever. kids dont really progress anything except your social life. which i think it hinders, but whatever. i wouldn tmind supes having a kid. but like i said it doesnt really help progress the character. and i doubt any good stories can come out of it.

 

[Artistsean]

I think in Superman/Clark and Lois' case it would sort of progress the characters.
It seems like a natural step for the two to take anyway, I mean they fell in love and got married and probably would like to start a family.

Plus I, maybe since Superman has always seemed very fatherly anyway, I think he would be a great father and it would fit nicely into Superman continuity like Lois and Clark's getting married.

I mean it didn't hurt the Fantastic Four at all, Peter marrying MJ works in Spider-Man, maybe it would work for Superman.

Their child wouldn't have to suddenly be 9 or 10 or something like they do in TV sometimes, they could have the child be an infant for a while. Like a few years.
Then the aded elemant of Superman not only fighting to save the day, but also fighting to save the day for his child is added in.
Then there is He is also fighting to stay alive for his child, so he will be there to help his child grow up. Lois would have to deal with that too, mthe possibility of slowing down to be ther for her child and not taking so many risks to get the story.
I think it would give the characters a interesting take.

 

[Artistsean]

Clark just always seemed like someone who would be a caring Dad, someone who would be one of those corny but lovable dads.

I could see Clark being the soft one in the family while Lois would be the one punishing the child or children.

 

[Spike_x1]

well now that the up up and away arc is over, (which is pretty similar to the story to the new movie) what do you think is coming next?
personally i think lois is going to anounce she's pregnant soon, i mean the comics are already taking alot from the new movie after the infinite crisis, plus superman has been depowered for a year, so they could of concieved already.
i think its possible for writers to explore that territory now. i mean it was going to happen someday that they'd have to deal with children, no matter how much the fans dont want it, i think its a good way for the progression in their character development, and would be some good reading.
what do ya'll think?

What does Superman being depowered have to do with his ability to conceive a child with Lois?

 

[warren_sparta27]

i think the clark and lois having a child would be a good idea. instead of superman having to save lois all the time, now he can save his new child aswell :P

 

[Artistsean]

What does Superman being depowered have to do with his ability to conceive a child with Lois?

I never got that argument, that because of his powers him and Lois couldn't have a baby. Why not?

 

[Spike_x1]

I never got that argument, that because of his powers him and Lois couldn't have a baby. Why not?

I know. It's like trying to say that, without his powers, Clark just stops being a kryptonian. If humans and kryptonians weren't compatible to conceive offspring while Clark had his powers, there's no reason why he'd suddenly be able to give Lois a kid without his powers. It's not as if he became human or anything.

He may or may not have been able to conceive a child with Lois all along, but if Lois suddenly proclaims that she's pregnant in the coming months, it's definitely not because of Superman's recent depowering.

 

[CConn]

Honestly, I couldn't really complain about it. Him and Lois are a married couple, it would be a perfectly natural progression for them to have a child at some point - and if DC started exploring the father/son connection between them sorta like what happened in SR, I think it could make for some pretty great stories.

Optimally though, no, I wouldn't give him a kid just yet. Maybe by the time the next movie roles around, but not right now, not yet.

As for the technicality of whether or not Superman could even have a child with a human woman, I think that's a greatly over...talked about issue. It's simple, if DC wants it to happen, it's possible, if DC doesn't want it to happen, it's not. I never felt the need to explore it any more than that.

 

[CConn]

It would be a really long time before his son was old enough to be Superboy, but I'd like to see it too eventually. It'd sorta like the return of the pre-crisis Superboy.

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

^^^you'll be dead by the time that happens.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

It would be a really long time before his son was old enough to be Superboy, but I'd like to see it too eventually. It'd sorta like the return of the pre-crisis Superboy.

How would it be like the return of the pre-Crisis Superboy at all?

 

[Purple Man]

It's practically inevitable that Lois and Clark have a child.

Though of course it can be easily said that it was an alternate future of some sort, the El family legacy extends as far as the 853rd century.

