I vaguely recall some stories where Kal-el effectively became the personification of Krypton after it exploded, or after he came to Earth, but the memory is vague enough that I'm not sure if it was in the comics, or a story or stories, or from ideas for stories.
Not the first time someone wanted Superman to act as some kind of Christ like figure. Also, that should say 'glares'.
Uncle Sam has my vote.
Kal-El: "As much as I would be honored to serve in about any role. I am not a natural-born citizen and honestly I don't know how the legality of my adoption stands."
Depending upon the specific version of Superman, he could be, technically, a natural-born citizen...
All right, time to see if the theories are correct. Which they probably will be, given the evidence provided in-story and what can be guessed using what the audience knows.
More like magical energy in the shape of soil. Which probably makes its molecular structure quite unlike what he knows.
As good a name as any, really.
As good as confirmed that Sam is behind this, then.
I would expect that Sam knows they're here, even if he's not present. It's likely that he's keeping a keen eye on the Heartlands right now.
Moving it to a larger bed, I suppose. Everything outgrows its original place eventually.
That's almost what Hub City is to OL, really, isn't it? A little pet project to occupy him when nothing bigger's going on...
Kind of tenuous, OL, but I doubt it'll go to court anyway.
At least partly because Uncle Sam's raw power varies at any given time. Sometimes he's just super-soldier levels of strong and tough, other times he's like Superman-tier.
It is still amusing to see a former Englishman admonishing the spirit of America.
Wouldn't be surprised if such a thing would have become like a local version of John Bull, with a uniquely American flair. Younger and slimmer, for instance.
Entirely reasonable about the whole thing.
Probably diagnostic magic, seeing if there's any trace of the implicated politicians about the Tree.
Makes sense, as Kansas is probably has a large Methodist representation, under the umbrella of Protestantism...
Bit of a cultural and religious mishmash there. But given the nature of America, he's probably familiar with practically every religion in its borders.
Read the room, OL.
As I thought. With no major conflicts right now... Of course he's got a shortage of the blood of patriots.
Johnny Reb, you mean, since he was sticking his oar in from the Badlands.
...Huh, he might have a point, I guess?
I suppose they were able to leech away any corruption to sustain themselves?
Wait a second, Zee. See where he's going with this.
So he chose the path where they're still useful, rather than seeing them driven mad with regret.
That'll be something to check after they get home. I assume they'll find the implicated senators have been voting noticeably differently.
So in this case, feeding the Tree is the safer option?
It'd just be a little starved, until the next big crisis sees fresh blood spilled.
The implications of possible mental influence, for a start, Sam.
<Cue Captain America credit sequence.> Presumably in a capacity as a symbol of America.
I'm actually a little surprised by this. I'm assuming he wants Kal as president, but I wouldn't expect Uncle Sam to be ok with someone so powerful as president. I guess it's ok if he's voted in?
I don't think they're possessed by corruption, I think the worms are just the mechanism to get their blood to the Dreamworld. Uncle Sam at least seems to think their extreme behavior is just heavy guilt, not mental influence.
Uncle Sam would probably say something about how not alot of American are born there either, they were all from elsewhere and they make America, America as a land accept people from outside of it
Thank you, corrected.Me said:
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Few truer words were ever spoken.
Genuinely got a laugh.
The question then becomes, if the present arrangement suited Uncle Sam, why did he send the superheroes after the worms?
And my axe!Uncle Sam has my vote.
In praise of Eros!