Why does Grant Morrison write Superman more like an abstract concept and less as an actual character/person? As the Silver Surfer proved, it is possible to write an inhuman character in a very interesting manner, yet Morrison's Superman feels less engaging, less real, more sterile and more boring than possibly any other version of the character. Even in his Action Comics run, Superman seemed less like a character driving the plot and more like a plot device, although admittedly he did try better than in All-Star Superman.
His Batman still remains the only readable mainstream cape work of his I've read, except maybe his X-Men stuff which is hilarious for all the wrong reasons.
Connor Roberts
Because Grant Morrison is an awful writer.
Tyler Ross
>imblying he doesn't have any moments as a character I CAN SAVE HIM.
Owen Clark
Also try reading Seven Soldiers if you haven't yet. Probably his best work.
Jonathan Evans
>Why does Grant Morrison write Superman more like an abstract concept and less as an actual character/person? I find that Grant does this in most of his work.s Especially prevalent in Final Crisis. A much lesser extend in his Batman series but I could be mis-remembering.
Nathan White
In all honesty? Morrison writes Superman as Jesus.
Kevin Williams
>I find that Grant does this in most of his work.s
Yeah, Grant doesn't really have a character-driven worldview in general. He likes big ideas and turning people into big ideas.
Adrian Brown
I wouldn't say he is awful and his writing is not particularly hard to follow either, but it is kind of difficult for me to engage with his stories when I don't give a crap about the characters.
>I CAN SAVE HIM.
Oh God, that was so stupid. I'm not sure if Grant meant for it to come off as funny but I spent most of that part laughing my ass off at the dialogue.
Yeah, his Batman oddly enough suffers the least from this. His Superman gets this the worst, though, as does most of his supporting cast. You know you've got a problem when the most engaging character in your story is a fifth-dimensional, reality-warping imp with jealousy issues.
Chase Allen
>Oh God, that was so stupid.
What was so stupid about it?
Colton Young
The meme of Morrison being bad. Not OP but in the thread.
Michael Robinson
>I spent most of that part laughing my ass off at the dialogue Ask me how I know you've never lost anyone important in your life.
Benjamin Turner
Nobody can be this stupid.
Gavin Lewis
OP is an abstract character made by some other user so he doesn't identify with abstract characters in fiction. Is that what you think?!
Caleb Perry
Because everybody else writes their characters like movie characters, which is often annoying.
Ryder Thompson
Superman's not an actual person.
Mason Hall
Drugs + Kathmandu
Charles Price
No, I think OP is a faggot.
Gavin Jones
>Morrison Internet Defense Force joins the fray
Took you faggots a while.
Not OP, but between Frank Quitely's dopey art, the way it's presented as Superman's fault for confronting the Chronovore (even if he didn't try to stop it, how the fuck would he have stopped Pa's heart attack?) and that cringey-as-fuck dialogue, yeah, it is pretty fucking stupid.
Asher Green
>I spent most of that part laughing my ass off at the dialogue. You are a literal monster and I hope you step on a lego.
Parker Lewis
>Why does Grant Morrison write Superman more like an abstract concept and less as an actual character/person? As the Silver Surfer proved, it is possible to write an inhuman character in a very interesting manner, yet Morrison's Superman feels less engaging, less real, more sterile and more boring than possibly any other version of the character. Even in his Action Comics run, Superman seemed less like a character driving the plot and more like a plot device, although admittedly he did try better than in All-Star Superman
Alright that's an understandable opinion, his writing style for Superman can be pretty hit or-
>His Batman still remains the only readable mainstream cape work of his I've read, except maybe his X-Men stuff which is hilarious for all the wrong reasons.
Oh it's a Sup Forumsntrarian circlejerk thread
Dylan Nguyen
>the way it's presented as Superman's fault for confronting the Chronovore It's not his fault. That's the point. It's as much his fault as it is the fault of any child when they aren't there when their parent dies.
Are you retarded or something?
Luke Peterson
>it's presented as Superman's fault for confronting the Chronovore (even if he didn't try to stop it, how the fuck would he have stopped Pa's heart attack?)
Jesus Christ
Kayden Cook
>Morrison Internet Defense Force joins the fray >Took you faggots a while.
>Uses "Morrison Internet Defense Force" >Uses "faggot"
OP confirmed for fake
Justin Campbell
first post best post
Caleb Gray
>it's presented as Superman's fault for confronting the Chronovore
user...
Parker Taylor
>As the silver surfer proved When exactly and how did a character with no good stories even prove that?
Henry Foster
Because Morrison doesn't see Superman as Spider-man lite. That's how every writer has always written him.
Samuel Harris
Because Morrison LITERALLY thinks he is one. The Superman Thought Robot, something named after Superman and formed by Supermen, is the complete embodiment of conflict resolution.
That's what Morrison thinks Superman is.
Ryan Morgan
>As the Silver Surfer proved what Surfer series are you referring to?
Nathan Green
>it's presented as Superman's fault for confronting the Chronovore
