The Rejects
This essay was originally posted to Twitter between February 25, 2022 and February 28, 2022. It was composed of 336 words across eight tweets.
This yearlong series of microblog essays, like other massive projects, began with a brainstorming of ideas. Given that the end is approaching, I thought I might reveal the list of ideas that went unused, or, in some cases, were cannibalized by other essays.
A Dream of Flying (Superman as Sexual Being)
A Kinder, Gentler Man
A Man of Inaction
Bags of Humility
Batman vs. Superman
Can Superman get drunk?
Cartoon Villainy
Cheerios
Christopher Reeve and Julliard
Christopher Reeve: Activist
Clark Kent: Fashionista
Could Superman beat a regular guy in a fight?
Did Krypton Deserve Its Fate?
Doing Superheroes Well
Don't Stan Superman
Geoffrey Frickin' Unsworth
Glenn Ford's Jaw
Hard Science Fiction In Superman
How Christopher Reeve Ruined Superman For Other Actors
How Does Kryptonite Work?
Humanizing Superman
Is he Superman? Clark? Kal?
Is Superman a bad guy?
Jor-El's Tutelage
Lois Lane: Icon
Lois, I have something to tell you...
Must There Be A Superman?
Nurturing From Beyond the Grave
Of What Worth Is Clark Kent?
Old Man Superman
Otisburg?
Radical Empathy
Raised As A Human Being
Reeve vs. Reeves
Reliving Death
Richard Donner as Superhero
Robin Williams's Roommate
The Structural Statistics of SUPERMAN
Super Toddler
Superman and Race
Superman and Responsibility
Superman and the American Way
Superman as Authoritarian
Superman as Biblical Figure
Superman as Emotionally Needy
Superman as Inherently Optimistic
Superman as Nonviolent
Superman as Post-Vietnam War
Superman as Punk
Superman as Romantic Comedy
Superman as SNL Fodder
Superman as Social Agitator
Superman as Teen Rebel
Superman vs. His Parents
Superman vs. Property Crimes
Superman's Social Skills
Superpowers and Metatext
The Bullet Catch
The Cold War Hero
The Inner Life of Superman
The Original Superhero Chris
The Other Movies
The Pre-Existing Superman Theme
The Rat-a-tat of the Daily Planet
The Screen Test
The Watergate Hero
The Working-class Superhero
What kind of creative environment is the Daily Planet?
What would Superman think of us?
Why doesn't Superman end suffering?
Note: this doesn't account for every idea I've had, nor all I'd hoped to accomplish.
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Published 3/9/2024
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