London
(ANI):
Superman
has
undergone
a
huge
makeover
–
the
once
squeaky
clean
and
muscled
superhero
now
looks
more
like
Robert
Pattinson
than
Christopher
Reeves
dark,
brooding
and
lanky.
Superman
now
has
angry
smouldering
eyes,
straggly
hair,
low-slung
baggy
jeans
and,
according
to
his
creators
at
DC
Comics,
“realises
he
doesn"t
belong
anywhere
and
doesn"t
fit
in".
The
character
is
now
aged
21
and
physically
far
less
imposing
than
the
lantern-jawed,
muscle-bound
hero
created
78
years
ago.
“We
wanted
to
tell
a
story
that"s
hip,
sexy
and
moody," The
Daily
Mail
quoted
Dan
DiDio,
DC
Comics"
co-publisher,
as
saying.
Raised
by
honest
Kansas"s
farmers
to
have
a
strong
moral
compass,
the
original
Superman
was
so
squeaky-clean
that
fellow
superheroes
sneeringly
dubbed
him
the
'big
blue
Boy
Scout'.
The
modern
Clark
Kent,
Superman"s
alter
ego,
is
still
a
Daily
Planet
journalist,
albeit
working
in
an
age
of
hand-held
devices
and
instant
gratification.
“We
wanted
to
show
a
younger
Superman
at
the
early
stages
of
his
career,
struggling
with
his
identity
and
his
place,"
said
DiDio.
Transforming
that
most
clean-cut
and
all-American
of
superheroes
into
a
moody,
misunderstood
urban
youth
is
the
latest
example
of
comic
book
creators
attempting
to
update
classic
characters
for
a
new
generation
of
readers.