From: kiemschies@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Superman's fate according to Entertainment Tonight!
Date: 16 Dec 92 18:04:42 EST
Organization: The Ohio State University, Department of Physics

In article <kf=odga00WBMQ1uS1N@andrew.cmu.edu>, Anatole Wilson <aw3a+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
> I just had to come in and find out what everybody thought of the report
> on Tuesday night's Entertainment Tonight.
> 
> According to the report, there will be four--count'em, four--Superman
> clones running around Metropolis. (One for each title.) One of them will
> marry Lois Lane. 
> 
> Either this is a brilliant idea that lets them play around with the
> character and see what the public really wants, (and also lets them
> stall for a while longer), or it's the most bizarre, saddest act of
> desperation they could come up with, and Superman's on his way out for
> good. Or maybe it's neither. Or maybe they're just yanking our chains to
> build suspense. I don't know...the concept's too bizarre for me. (I have
> to give them credit for catching me off guard, though.)
> 
> And even worse consequences are impending for comics.misc.--Does this
> mean I'll have to post FOUR times as many messages here,
> defending/flaming each version? Will ANYONE be able to stand it? :)
> 
> Any informed opinions out there? I'm soooooo confused....
> 
ARRRRGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!

   O.K., O.K., I'm starting to get angry. First I read that they are going to
kill Superman. At first I didn't like it, but then I calmed down. I started 
to think that if it's done correctly it might be good. Then I read it's just a
pure brawl with some unknown guy. I got upset again, but I calmed down. I began 
to think, this could be O.K. it could be a "he who lives by the sword" kind of
thing. There are benifits to the straight out fight. Nobody thought it was
possible to beat him in a brawl, and this proves them wrong. It could also give
the writters the ability to explore the reactions of people around Superman.
It could range from "Oh just a strong man, well Superman can take him/it out."
to "Oh God, he's actually going die, no way." I believed it could still be good
IF IT'S DONE CORRECTLY. I get the issues, and of course as we all know, it is
NOT done correctly (some of the "Some would remeber this day..." stuff was good
but there wasn't enough of it). It doesn't examine the implications of 
Superman being in such a difficult fight quite enough for me.
   Then I read this new rumor. I thought to myself, it could give the writters 
a chance to explore different aspects of Supermans personality, by alowing the 
different clones to be different sides of Superman. Since we know he has a
dark/gangbuster side burried within, it would also explain those rumors of
Superman comming back as a gritty mean superhero. The problem is, even this
best case isn't very good, and I remember how they handled it last time I gave
them the benifit of the doubt. All I can hope for is that this is a rumor.
Personally if/when he does come back I'd like to se him (his original body)
somehow reserected, and not cloned, or just popping out of a Kryptonian healing
coma or something like that. I'd prefer it if he were dead, but someone
actually does something to bring him back.


                            ----Ollie
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