Dan Slott Still At It: 24Hrs Bashing Batman Vs. Superman

We’re guessing the next issues of Spider-Man and Silver Surfer may be late, with the blaming lying with the Batman Vs. Superman footage released last night during Gotham.

Marvel Comics writer Dan Slott has spent the last 24 hours blasting the footage, Batman Vs. Superman, Zack Snyder, Man of Steel and Superman on Twitter (read Part 1 and Part 2).

Slott isn’t happy with Snyder’s portrayal of the Man of Steel as the writer feels it’s a “dark/grim/joyless Superman.” Slott goes on to defend his opinions stating, “From watching 2 trailers & all of MAN OF STEEL, my opinions are firmly based and far from ‘senseless.'” Slott even argues to ask Cap fans if they are happy with the character’s portrayal in the Marvel movies, and then to go ahead and ask if the Superman fans are happy with the Henry Cavill version. Slott argues Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers was “on point” for Cap, while Man of Steel was “FAR off point” for Superman.

Slott continues with mention if they switched directors he would be “less wary.”

Here are the latest tweets:

@david83ny Tone of the characters. Flash is Flash. Supergirl is Supergirl. The movie Superman? He’s dark/grim/joyless Superman.

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 1, 2015

@david83ny Grim is okay. There’s nothing wrong with grim. THE DARK KNIGHT is grim and it’s a fantastic movie. There, the tone is right.

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 1, 2015

@david83ny I hear you. But for me the take is so off base from what Superman is supposed to be, it might as well be an Elseworlds. :-/

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 1, 2015

@Double_Irony If we were talking about Peter and NOT Doc Ock, I’d agree w/ you. Here’s my answer to FAQs about this: https://t.co/qAOCSWujJs

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 2, 2015

@vanvaldo07 Valery, this is silly. I made a few tweets and answered questions posed to me. You make it sound like some melodramatic crime.

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 2, 2015

@vanvaldo07 I’m not spoiling anyone’s enjoyment of a trailer. And I’ve worked for DC. And I have promoted DC projects and books online too.

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 2, 2015

@vanvaldo07 From watching 2 trailers & all of MAN OF STEEL, my opinions are firmly based and far from “senseless”. Also, they’re opinions.

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 2, 2015

@HarrySif Ask Cap fans if they’re happy w/ Cap’s portrayal in Marvel films. Ask Superman fans if they’re happy w/ Supe’s portrayal in MOS…

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 2, 2015

@HarrySif …see which answer gets the sharper divide.

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 2, 2015

@JJ53s411 Not really. I’m a BIG fan of The Dark Knight. Grim is great when it suits the tone of the char. Joyless MOS is wrong for Superman.

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 2, 2015

@HarrySif The difference: Track record. CA:FA was on point for Cap’s character. So was Avengers. Man of Steel was FAR off point for Superman

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 2, 2015

@HarrySif If they’d switched directors, I’d be less wary. But this is the SAME guiding hand from MOS that’s now on BvS.

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 2, 2015

@MatejSenft @Guardians_Comic So your suggestion, literally, IS to read an Elseworlds w/ Superman. 😀 I’ve read Superman comics of all eras.

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) December 2, 2015