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WB Animation, YOUNG JUSTICE, Superman. I claim no ownership of the character or his various incarnation across the DC multiverse, this was developed from an existing template.

This is a pretty major departure from what I typically do, but I'm a huge Comic book nerd, and I still love the character of Superman.... despite how little I like his portrayal in pretty much every media outside of a few animated versions. I threw this together for two reasons:

1. I really, really, really hate the brooding Nolan inspired Superman of Henry Carvil/New 52/Young Justice.
2. I had an interesting idea for a way to potentially reboot the franchise away from New 52 horribleness and compete with the MCU without DC having to copy their exact formula.

The basic premise would be to completely throw out the existing DC Movie playbook, the New 52, and accept some new rules for a DC movie universe:

1. Accept that certain characters do not work in the modern age, and are better set in older points in time.
2. Let characters die and let their replacements matter.
3. Allow for diversity in story telling and focus on character driven stories.

What this basically means is that the DC Movies should focus on is a timeline of events and populate the universe with character driven stories from within that timeline.

Before humans knew the nature of the Stars, Krypton was betrayed by their's. Rao, the red giant that the planet Krypton orbited, exploded in a cataclysmic supernova in 186 BCE. Despite warnings by one of their most brilliant scientists Jor-El, the planet's elite refused to take any precautions, dooming their own world, and effecting the surrounding star systems for centuries to come. Jor-El only had enough time to preserve his infant son in Cryosleep and send him away to a star system with a species that followed similar paths of evolution. For eons the boy traveled across the stars to his new homeworld, just ahead of the shockwave of Roa's supernova. The blast destroyed a number of Kryptonian colonies, breathing life into some worlds, and in one instance killing a member of the Green Lantern Corps and casting his ring to the stellar winds. Finally, in 1938, Kal-El of Krypton landed in a cornfield just outside of the town of Smallville, Kansans. Discovered by farmers Johnathan and Martha Kent, the boy was raised as an Earthling, and given the name Clark. As a child he learned to control his still developing abilities with the guidance of his adoptive parents, who instilled in him the same values that built the American heartland. Clark attended Sunday School with Lex Luthor, a boy who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. The two boys grew to be close friends, and he was one of the few people Clark ever considered showing his powers too as they continued to grow. In 1952, at the age of 14, Clark began using his powers around Smallville to help those in need, always careful to stay out of sight. He was nearly found out on his 16th birthday when he ran into a burning building to save Lana Lang. On that day his parents revealed to him his origins. Little remained of the ship he arrived in, a few scraps of metal, a black box with a simple message from his true parents, and a red pennant with a golden shield. The revelation drove Clark to retreat inward somewhat and try to blend in more with his friends. He dated Lana Lang, despite his friend Lex's mutual admiration for her, and left the football team for the school paper, believing that was a far less conspicuous job. In 1958, Luthor and Clark attended College together where Clark took on the persona of Superman. Superman was a major point of contention between the two men, Lex believing that a super-powered being was a threat to humanity. In 1962 Clark graduated college with a Masters in Journalism and Lex gained his MBA. Clark moved back home to help with his father's deteriorating health while Lex pursued an internship Daggett Industries. Both men moved to metropolis together in 1966 where Clark worked as an intern at the Daily Planet and Lex worked as a low level employee at Bell Telephone. Clark and Lana broke up shortly after his move to Metropolis, but the two remained friends. Lex eventually moved up the ranks at Bell Labs, and became a manager on the PicturePhone project, on which Clark wrote his first article. In 1967, Clark formed the Justice League with several other local legends, with the hope of using their combined power to help the world. Clark eventually began courting reporter Lois lane in 1972, though she was 6 years his junior. Lex left Bell in 1973, believing they were missing an opportunity with such a device, and founded LexCorp. Luthor introduced one of the first personal computers and gained international renown in the business world. Shortly thereafter, Superman defeated the Ultra Humanite in a battle that killed Lana Lang. Lex blamed superman for her death, and when his longtime friend tried to defend the Man of Steel for his actions, Lex drove him out of his home and seldom spoke to him again. Clark married Lois in 1978, having revealed himself to her as Superman years prior. The two were saddened to discover that they could not have children of their own, and subsequently adopted two children John and Lara. In 1981 LexCorp aquired a number of genetic research labs from the profits of their computer division. Lex began an attempt to sequence Superman's DNA. In 1982, the only survivor of a lost Kryptonian colony Argo arrived on Earth, Kara Zor-El. Already an adolescent, Kara presented herself as the Cousin to Clark, living with him and Lois while attending high school in Metropolis. After a brief stint as Supergirl, Kara retreated from public life after her traumatic experience at the hands of Darkseid. Lois remained an eternal friend as Kara coped with her experiences, and Clark kept J'onn J'onzz as a family counselor for his adoptive cousin. The 1980s saw the dissolution of the first Justice League as old members retired or died, and a schism between Batman and Superman over the Reagan administration's policies of cooperation with the league drove the final wedge that fell the organization of Earth's greatest heroes. Clark left the Daily Planet in 1988, having been dying his hair for the better part of 10 years to simulate greying that did not naturally occur for him, and caused his fellow reporters to question Clark's surprising youthfulness. In 1987 LexCorp succeeds in replicating Superman's DNA, and began an attempt to produce a Superman of their own; Doomsday was the result, and in 1992 he was loosed upon Superman. After a battle that left downtown metropolis in ruins, the two eventually killed eachother, and while Superman's identity was never revealed to the Public, Lois confronted Lex and reveals that he murdered his Childhood friend. Lex was utterly unmoved by this revelation, as his hatred for Superman had become all consuming. Over the course of his life, Superman saw the rise and fall of the first Justice League, and stood as a symbol of hope for millions. His death marked the end of of an era, and left the world feeling a little darker.

