The Official Superman Thread

[The Sage]

I totally agree that Superman is something much more than human and that it physically influences how he lives and how he reacts to the world. His Kryptonian lineage influences his life far more than, say, an adopted kid of French descent raised in Spain or something.

But still, IMO it's really stupid and retreadtastic for people to always be like, "YOU CAN NEVER BE ONE OF THEM, YOU ARE A KRYPTONIAN AND WILL ALWAYS BE ALONE!!!!!" when he has a family of loving parents and beautiful wife and obnoxious cousin(s), a stable human job that he's good at, a home in his favorite city in the world, and a league of life-long friends and allies who accepts him for exactly what he is. He has more human ties than a lot of humans do; for him to still feel like an outcast or something just makes him come across as mopey and whiney and melodramatic. It might work for the movies where he has no real friends and one parent is dead and Lois isn't with him, but it's out of place here. And for Jor-El to be constantly reminding him, almost trying to convince him of his solitude, makes Jor-El come across as a jealous and spiteful parent who doesn't want his son to be happy. "You're not one of them, you're one of us damnit!!"

I agree that the opening felt weird and out of place. I can understand him wanting to find someone like him, but him feeling like an outcast is counterproductive at this point.

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

No, too hispanic.

yeah like Roger is an hispanic name. "That's my Roger"

 

[Assassin]

Thats logical.....oh wait, its not.


I think it makes you sadder when you constantly get beat down by a guy named Roger.

Beat down? You may be witty and a fast typer on the internet, but in real life i'd beat your ass down.

 

[Assassin]

he's a latino jew, he's not black. so give it up lame ass.

 

[Superman Pwnage]

lol great stuff.

 

[Darthphere]

he's a latino jew, he's not black. so give it up lame ass.

Exactly, thank you. Though im not really jewish, I just thought that be funnier.

 

[Darthphere]

Beat down? You may be witty and a fast typer on the internet, but in real life i'd beat your ass down.

Good thing im not talking about real life huh?

 

[Not Jake]

And hey--witty and a fast typist? That's all I've ever aspired to be hailed as.

 

[Darthphere]

And hey--witty and a fast typist? That's all I've ever aspired to be hailed as.

Youve succeeded on so many levels.

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

he's a latino jew, he's not black. so give it up lame ass.

wow this coming from assasain, ha pure gold. you're lamer then i'll ever be especially if other posters here saw how you behave over at comicbloc.

 

[Darthphere]

wow this coming from assasain, ha pure gold. you're lamer then i'll ever be especially if other posters here saw how you behave over at comicbloc.

DAMN!!!


Didnt he get kicked out for whining about Gail Simone?

 

[Eros]

Gail Simone!

 

[Assassin]

wow this coming from assasain, ha pure gold. you're lamer then i'll ever be especially if other posters here saw how you behave over at comicbloc.

But the diffrence between me and you is that I do it on purpose, (And brag about it). Find me on AIM or myspace and I'm a diffrent guy.

 

[Assassin]

DAMN!!!


Didnt he get kicked out for whining about Gail Simone?

no, i was on probation because i said dwane mcduffie sounded like a *****e in an interview where he bashed DC, Johns got me out of it early when I informed him how dumb it was. I dont bash Simone any more, she PMed me and asked me to stop, so I did.

Comic bloc is ******ed, you're not alowed to talk negative about any one, you cant voice your opinions if they're negative. Thats why all the ppl on the simone page are fake fanboys they even go as far as nicknaming her Goddess...

 

[yenaled]

I can't stand the GL forums on comic bloc, you arn't allowed to say anything against the new series and there is a big majority who don't like Ion - which is just silly.

 

[Assassin]

I just like comicbloc because Ethan van skiver and his wife are cool.

I've pissed off Gail Simone an dthats what i'm known for. Should I be proud?

 

[Eros]

Assassin you probbaly took you oponions to far about Simone and Mcduffie.

 

[Assassin]

about simone maybe, Mcduffie no, my words were "sounds like a *****e to me" they were deleted, i asked why an dthey said Cant speak negative about any creators, I said why? he does sound like a *****e in that interview, thats how he came of ass, i'm not calling him one" and since i said it again he put me on probation for what was it 10 days? it ended up being 3

 

[yenaled]

To be fair, it's a gutsy thing to do. I once said I didn't like BOP and the new Secret Six mini and I got crucified.

The best thing about comic bloc is the professionals, they are all realy cool and actually spend time chatting and answering questions. Maybe an overly polite atmosphere is needed so it can allow the professionals to interact with the fans.

 

[Eros]

well if the comic creators can't handle constructive critisism, then why even try and talk to fans? I rather people be real with me, then be told to always talk nice about me or be put on probation or banned. But if they rather post in Pleasantville, i can't fault them for that i guess.

 

[The Batman]

can i see the interview where mcduffie says this stuff?

 

[yenaled]

well if the comic creators can't handle constructive critisism, then why even try and talk to fans? I rather people be real with me, then be told to always talk nice about me or be put on probation or banned. But if they rather post in Pleasantville, i can't fault them for that i guess.

They can take constructive critism they are adults and are cool people, I just think the people running the site take all the precaution in the world to make sure they don't get offended - just incase.

- for the record - this is somehting that is much better than what could happen - i.e. the DC Boards.

 

[Assassin]

can i see the interview where mcduffie says this stuff?

it was deleted

 

[Assassin]

yea but Van Skiver came in here a few times, one time in my thread where i posted the first previews of his batman superman some ppl were talking about his superman, he came in here asking about ways of how he can improve. now thats some cool ****.

 

[Spike_x1]

That was a cool thing for Ethan to do. Even though I don't like some of his more recent art, I can respect him quite a bit for asking how he can make it better.