Let me get one thing clear. We're talking about Superman, right? A comic book character created way back in 1940, or something like that. 60 plus years of story have been told. Now some dude is retelling his origin, and changing it in the process (I believe the term for this is "reconning" but I'm not entirely sure.)
Now, is this process going to affect the previous stories you love so much? I don't think so, it's not like some DC dude is going to walk up to your place and start replacing your comics you love so much for the new "retconned" versions. You can always reread them, and I'm sure they'll be as good as they always were.
Is this process gonna affect the future stories? Maybe, but who knows? they may set the grounds for interesting new storylines. You're closing the door on future possibilities. That is being narrow-minded.
Now, you have to accept something: Superman is a famous character, but people don't like him that much. Sure, people like him, but it's like Mariah Carey. You know she's hot, you can talk about her and her glorious figure, but no way you're buying one of her CDs. The same happens with Supes. Everyone knows who he is, a lot of people like him, but not a whole lot actually buys the comic. Need proof? Supes best selling book for July was your so hated Birthright at number 30. The closest follower? Superman # 195, at number 51. 51. That isn't an awful lot. DC might be trying to jumpstart the franchise to actually save the friggin' book. And hey, you might not know this, but DC is actually in it for the money. It's not some sort of selfless crusade to bring out quality stories, no matter how much money they lose on it. If they are trying to appeal to the much broader audience that watches "Smallville", is that so bad? Me thinks not.
