The Problem with Young Justice Superman: A Brief Follow-Up

Superman (Clark Kent) putting his hand on Superboy's (Conner Kent) shoulder, from the Young Justice cartoon

A few years ago, I wrote a blog post called The Problem with Young Justice Superman talking about my dissatisfaction with Clark Kent’s portrayal in the named cartoon (particularly in Season 1, because there’s just not a much to say about him in the other seasons due to his minimal appearances – which I suppose […]

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Over-Explanation: A Special Temptation to Comics? (Inspired by Detective Comics #950)

The superhero Orphan in a dynamic pose with some other characters (Batman, Batwoman and Azrael) in the background

The medium of a story certainly does not determine either its content or its quality, but an individual medium offers opportunities and limitations that others don’t. This can create “temptations” to do things that might not be ideal for the story, because it’s easy to do in your chosen medium, or alternatives to doing it […]

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