@entropy_aegis: Couldn't agree more on Zor-El as Cyborg Superman being a complete waste of the character and a disappointing perversion of the original's complexity and appeal as a villain. I mean, it was the one thing from the DC Rebirth announcement panel at WonderCon which got legitimately gasped and booed at. Nothing else got that reception. I feel sorry that Orlando has been shackled with this bad part of DC continuity for his opening Supergirl story, but I don't think Hank will return to being Cyborg Superman any time soon.
You can tell they wanted Darth Vader but had no real clue how to do it without making him an outright ripoff so they settled on the amnesia BS but ended up stripping him off any meaningful dynamic with Kara in the bargain, stupid, stupid.
Still I'm optimistic, Jurgens planted the seeds for his return recently and DC is going back to what actually works for each character so that's another positive sign. I think Jurgens is waiting for Orlando to finish his story before moving ahead fully and I trust Orlando has the sense to do away with this Cyborg, he did utilize Morrison's original New Years Evil story for Prometheus in Midnighter, some other hack would have just tried to reinvent the wheel.
Still I had no idea Supergirl was booed,damn.
Good comparison, this does seem like a poor man's attempt by DC to do a Darth Vader villain in the DCU which involved stripping the identity of Cyborg Superman from Henshaw and giving it to her father to create drama only the readers know about.
Yeah I was glad Jurgens used his old characters he was known best for writing in his Superman run, including Henshaw in Lois and Clark must have been for more than just the Obsidian stone plot point. Orlando is a good writer and not just because you sing his praises lol, Midnighter was a genuinely good comic about a gay character told in a fresh but still authentic way. Hopefully he can do the same with Supergirl, I follow a Supergirl blogger on Twitter and Orlando's interactions with him have been positive so far like he has the right idea about how to do Supergirl.
The bit about Cyborg Superman being Zor-El was specifically booed I believe, not the Supergirl stuff in general. Orlando and co had to roll with the punches on that one. Hell I think Didio expressed momentary surprise about this Zor-El = Cyborg Superman being in canon.
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