Anyway, there's just the tip of my take on the character.

Description
WB Animation, YOUNG JUSTICE, Superman. I claim no ownership of the character or his various incarnation across the DC multiverse, this was developed from an existing template.

This is a pretty major departure from what I typically do, but I'm a huge Comic book nerd, and I still love the character of Superman.... despite how little I like his portrayal in pretty much every media outside of a few animated versions. I threw this together for two reasons:

1. I really, really, really hate the brooding Nolan inspired Superman of Henry Carvil/New 52/Young Justice.
2. I had an interesting idea for a way to potentially reboot the franchise away from New 52 horribleness and compete with the MCU without DC having to copy their exact formula.

The basic premise would be to completely throw out the existing DC Movie playbook, the New 52, and accept some new rules for a DC movie universe:

1. Accept that certain characters do not work in the modern age, and are better set in older points in time.
2. Let characters die and let their replacements matter.
3. Allow for diversity in story telling and focus on character driven stories.

What this basically means is that the DC Movies should focus on is a timeline of events and populate the universe with character driven stories from within that timeline.

Before humans knew the nature of the Stars, Krypton was betrayed by their's. Rao, the red giant that the planet Krypton orbited, exploded in a cataclysmic supernova in 186 BCE. Despite warnings by one of their most brilliant scientists Jor-El, the planet's elite refused to take any precautions, dooming their own world, and effecting the surrounding star systems for centuries to come. Jor-El only had enough time to preserve his infant son in Cryosleep and send him away to a star system with a species that followed similar paths of evolution. For eons the boy traveled across the stars to his new homeworld, just ahead of the shockwave of Roa's supernova. The blast destroyed a number of Kryptonian colonies, breathing life into some worlds, and in one instance killing a member of the Green Lantern Corps and casting his ring to the stellar winds. Finally, in 1938, Kal-El of Krypton landed in a cornfield just outside of the town of Smallville, Kansans. Discovered by farmers Johnathan and Martha Kent, the boy was raised as an Earthling, and given the name Clark. As a child he learned to control his still developing abilities with the guidance of his adoptive parents, who instilled in him the same values that built the American heartland. Clark attended Sunday School with Lex Luthor, a boy who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. The two boys grew to be close friends, and he was one of the few people Clark ever considered showing his powers too as they continued to grow. In 1952, at the age of 14, Clark began using his powers around Smallville to help those in need, always careful to stay out of sight. He was nearly found out on his 16th birthday when he ran into a burning building to save Lana Lang. On that day his parents revealed to him his origins. Little remained of the ship he arrived in, a few scraps of metal, a black box with a simple message from his true parents, and a red pennant with a golden shield. The revelation drove Clark to retreat inward somewhat and try to blend in more with his friends. He dated Lana Lang, despite his friend Lex's mutual admiration for her, and left the football team for the school paper, believing that was a far less conspicuous job. In 1958, Luthor and Clark attended College