When even Superman throws up his hands and says "to hell with journalism", you know we're in trouble...
From
Salon
In issue No. 13 of the current Superman comic book series, out
tomorrow, Clark Kent will dramatically quit his day job as a reporter at
the Daily Planet in front of the entire staff. The change in Kent’s
character reflects writer Scott Lobdell’s goal of making Superman more
relevant in the 21st century (part of a grander push from DC’s “New 52″
relaunch of several comics). A DC representative said, “This is not the
first time in DC Comics history that Clark Kent has left the Planet, and
this time the resignation reflects present-day issues – the balance of
journalism vs. entertainment, the role of new media, the rise of the
citizen journalist, etc.”
Lobdell told USA Today,
“Rather than Clark be this clownish suit that Superman puts on, we’re
going to really see Clark come into his own in the next few years as far
as being a guy who takes to the Internet and to the airwaves and starts
speaking an unvarnished truth.”
So what will Clark, a frustrated
27-year-old guy who “is arguably the most powerful person on the planet”
do? Lobdell said, “I don’t think he’s going to be filling out an
application anywhere … He is more likely to start the next Huffington
Post or the next Drudge Report than he is to go find someone else to get
assignments or draw a paycheck from.”
Maybe he'll pen a blog, or write an e-book, or start a wildly popular Twitter feed that leads to a book deal (Shit Superman Says, maybe?). No more chasing a beat for the Man of Steel...
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