Batman: Hush was so good. It’s killing me to have to wait six months until Jim Lee starts drawing Superman. I think tonight’s Smallville finally got me to understand how damn good that book will be. Lee’s been quoted to say that he and Brian Azzarello are going to darken the title up a bit, which I think is good. Superman’s the good guy. The statue of the good guy, and that’s how it should be. But that’s gotta be hard. He has to doubt himself sometimes. He has to get lonely when Lois is in Washington reporting. He has to worry that being the best is a huge legacy.
I’ve always wanted to like Superman. I pick up a story here or there, and I’m usually disappointed. It’s easy to understand how a character whose flagship title is 800 issues old can be hard to write for, but still, there are a lot of good writers in the world. Why wasn’t DC recruiting the best of the industry the entire time?