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[Brimtown]

I must say I've never been a huge Superman fan. This whole notion of a superhero who is invulnerable except in the presence of green rocks always seemed too much like cheating to me. Look at me, I'm Superman, your bullets don't hurt me! Look, I can fly! I have heat vision! I have X-ray vision! I have frost breath! Why? Because I was born on Krypton! If Superman can fly in outerspace, then why did his parents have to put him in a spaceship to send him to earth? And how was it that practically any two-bit criminal was always able to get their hands on this ultra-rare substance known as Kryptonite? I think that's why it was so cool when Doomsday was able to defeat Superman using nothing but brute strength - but then again, Doomsday was also an alien with super strength, and Superman didn't stay dead, so does that really even count?

Give me Batman or Spiderman anyday.

This reminds me of a good Superman joke:

One day Superman is flying around, just going about his normal business. He looks down, and low-and-behold, he spies Wonder Woman laying out by her pool, completely naked and spread eagle.

"Hmmm," thought Superman. "With my super-speed, I can fly down there, have my way with her, be out of there, and she'll never even know I was there!" So he procedes to fulfilling his lust, and is in and out without anyone seeing him.

"What the hell was that?" exclaimed Wonder Woman.

"I don't know, but my butt hurts like hell," replied the Invisible Man.

[theexpozay]

So dirty.

But your point is well taken. The problem with Superman is that he has too much power. I take the same issue with Green Lantern.

[MuttonChopYaz]

Superman is still a pansy. Batman has owned him on multiple occasions.



This was much more moving than Superman's death....

[BizarroJeb]

If Superman can fly in outerspace, then why did his parents have to put him in a spaceship to send him to earth?

Remember, Superman was a baby. so they put him in a spaceship that was sent to earth. Babies are still babies...he couldn't have flown all the way as a baby. Plus he didn't discover his powers until adolescence

[MuttonChopYaz]

That, and he needed a healthy dose of UV rays before he could go Super Saiyan....

Earth's Yellow Sun ftw!

[ILuStriousK]

Spiderman is my favorite superhero...But the superman spinoff in smallville rules!

[PacNW_CE]

Truth, Justice, and the American way. Superman was created as a nationalistic icon to give kids hope for America or some ****.

SlickRick posted this not to long ago in reference to Superman being an asshat. Enjoy.

Oh, and incase it isn't glaringly apparent I completly agree with you Brim.

[zeeEVIL1]

You guys all make valid points about Superman, he has become to powerful over the last decade. But he is basically a solar battery, so the more radiation he absorbs and all that. He wasn't created to be an american icon, that is just where his popularity put him at the time. He was actually created as a sci- fi character for two teenagers (Siegal & Shuster) to use to break into syndicated newspapers but everyone turned them down. Then DC comics took a chance in a lead story for the Action comics anthology book. And it has only been in recent years that he has become overtly a christ allegory. His Origin actually closely follows the 10 commandments. (Story not Movie) And his name Kal-El is hebrew for "Voice of God" or something like that. The main thing though is that he is too powerful. writers have lost the ability to craft stories that can put him in situations that us mere humans can relate to. That is why he has been overtaken by Batman(my fav),Spider-man, and even Daredevil.
There is a very good documentary available at Wal-Mart called the amazing story of Superman. it costs $10. and is by far the most comprehensive bio of the man of steel that i have ever seen. Highly recommended. Batman in recent years has started to suffer similar to superman. They have made him to smart, to dark, and to stubborn not to mention that his history is so trampled on that they brought back Jason Todd. The Robin in the above post. The storyline started with some good promise but they have just ruined it and any hope of the character being worth a ****. I have faith that the new movie will be a very enjoyable use of my $8 It might not become a classic like the'78 pic but that is ok.

[stonelance]

Is it just me, or did anyone else get turned on by the thought of Wonder Woman laying out by a pool completely naked and spread eagle?

[Brimtown]

Originally posted by stonelance:
Is it just me, or did anyone else get turned on by the thought of Wonder Woman laying out by a pool completely naked and spread eagle?

Then you'll probably like this. There is a Wonder Woman movie slated to come out next year, and Priyanka Chopra is in negotations to play the lead role. I know what you're thinking: Priyanka who? But check out this pic: