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If Batman can be light and campy, then Superman can go dark. All depends on how it's executed.
Man of Steel didn't quite nail it, though.
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I dunno, I can't think of any revered or popular Superman stories that are dark and moody. Even the darkest I can think of (The Death of Superman) is light and tragic...and odd combo. Most popular Supes storied are hopefull and optimistic.
On the other hand many great Batman stories are dark and dreary (Long Halloween, Death in the Family, Court of Owls, Return of the Dark Knight, etc) Batman is just a dreary character.
I think Batman works best when instead of the fate of the world resting on his shoulders, it's smaller stakes or the fate of an individual. I think Supes works best when it's full on fate of the world type stuff. The best Supes/Batman stories bring both aspects into one IMO.
Where I think they work best together is in stories that are intense yet light hearted.
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I think a Superman story can be "dark and moody" (see Alan Moore's stories) but the character shouldn't be "MY PARENTS ARE DEAAAAAAAAAAD." However, this new Superman is unfortunately a victim to the idea that superheroes have to be brooding, doubtful reluctant heroes. There's somethings I liked about Man of Steel; the line "Krypton had its chance" really surprised me and I liked it, but then you've got things like Clark asking a priest if he should answer this world-threatening Kryptonian.
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My favorite thing about this movie are all of these so far!
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I'm over the close-up, nearly black and white teasers. Just post a real picture already.
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Aquaman supposed to be in this new film as well
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Looks pretty good in that new pic
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Leaked pics from the teaser that was shown at Comic Con.
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Low res video of the teaser which will probably be taken down soon:
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