Superman won’t simply be walking across the country in the “Grounded” storyline, however. DiDio said super villains and other such elements will appear, so there will be challenges the Man of Steel must face.
And, given his confrontation with the woman DiDio mentioned, one might surmise he’ll be confronted by other ordinary people demanding why he didn’t do something about a matter that affected them on a personal level.
DiDio also emphasized that Superman hasn’t lost the ability to fly. He just chooses to walk through certain parts of the country.
As to DC Comics’ real world impetus to have this storyline, DiDio said it made for a nice counterpoint to the cosmic “New Krypton” adventure that had just finished. He also said DC and Straczynski want to show how real people have been inspired by Superman over the years.
Asked why Superman, who was created by teenagers Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and first appeared in Action Comics #1 (June 1938), remains relevant, DiDio said, for him, it’s because Superman doesn’t judge, he helps.
“He doesn’t try to affect change,” DiDio said. “He Helps people through particular problems and crises.”
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