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Sometimes I wonder if he really believes there IS such an animal. When I read his description of how the final chapter of Dark Phoenix came to be, I have to assume he genuinely believes that was what happened. I can't imagine why, with a story that has been so minutely dissected in the fan press in the decades since its publication, he would present something so much at odds with reality if he did not think people would accept his version as gospel.

Fortunately, this is an instance where the truth came out long ago -- mostly because no one was trying to hide it!! -- and Shooter's Orwellian approach thus carries no weight with anyone who bothers to look beyond his version.

portrayed Superman in a very good way...

A Superman with no spine and no moral compass, who spends most of his time getting henpecked by the bitchiest Wonder Woman in history?

Blechh.

Don Zomberg wrote: "A Superman with no spine and no moral compass, who spends most of his time getting henpecked by the bitchiest Wonder Woman in history?"

Well, the bitchiest before All-Star Batman's at least... :-)

I wonder how much of the over-arching mood and theme of Kingdom Come can be traced to Alex Ross? Not to write Mark Waid any sort of free pass for his work on the series, but Ross was also involved in the almost-oppressively dark "Earth X" and "Uncle Sam" mini-series as well. Both of those also feature central characters who ought to have a moral compass, but are nevertheless floundering and lost. "Earth X" spends it's first five issues, as I recall, debunking the concept of heroism altogether, while "Uncle Sam" gives the Alan Moore walk-on character from "Twilight" center stage to gibber about America's failings and collapse under their collective weight.

The postings from Jim Shooter on his blog do seem to underscore a point made by Joss Whedon amongst others; That no one truly sees himself as a villain or as a secondary character. The third gunman to the villain's right in the western movie really thinks the scene is all about him.