Lex Luthor Begins


After seeing Batman Begins and watching the new Superman trailer, I'm really beginning to understand the meaning of that frame in Dark Knight where the aging Bruce Wayne glares at the ageless Clark Kent.

In two words: fuck. superman.

"They can be a great people, Kal-El, if the want to be...that is why I sent them you."

Okay, uh, God complex much there Jor-El? We'll work our own greatness out for ourselves, thank you.

I mean, YOUR culture couldn't even wake up in time to smell the impending destruction of its homeworld. But now we're supposed to turn to your (unelected) son as our savior?

Do us a favor and send him to Mars next time. I know it ain't no kind of place to raise a kid (in fact, it's cold as hell), but we're talking about Superman here. I think he can manage.

We don't need Superman to be a great people. In fact, Superman stands between us and greatness. If he keeps pulling our fat out of the fire, how are we ever going to evolve?

Nah, gimme Batman. He's not out to save all of humanity. He's just working out his personal issues with a little freelance police interference. Batman doesn't care if we're self-actualized ubermenchen or not, he just wants to stop the Joker from poisoning the water supply...again.