 

[Artistsean]

As for the technicality of whether or not Superman could even have a child with a human woman, I think that's a greatly over...talked about issue. It's simple, if DC wants it to happen, it's possible, if DC doesn't want it to happen, it's not. I never felt the need to explore it any more than that.

Thats what I meant. Everyone argues about it, but its just a story. if DC wanted to give Clark and Lois a baby they could.
I think they should wait a few years or at least one for now, but I hope that they would have him be a father.

Goods stories would come from it, good character evolutions of Clark, Lois, Martha, even Lex Luther and Darkseid.
But mostly Clark and Lois' characters would evolve a little.
No longer could Lois be the big risk taker, even though she would still want to be. And no longer is Clark only thinking about Lois, or himself in battle. he would now have a baby at home to worry about.

It could even add some fun little elemants like maybe the baby is sick at home, and Superman is worried about the baby and wants to get home but Brainiac or Luther wont let him leave the fight.

My main opinion is Superman and Lois having a baby together and being a big happy family is something I would LOVE to see.

 

[SpideyInATree]

I really don't mind what is on the horizon for Superman. Up, Up, and Away got me back into a character that I never thought I could get myself back into again. THANKS GEOFF JOHNS AND KURT BUSIEK!!!

But as long as the writing stays top notch like it has been in Up, Up, and Away I really have nothing to worry about.

And aren't some of you sort of giving away a surprising plot point in the movie?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I don't think so. I could see that particular plot point coming a mile away in the movie. And let's face it, the plot isn't exactly one of SR's strong points.

 

[The Caped Knight]

What's next for superman

Let see Lois & Him become Super parents . It would be good to see how these two would raise a superboy or supergirl , While still working as top Ace Reporters . Not to mention How clark/Sups will manage to keep his child safe from his enemies . [namely his greatest enemy Lex Luthor] .

 

[SpideyInATree]

I don't think so. I could see that particular plot point coming a mile away in the movie. And let's face it, the plot isn't exactly one of SR's strong points.

Well, it was really surprising to me. I guess it really, really helps to not read anything what so ever about the movie and only watch the trailer. But it surprised the hell out of me...

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I suspected it from the moment I learned that Lois had a son, myself. It seemed like something they'd try to cram into a movie, no matter how little sense it made.

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

as soon as i heard there was a kid involved i already knew they were trying toplay this angle. and if anyone remembers this is the same plot they used in the adventures of clark and lois lane or whatever the show was. turns out a kid had the exact super powers as superman. the mother was a different woman but lois. how did the kid get supes powers, during a lighting storm a lighting bolt struck supes then thru the kid suddenly sharing his powers. lame!!

talk about rehash. singer and his team just sucks.

 

[bulok]

Someone explained before children in comic books don't work since the natural progression is they grow up and the characters have to get older. That's why Adam Grant was killed off, Franklin was kidnapped and aged and May Parker kidnapped and presumed killed.

 

[kieron39]

Someone explained before children in comic books don't work since the natural progression is they grow up and the characters have to get older. That's why Adam Grant was killed off, Franklin was kidnapped and aged and May Parker kidnapped and presumed killed.

thats a good point, because if the child starts to grow the other characters will also have to age, and lets face it, none of them have aged that much since their debut, but DC seem to making things more real lately, i jus figured it might be a possible next step.

 

[CConn]

How would it be like the return of the pre-Crisis Superboy at all?

I was thinking simply because it'd be a return to a more...natural Superboy. All we've seen in post-crisis has been a clone, and one that's been rather detatched from Superman himself, to boot. If Superman's son became Superboy, he could be very much like Superman in personality and motive.

 

[Ahura Mazda]

But would Superman even age....If he was to become Superman Prime, he would be pretty much immortal even though it would mean that Lois would age and die. The child would grow. But I have no idea that they would go down that route.

 

[Union Jack]

i'd actually prefer to see things pan out "kingdom come" stylee...

him and lois never actually having a child but him and WW eventually having one....she would be able to withstand the child birth and stuff....unless the child is born powerless and lois wouldnt have a problem...

still i've always liked the idea of WW and supes together eventually...

even tho alot on here dont agree with that!