together where Clark took on the persona of Superman. Superman was a major point of contention between the two men, Lex believing that a super-powered being was a threat to humanity. In 1962 Clark graduated college with a Masters in Journalism and Lex gained his MBA. Clark moved back home to help with his father's deteriorating health while Lex pursued an internship Daggett Industries. Both men moved to metropolis together in 1966 where Clark worked as an intern at the Daily Planet and Lex worked as a low level employee at Bell Telephone. Clark and Lana broke up shortly after his move to Metropolis, but the two remained friends. Lex eventually moved up the ranks at Bell Labs, and became a manager on the PicturePhone project, on which Clark wrote his first article. In 1967, Clark formed the Justice League with several other local legends, with the hope of using their combined power to help the world. Clark eventually began courting reporter Lois lane in 1972, though she was 6 years his junior. Lex left Bell in 1973, believing they were missing an opportunity with such a device, and founded LexCorp. Luthor introduced one of the first personal computers and gained international renown in the business world. Shortly thereafter, Superman defeated the Ultra Humanite in a battle that killed Lana Lang. Lex blamed superman for her death, and when his longtime friend tried to defend the Man of Steel for his actions, Lex drove him out of his home and seldom spoke to him again. Clark married Lois in 1978, having revealed himself to her as Superman years prior. The two were saddened to discover that they could not have children of their own, and subsequently adopted two children John and Lara. In 1981 LexCorp aquired a number of genetic research labs from the profits of their computer division. Lex began an attempt to sequence Superman's DNA. In 1982, the only survivor of a lost Kryptonian colony Argo arrived on Earth, Kara Zor-El. Already an adolescent, Kara presented herself as the Cousin to Clark, living with him and Lois while attending high school in Metropolis. After a brief stint as Supergirl, Kara retreated from public life after her traumatic experience at the hands of Darkseid. Lois remained an eternal friend as Kara coped with her experiences, and Clark kept J'onn J'onzz as a family counselor for his adoptive cousin. The 1980s saw the dissolution of the first Justice League as old members retired or died, and a schism between Batman and Superman over the Reagan administration's policies of cooperation with the league drove the final wedge that fell the organization of Earth's greatest heroes. Clark left the Daily Planet in 1988, having been dying his hair for the better part of 10 years to simulate greying that did not naturally occur for him, and caused his fellow reporters to question Clark's surprising youthfulness. In 1987 LexCorp succeeds in replicating Superman's DNA, and began an attempt to produce a Superman of their own; Doomsday was the result, and in 1992 he was loosed upon Superman. After a battle that left downtown metropolis in ruins, the two eventually killed eachother, and while Superman's identity was never revealed to the Public, Lois confronted Lex and reveals that he murdered his Childhood friend. Lex was utterly unmoved by this revelation, as his hatred for Superman had become all consuming. Over the course of his life, Superman saw the rise and fall of the first Justice League, and stood as a symbol of hope for millions. His death marked the end of of an era, and left the world feeling a little darker.

Anyway, there's just the tip of my take on the character.