The Official Superman Thread - Part 4

[HighFivingMF]

I appreciate Zantanna

 

[Dangerman]

Her being in charge of Lexcorp?

Hopw did that end anyway?

No in Superman/Batman "The Seacrh for Kryptonite". They had her take almost a villain turn. It was suppose to play out but was then dropped. I would have loved to see how that ended.

 

[Zionite1]

Id be interested in reading a Snyder/lee team-up on Superman but I worry about Snyder being a fit for it.
We really need good Superman books.I mean im ashamed to say that Smallville is far superior to the normal superman book.

 

[Young Superman]

I thin kit would be interesting to see Superman hookup with someone like Zatanna, since one of his weakness is magic.

 

[Compi716]

Anybody read the Superman annual? Now I'm really not looking forward to Lobdell on the book. Very meh.

 

[RoughNTumble]

superman gets his ass handed to him by another alien i don't care about

the streak continues

 

[The Question]

He should take up smoking as Clark Kent. It probably can't hurt him, and it'd help with the secret identity a bit. I mean, I doubt people would picture Superman as a chain smoker. And he's got a stressful job, it'd help him relax.

 

[CConn]

I say he gets into needle drugs.

 

[Anubis]

Kent couldn't possibly be Superman, he's been shooting heroin in his balls for years!

 

[RoughNTumble]

xfd

 

[Young Superman]

Is it jus me or does DCnU Superman look like a teenager at times?

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

Pretty sure he is supposed to. At least in Action he is.

 

[DaveMoral]

What's the deal with all the tentacles in Superman books lately?

 

[Anubis]

Tentacle porn is in.

 

[Lily Adler]

And Superman's a fan... at least I think that's what they're trying to hint at.

 

[Spade]

Japan has infiltrated Superman. Now, he speaks boldly, has beautiful hair, and wrestles Internet monsters from space.

Man, Superman's gotten so awesome from last year to now.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I find Superman kind of bland these days, personally. I don't mind the return to his liberal roots, but he's not the extreme of moral righteousness that set him apart from other heroes. He's just some guy with an S on his chest, doing like all the other heroes do.

 

[Anubis]

Lets see him throw Sean Hannity into the Pacific Ocean.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

My Superman would respect Hannity's right to spout whatever nonsense he wants but proceed to out-argue him on every issue he brings up.

 

[Anubis]

Hannity - "You want universal Health Care?!? What are you a Nazi? You Hate America!!!"

Superman - "I once wrestled an Angel to save America. What the F**k have you done for this country?"

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yes. Yes.

 

[Spade]

I prefer a Superman who's too busy helping people to tell off idiots. A Superman speech can be cool when done right (like so), but they usually come off as the writer reducing Superman to a walking diatribe for their personal crusades. I do agree that he's less distinct right now, though that has more to do with DC slipping from Morrison's social crusader to Johns' more reserved take.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

He seems like an ignorant hothead as Morrison's social crusader. I'm enjoying Morrison's take (although his scatterbrained plotting is offputting in some issues), but that's just one step in Superman's journey. He kind of has to become more reserved over time, otherwise he'd be busting down the doors of sovereign nations and deposing corrupt dictators by force, which just makes him a bully who never learns that force can't always be the answer simply because no one has the force to challenge him and show him that. He'd have a very shallow, adolescent mindset--which I think is what Morrison was trying to show us in that scene with the JLA recently in Action Comics. Some of the wiser members had to talk Superman down from some of his more extreme views.

 

[LordofhouseEl]

New 52 has done good for some characters but for Superman they have stomped all over him, his not really relevant apart from the fact he is strong and will punch you if your not careful. His a violent brute who seems to enjoy fighting and physically dominating people.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

lol nope.

Superman is a social crusader. He is fighting for the oppressed, much like he was when he was created. He is more relevant now then when he was traipsing across America. Superman is in the wonderful position of having the relevance to modern times, having his original characteristics reinvigorated and yet still retaining some of his more "out there" stories from the 70's, but with the seriousness that began with the 90's.


Superman is one of the best things about the relaunch.