Thread:LucidPigeons/@comment-2175012-20160323030814/@comment-26884760-20160327172528

I'll just say this : DC wants Superman to be loved again but are doing more to destroy him than all the critics combined, Batman can survive in dark and edgey scenarios because originally Batman was a pretty dark concept (as much as comics can ever be).

Superman was always meant to be a bit silly but inspiring, the fact they are making him dark and anti-heroic shows how little they care for his character and his fan-base.. if Superman fans wanted a brutal anti-hero that was taken seriously they wouldn't be Superman fans.. they'd be Punisher fans or similar..

if DC just accepted some people like silly superhero concepts (hence why Superman was popular in the past) over the gritty BS then maybe they'd not need to complain about not getting the sales they hoped for.

DC has plenty of anti-heroes if they want dark films, no need to drag Superman and his ilk along.. they were never designed for the role DC is putting them in these days.