It’s clear that Gunn understands Superman, but I am not convinced he understands Clark Kent. It’s also too bad he can’t help himself from adding twenty miscellaneous characters, an inter dimensional space prison, and a group of ragtag antiheroes who threaten to undermine the entire premise of his central character. The tonal whiplash is constant: Superman is a good guy who wants to do good things. He wants to be good because it’s just the right thing to do. But he’s surrounded in ...
