I think that a very good version of the Superman story is potentially emerging from decades of different continuities. The main contributors are John Byrne's
Man Of Steel mini-series and the
Smallville TV series. Byrne incorporated Marv Wolfman's idea of Luthor as a businessman. This version of Luthor has survived every subsequent continuity change and is a strong element in
Smallville.
The continuity-contradicting Superboy period of Clark's career came and went but left a powerful legacy, his home town of Smallville, the setting for an entire TV series and the home of characters who would not otherwise have existed.
I hope that
Superman: The True Story will be told in a series of graphic novels and feature films. It cannot be done in monthly comic books.
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