With the New 52 far behind, I can look back on it with もっと見る nuanced eyes and give my opinion. Here it goes...
While the decision to significantly modify Superman's status quo in the New 52 is not one I agree with, it is one I can understand. スーパーマン had become such an iconic character not only to DC, but to modern culture, that it was a major challenge to write him as an emotionally compelling protagonist in a dramatic story. によって taking him out of his comfort zone, スーパーマン could be portrayed as a もっと見る fallible and human character and adapt to a world that may no longer see his ideals as relevant. Easier 発言しました than done, apparently. In his own books, he came off as immature and reckless and in Justice League, he could be an outright bully. The writers were もっと見る interested in portraying their own versions of スーパーマン instead of delivering a single, もっと見る cohesive narrative; which was a huge problem of the New 52 as a whole. Truth was the absolute nadir in quality regarding New 52 Superman.
His supporting cast suffered as well. Jonathan and Martha Kent were dead and the Daily Planet crew was a non-entity in most stories. It seemed that the only characters from the スーパーマン franchise that influenced the DCU at large in a significant way were スーパーマン himself and, to a lesser extent, Lex Luthor. Lois Lane got the rawest deal, however. Superman's relationship with Lois, which had been the ハート, 心 and soul of the スーパーマン stories and the most human element of both characters for a long time, had been ignored. Instead, DC pushed a Superman/Wonder Woman romance. Don't get me wrong, a Superman/Wonder Woman romance has always been a beautiful what-if for both characters and in canon it was quite enjoyable, but it simply didn't have the longevity または emotional pathos as Clark/Lois. To Clark/Diana's credit, their book was もっと見る enjoyable and fun than the mainstream スーパーマン and Wonder Woman 本 at the time.
I'm not really fond of the suit either. While I wasn't really upset about the removal of the red trunks (it's just a minor detail on the suit, let's all calm down), I disliked the armored look, the excessive seamlines and the high collar, which made the suit look weird and needlessly complicated on-page. It says something about this デザイン when DC moved away from it and used the classic suit as the baseline for future designs.
Ultimately, New 52 スーパーマン feels like the product of trends and focus groups. DC was so adamant in making スーパーマン appealing towards modern audiences, especially the young male crowd and anyone who didn't know スーパーマン beyond the most basic concepts of the character. If that was the intent, then they were trying too hard. Personally, I think the New 52's ideas and concepts for スーパーマン were better utilized in the DC Extended Universe. There, スーパーマン felt もっと見る believable and his character development was もっと見る organic. This all might be inherent to the cinematic medium as a whole than something exclusive to the DCEU but I prefer the DCEU スーパーマン over the New 52 Superman. Any day, no 質問 asked.
While there were good stories (Doomed, Unchained, Superman/Wonder Woman), the New 52 was ultimately a period that is best left behind, at least as far as スーパーマン is concerned.
While the decision to significantly modify Superman's status quo in the New 52 is not one I agree with, it is one I can understand. スーパーマン had become such an iconic character not only to DC, but to modern culture, that it was a major challenge to write him as an emotionally compelling protagonist in a dramatic story. によって taking him out of his comfort zone, スーパーマン could be portrayed as a もっと見る fallible and human character and adapt to a world that may no longer see his ideals as relevant. Easier 発言しました than done, apparently. In his own books, he came off as immature and reckless and in Justice League, he could be an outright bully. The writers were もっと見る interested in portraying their own versions of スーパーマン instead of delivering a single, もっと見る cohesive narrative; which was a huge problem of the New 52 as a whole. Truth was the absolute nadir in quality regarding New 52 Superman.
His supporting cast suffered as well. Jonathan and Martha Kent were dead and the Daily Planet crew was a non-entity in most stories. It seemed that the only characters from the スーパーマン franchise that influenced the DCU at large in a significant way were スーパーマン himself and, to a lesser extent, Lex Luthor. Lois Lane got the rawest deal, however. Superman's relationship with Lois, which had been the ハート, 心 and soul of the スーパーマン stories and the most human element of both characters for a long time, had been ignored. Instead, DC pushed a Superman/Wonder Woman romance. Don't get me wrong, a Superman/Wonder Woman romance has always been a beautiful what-if for both characters and in canon it was quite enjoyable, but it simply didn't have the longevity または emotional pathos as Clark/Lois. To Clark/Diana's credit, their book was もっと見る enjoyable and fun than the mainstream スーパーマン and Wonder Woman 本 at the time.
I'm not really fond of the suit either. While I wasn't really upset about the removal of the red trunks (it's just a minor detail on the suit, let's all calm down), I disliked the armored look, the excessive seamlines and the high collar, which made the suit look weird and needlessly complicated on-page. It says something about this デザイン when DC moved away from it and used the classic suit as the baseline for future designs.
Ultimately, New 52 スーパーマン feels like the product of trends and focus groups. DC was so adamant in making スーパーマン appealing towards modern audiences, especially the young male crowd and anyone who didn't know スーパーマン beyond the most basic concepts of the character. If that was the intent, then they were trying too hard. Personally, I think the New 52's ideas and concepts for スーパーマン were better utilized in the DC Extended Universe. There, スーパーマン felt もっと見る believable and his character development was もっと見る organic. This all might be inherent to the cinematic medium as a whole than something exclusive to the DCEU but I prefer the DCEU スーパーマン over the New 52 Superman. Any day, no 質問 asked.
While there were good stories (Doomed, Unchained, Superman/Wonder Woman), the New 52 was ultimately a period that is best left behind, at least as far as スーパーマン is concerned.
