Ten
years? Wow! And Lois is still looking? Some of the supers are still poking around? This is some kind of commitment.
It's also quite a jump in time. Do you plan to fill in the blanks for our heroic characters? What have they been doing for the last decade?
Ten years! Are Martha and Jonathan still around? Has Lois moved on with her life? Is she still at the Planet or has she gone independent? Will the MDs at Arkham examine Clark and realize he's been tortured? It would make a huge difference in the course of his psychological treatment. Does Lex plan to monitor Clark's condition? Surely he won't just wash his hands of his greatest triumph.
Arkham Asylum in Gotham City, eh? Wonder how long before Batman hears about the new arrival who thinks he's Superman, the poor schlub.
Actually, having Luthor put Clark in a Gotham asylum - while a very good plot twist - strikes me as a tactical error, one about which Nigel should have cautioned him. Even if Lex discounts the Batman, he has to know that the Bat would keep tabs on all the crazies in Arkham and check out any new patients, especially one with a tie to Superman, no matter how tenuous. But then, maybe that's what you've got in store for us.
Biggest question: Will this broken and shattered Clark ever return, even to a shadow of his former self? Or are you a really, truly, devastatingly
?
