Nobody likes to think about compassion,selflessness, or optimism anymore. These concepts are dead today. It's all about being edgy antiheroes and other aspects of cynicism.

If anyone in the comics industry or even /co/ had Superman's powers, they'd be Tighten from Megamind; angry manchildren that have no idea to see the best in humanity and inspire them to have a world where they don't need a Superman anymore.