So when DC's Dan DiDio approached me about re-invigorating Superman, my first thought was, take him back to his roots. In issue 700, he is reminded - starkly and plainly - that his long absence from Earth has caused pain and distress, that he has not been here when we needed him, because he was out there somewhere. While there is always a place for vast, sprawling, interstellar stories about distant worlds and other civilizations, the farther Superman travels from America, from Earth, from us, the more he begins to lose focus. He stands for all the things we like to believe we stand for, especially when standing is the most difficult, when it would be simpler and easier to turn away. Yes, his mandate is to protect the people of the world, he doesn't take sides, he's not overtly political.but like jazz and comic books themselves, he is inexorably tied to our culture and way of life.
For me, Superman was, is and shall forever be America's hero.
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