T-Rex: The essential problem with Superman, as a character, is that he's too powerful and incorruptible. He's a walking deus ex machina! You give him a foe he can't beat, and all he has to do is TRY HARDER, and then he beats the guy.
T-Rex: What I'm saying is that this is not truly satisfying!
T-Rex: The way to make Supes interesting is to put him up against a problem that he can't fix by punching someone through a building! Put him in a situation where, say, everyone he loves starts dying of a disease that he can't detect or cure, passing away in his arms, one by one. At the end he's left as the sole survivor of the doomed planet Earth, six billion dead - only this time, he had a chance to stop the disaster, and he FAILED.
Utahraptor: That's a terrible story, T-Rex!
T-Rex: It's modern, AND dark!
Utahraptor: Yeah, and it destroys the character! Superman is a symbol of hope, and you have him basically standing up and shouting "HOPE IS USELESS AGAINST A SUPERIOR FOE" and then everyone on Earth dies.
T-Rex: I bet if Superman were real he'd like my story. He'd say to me, "That was a SUPER interesting story, T-Rex!"
Narrator: MEANWHILE, IN THE UNIVERSE WHERE SUPERMAN IS REAL!
T-Rex: Superman! If I jump off this building will you save me?
Off panel: Don't jump off that building!
T-Rex: Will you save me though?
T-Rex: I'm just gonna jump real quick, okay?
