What Happened To Superman?!

[Skanky Vamp]

Basically, the families of Seigel and Shuster, the creators of the Superman, will have total control of the character returned to them in 2013. Until then, I guess DC and Warner Brothers are gonna milk every nickel out of it that they can, and possibly destroy every vestige of the original character before they lose control.

No, it's this one, its not total control. They will control some aspects with DC/Warner Brothers will control other aspects.

"The Siegel and Shuster estates could wind up owning some parts of the Superman story while DC Comics owns others. The estates could get Superman's blue leotard, red cape and boots, plus an ability to leap tall buildings while DC retains villains like Lex Luthor plus Superman's ability to fly...."

"Along this line of reasoning, one way to settle the Superman dispute would be to "split the character in two -- a 1938 Superman and a Modern Superman -- and allow both sides to create new works based on their versions," Cheng writes."

And that sorta seems like what DC is doing now, maybe. I doubt it's for that reason, I just think its to make money. Like Spiderman and his new white costume.