there are people who love Superman, fanboys and girls who know the comics and are steeped in the myth and could have brought it to life with that kind of devotion.

Yes, precisely. It's very sad and utterly unnecessary. I mean, they wouldn't even have to be fanatical fans to have gotten it way better than they do. Hell, they could've just relied on Wikipedia and done a better job. /bitches bitterly

Still, those rare moments when it does bother to play in the actual Superman universe, it is brilliant.