CATDOLL: The inspiration for DC Comics' "Chinese Superman" was actually Sun Wukong

DC's creation of a "Chinese Superman" has attracted great attention among domestic fans. It was previously revealed that there will be Chinese versions of Batman and Wonder Woman. Recently, the names of the two have been announced, namely Batman: Wang Baixi and Wonder Woman: Peng Dailan . In addition, according to the author of the story, Chinese-American writer Jinlun Yang, the inspiration for the Chinese Superman turned out to be "Sun Wukong".

In the interview with Yang Jinlun, the source of the DC Superman setting was also mentioned: "He is indeed a gangster, but there are many ideas behind this. The biggest one is that if you read the comics from the 1930s to the 1940s, you will find that the original Superman is actually a jerk. He is arrogant and very condescending, especially to the people he saved. I think Superman's creators Joe Siegel and Jerry Shuster almost set Superman up as a bully. After decades of evolution, he was shaped into the superhero we see today. So we want to use Kong Kenan as a reference to Superman. But don't you think Kong Kenan's personality is very similar to Sun Wukong?" And mentioned that elements of works such as China's "Journey to the West" and Japan's "Slam Dunk" and "Astro Boy" have important influences on the comics. (Will you see a Sakuragi Hanamichi or Astro Boy?)

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When it comes to Kong Kenan becoming Superman, he regretted it because he insisted that the risk was too great, but it was too late. During the transformation, he also experienced the crash scene of his mother. Afterwards, the transformation was successfully completed, but Kong Kenan did not want to control his superpowers (wanted to run away). At this time, Dr. Ou Men, who helped him transform him, called out the Chinese version of Batman Wang Baixi and Wonder Woman Peng Dailan. So what kind of story will the three of them play out next? Let's wait and see.