It's kinda complicated. Basically I was created to be the next Superman, you know? 'Boy' just seemed so insulting. I was young, yes, inexperienced, sure, but I had the skills. Then in your sudden unexpected plot twist, the guy's not actually dead and ends up saving the day per usual. Way to make a clone redundant.
But ... I dunno. I was expecting him to cut me down, you know? He was so ... no one could ever replace him. Not me, that's for sure. Forget being Superman, I figured he was gonna be furious enough over the Superboy thing. But ... he said I'd earned it. The title. And if I wanted to use it, I could. Not saying his seal of approval made all the difference ... but it was something that was mine.
Hell, no. He's dead against cloning. Me -- he doesn't mind me so much. He even adopted me as a cousin and gave me a real name. But -- he's a busy guy, you know?
He's old news in our world. We got Wonder Woman -- and dude. Let's just say that if they pulled that golden apple stunt today, there would be no contest. Talk about your Elysian fields.
They're -- man, it's hard to explain. Living legends. Somehow larger than life. You'll mock, sure, but when you actually meet them -- it's something else.
Well, given that WonderWoman was made from clay and had life breathed into her by a god, was raised as a princess by Amazonians on a mysterious travelling island, she's pretty unique to start with. Supes -- he's never had it easy since day one, but he always goes above and beyond -- not a day of his life isn't lifetime special material. Seriously, they invented the phrase 'super-human' to describe him ... yeah.
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Date: 2006-12-20 04:26 am (UTC)But ... I dunno. I was expecting him to cut me down, you know? He was so ... no one could ever replace him. Not me, that's for sure. Forget being Superman, I figured he was gonna be furious enough over the Superboy thing. But ... he said I'd earned it. The title. And if I wanted to use it, I could. Not saying his seal of approval made all the difference ... but it was something that was mine.
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Date: 2006-12-20 05:54 am (UTC)Like I said, he's a busy guy. Fate of the world on his shoulders, all of that.
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Date: 2006-12-20 07:18 am (UTC)They're -- man, it's hard to explain. Living legends. Somehow larger than life. You'll mock, sure, but when you actually meet them -- it's something else.
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