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Relating to the news that of Orson Scott Card writing for Superman James Nicoll mentioned on his journal that he previously written for Iron Man. I had not idea so I immediately searched for Iron Man and Orson Scott Card and found a quote that seems relevant.
"I really hate superhero comics. Then Marvel comes to me with this character, and when they told me what it was I said, 'Wow, that is even dumber than most superhero comics.'" -Orson Scott Card on Iron Man
And it really showed in the quality of what he wrote for Iron Man from what I have found. Do not get me wrong here; I am not some fan who loves the version of Iron Man I read as a tyke with a pure passion and rail against any deviation from "The! One! True! Version!" When I was growing up I regarded comics as juvenile and I was the sort of child that was very concerned about appearing childish. Later on I found stories I like and I do enjoy some of the limited series that use the mainstream comic book heroes even when they play silly buggers with the established continuity that the obsessive fans argue endlessly about. While I would be interested in a fun take on Superman that did something different with the character's history and motivation I have less than no interest in a story written by a man who has no respect for the work he is doing. I would no more read Orson Scott Card writing for Superman than I would read John Ringo trying to write an urban fantasy with a female protagonist. Wretchedly unoriginal writer with incest obsession writing for a payday in a genre he does not like? This is not a formula for success.
However, some people are very worked up about the fact that Orson Scott Card is an anti-gay conservative. Predictably they have started petitions and written outraged sermons about how this cannot be allowed and that we should all write ourcongressperson DC Editor to stop this travesty. The thing is without this 'controversy' I suspect the issue would drop into immediate deserved obscurity known to only the few thousand fans who still buy comics. As it is I predict that it will be a modest success in comic book terms selling many more copies than the usual Superman comic.
"I really hate superhero comics. Then Marvel comes to me with this character, and when they told me what it was I said, 'Wow, that is even dumber than most superhero comics.'" -Orson Scott Card on Iron Man
And it really showed in the quality of what he wrote for Iron Man from what I have found. Do not get me wrong here; I am not some fan who loves the version of Iron Man I read as a tyke with a pure passion and rail against any deviation from "The! One! True! Version!" When I was growing up I regarded comics as juvenile and I was the sort of child that was very concerned about appearing childish. Later on I found stories I like and I do enjoy some of the limited series that use the mainstream comic book heroes even when they play silly buggers with the established continuity that the obsessive fans argue endlessly about. While I would be interested in a fun take on Superman that did something different with the character's history and motivation I have less than no interest in a story written by a man who has no respect for the work he is doing. I would no more read Orson Scott Card writing for Superman than I would read John Ringo trying to write an urban fantasy with a female protagonist. Wretchedly unoriginal writer with incest obsession writing for a payday in a genre he does not like? This is not a formula for success.
However, some people are very worked up about the fact that Orson Scott Card is an anti-gay conservative. Predictably they have started petitions and written outraged sermons about how this cannot be allowed and that we should all write our