With Calvin what I'd like to know more about is his pre-Presidency life while also getting stories set in his "present". Not to say that we aren't getting some interesting back and forth between Calvin and his new partner in the "Multiversial's Finest". Love to see if Calvin had any advice for a fellow Superman who has grown discontent with the status quo while still respecting humanity's autonomy. Clark founding the United Planets and building a new Authority team to tackle cosmic threats feels like he's starting to dip his toe in the political arena which Calvin has made his home. Show us the two of them debating the ethics of how they've operated and whether they're satisfied with their accomplishments or not. Given Clark's new pivot into trying to be more proactive, and ramp up his efforts at building a better world by building a new team to face challenges he can't handle solo, at the same time Calvin is also dealing with a Multiversial Crisis of the nature he built Justice Incarnate to solve, feels like a missed opportunity we didn't get to see the two of them have a discussion.
In matters of superheroics Calvin has achieved more than Clark has. Personally I don't believe that Superman should just be cotton candy feel good stories that shy away from provoking reactions by exploring difficult topics. Why? And what do we do afterwards? These are all tough questions, but they're worth asking. Why is "fixing things" so much tougher than it seems to be, even with a "good man" in charge? How does the political structure throw up roadblocks to make change difficult, even when it's necessary? Even when all the stars seem to align and all our hopes seem primed to be delivered on, sometimes shit still doesn't work out. We all saw how well Obama delivered on that, Calvin is a character you can use to explore that desire in a way you can't with Clark. Gee I wonder if that's a relevant trait to explore with Superman stories? Also the same desire that swept Obama into office is the desire that lies at the heart of Superman's creation and fuels our love of superheroes in general: A desire for one person to come in and fix things, to save us. Yes I know some people dismiss him as "Super-Obama" and Obama's election was a factor in Morrison creating him, but that's just another avenue of opportunity to explore! Have we all forgotten what Obama ran on, what trait of his was plastered in big letters on posters? Hope.
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