quote:Originally posted by ManofTheAtom: This mini series serves no purpose whatsoever. It creates a false heritage for Superman to explore, completely ignoring the real one that's been developed in the ongoing series for the last __ years.
I've taken out the number of years in this statement. Notice how it completely describes Man of Steel, but not really Birthright.
While I 100% agree with this statement in spirit, this argument is ultimately meaningless. DC ultimately doesn't give a damn about what supposed to be their flagship character. They'd rather service the ever-shrinking, always shrieking band of egotistical zealots who think John Byrne is the end-all be-all of Superman than the people than gear Superman toward newcomers and people who are DYING for the character to get some kind of renewal. In the end, MOTA and his screeching ilk are going to get exactly what they want. Birthright will be buried and ignored because DC didn't have the guts to let it play out without having to compete with the Byrne reissues, and the ever-stagnant status quo will be maintained at all costs. They're ensuringBirthright's failure by doing this.
So in the end, MOTA and his crew will have won, and everybody who respects Superman'e entire history and is hungering for a revival will have lost. In essence, every thread in which MOTA been outnumbered by people who think he's an idiot have been pointless, because he's been the winner all along.
