One of the many standout parts of James Gunn’s Superman is Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. There have been some great portrayals of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Daily Planet reporter over the decades, most recently on Superman & Lois. But Brosnahan is already one of the best Lois Lanes ever, even after just one appearance. The former Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star didn’t just wait to be saved by Superman, she saved Superman herself. This led Wired (via a fan question) to ask James Gunn and Rachel Brosnahan if Lois ever had superpowers. Here’s what they had to say in response:
Rachel Brosnahan: “Yes, she does. Boy, does she! She becomes Superwoman for a day on her birthday in All-Star Superman, and there’s other [comics] where she gets powers”.
James Gunn: “Like right now in the comics, you can go see her. She has superpowers in the comics as we speak.” I think about it every time I see her with powers, I’m like, ‘I know it. I know it’s Rachel’s’.”
Rachel Brosnahan: “James, are you feeling inspired?”
James Gunn: “Yeah, maybe. I think about it every time I see her with powers, I’m like ‘I know it’s Rachel’s.’ She’s so happy to be cast as Lois Lane, and another part of her is like, ‘I want to be able to fly’.”
Lois Lane has a long history of becoming Superwoman in the comics. Yet DC never sticks with the concept for long. She first became Superwoman in an “imaginary story” in 1943. And for the next several decades, DC would recycle this story. Either via magic or super science, Lois Lane would get powers, only to lose them by issue’s end. Even Grant Morrison’s excellent All-Star Superman had Lois receive powers and become Superwoman for just one issue. Although it was a very memorable and iconic story, where Lois gets the gift of superpowers for just one day.
In more recent years, DC has made a more concentrated effort to tell longer “Lois as Superwoman” stories. Although, only longer by only a little bit. In 2016, Lois Lane absorbed a dying Superman’s powers, headlining a new Superwoman series of her own at last. But within an issue, Superwoman became Lana Lang. In the past year, Lois became Superwoman once again, absorbing General Zod’s powers, and fighting crime in Metropolis. This lasted a record six months, but she recently lost the powers once again. DC seems afraid to commit to Lois Lane having powers for very long.
While a strong case can be made that Lois Lane is more iconic as a tough-as-nails human woman who doesn’t need powers, just her brains and her spirit, things changed when Lois married Clark and they had a super son in the comics. Now, the Kents are a family where everyone (including Clark’s cousin, “brother,” and family dog) all have powers, except for his wife, who’s stuck being “the guy in the chair” when it comes to family adventures. Maybe if Rachel Brosnahan gets to fly as Superwoman on the big screen, it may happen in the comics too, on a more permanent basis.
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This articles is written by : Nermeen Nabil Khear Abdelmalak
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