p>DC'sflagshipheroSupermanisnotonlywidelyacknowledgedasahref="https://www.britannica.com/art/superhero">thefirstcomicsuperhero/a>,oneofthemostpowerfulheroesincomics(certainlyinDC),andoneofthemostpopularcomicbookcharactersofalltime,buthe'softenportrayedastheembodimentofhopeintheDCuniverse.Whileahref="https://www.liveabout.com/evolution-of-the-superman-symbol-3152425">the"S" logo/a>adorningthehero'schestwasoriginallysettomean"Superman"ortorepresenttheahref="https://screenrant.com/superman-s-symbol-meaning-explained/">'HouseofEl'asof"Superman: TheMovie,"/a> MarkWaidandLeinilFrancisYu'srunon"Superman: Birthright"explainsthatthe'S'itselfmeans"hope,"deeplyassociatingSupermanwiththeprincipleofhopeacrosstheuniverse./p>p>Withthatnewdefinition,comeschangesforSuperman'slongstandingcomicmotto,evolvingfromitsoriginsin"Truth,Justice,andtheAmericanWay"(derivednotfromtheoriginalrunbyJerrySiegelandJoeShusterbutfromanearly-194sSupermanradioserial)toanewmotto.ThenewSupermanmotto,ahref="https://twitter.com/DCComics/status/1449439268984584">announcedbyDCChiefCreativeOfficerJimLee/a>inconjunctionwithDCFandome,isnow"Truth,Justice,andA BetterTomorrow."/p>p>AtDCFandome,Leesaid:/p>blockquote>"We'reexcitedtoannouncethattobetterreflectthestorylinesthatwe'retellingacrossDCandtohonorSuperman'sincrediblelegacyofover8yearsofbuildingabetterworld,Superman'smottoisevolving.Supermanhaslongbeenasymbolofhopewhoinspirespeople,anditisthatoptimismthatpowershimforwardwithhisnewmissionstatement:Truth,JusticeandaBetterTomorrow."/blockquote>
…For A Better Tomorrow
p>Thisahref="https://variety.com/221/film/news/superman-new-motto-dc-fandome-12359712/">isn'tthefirsttime/a>thatSuperman'smottohaschangedastheerasprogressed.The194ssloganhadbeeninventedtosupporttheU.S.WorldWarIIwareffortsandrevivedforthe195s"AdventuresofSuperman" TVseries(atthepeakofMcCarthyism).Inthe196s,themottowasshiftedto"truth,justice,andfreedom" forthecartoonseries"TheNewAdventuresofSuperman" beforebeingshiftedbackfor1978'sfilm"Superman: TheMovie."The"AmericanWay"historyhadsincebeendroppedfromsubsequentadaptationsasearlyasthe1993series"Lois&Clark"(whichadaptedthemottointo'truthandjustice')./p>p>While"theAmericanWay"wasinitiatedinSuperman'smottoforcontextualpoliticalreasons,italwaysstruckanoddchordbecauseSuperman,whileraisedonaKansasfarm,isaproperlyglobal(ifnotuniversal)hero. Inapressstatement,JimLeeexplainsthatthenewchangeisintended"tobetterreflectthestorylinesthatwearetellingacrossDCandtohonorSuperman'sincrediblelegacyofover8yearsofbuildingabetterworld."/p>p>Thebestpartofthenewmotto? Fightingforabettertomorrowtiestheherobacktothevaluethatherepresentstheuniverse-over:hope./p>
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