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The shit emoji can. Superman is the worse superhero to have ever existed. A power fantasy with no storytelling for losers with no agency over their own lives.
Clark Kent is a man who can see and hear practically everything in the world. Every crime, every act of cruelty, every single one of humanity's worst aspects. He can get it all and much more than anything even the Internet can put up on our screens and on our phones. And yet for all of that, he _still_ somehow manages to see the best in humanity, _somehow_ manages to keep his faith in us, and _always_ thinks we're worth saving. That's an amazing aspect of his character no matter _what_ time period he's in, but it feels especially poignant these days. If there's any one thing I want from the DCU reboot's Superman, it's for them to really show his relationship with humanity. The DCEU had him be a lonely god among us. Let the world see him as a friend who won't give up on us even at our worst.
I love Superman. Just seeing him Smile or save someone does fills me with such hope. Well, I know that sounds a little corny, but that's just the way it is for me. My favorite with him has to be Death of Superman. And no it's not because he dies in it but how he gives his all to save everyone. Even though he knows deep down that he can't win. I will always give him full respect
I hate how people disrespect Superman, he was literally the character that boosted the American people's morale during the World War. He transcended fiction because he affected real people by giving hope in their hearts.
The World War he tried to prevent the US from entering by ignoring his work assignment on a whim and kidnapping a lobbyist! ...Action Comics #1 was a little inconsistent.
The reason I like spider-man and superman is their both good people they're doing their best to help people despite their own problems and dont let their powers go to their heads (most of the time)
Same here Spider-Man and Superman are my two favorites and always have been since I was a kid I love them because at the core of the characters they’re just good people trying to help everyone!!🤟🕸🕷🦸♂️
For me, my favorite version of Superman is the DCAU version from the 90s and 2000s. It's just what I want in a Superman story. Despite everything he's been through in that series, losing Dan, getting brainwashed, tortured, beaten, and even losing the trust of mankind, he still defends the Earth. Not only that, but this Superman gets to fight on several occasions what I believe to be the best version of Darkseid ever made, bar none. Their final battle in the Legacy episodes was awesome and what Darkseid tells Superman is just so memorable. Even though Superman freed the people of Apokalips, they still chose to help Darkseid because he is their god. Plus, unlike Lex, who has teamed up with Superman several times in multiple iterations, Darkseid is virtually a constant foe for Superman. Their both flat characters which gives writers so much creative freedom not only for the two face off but, in the case of Superman, it makes his adventures and actions interesting because of how he stays true to his beliefs and stand for truth, justice, and the American way.
@@kamjb0801 thanks, I also want people to see the value in the flat character. Where the character changes the world around them and the world does not change them. Darkseid in the DCAU is an great example of a flat negative character where he changes the world and universe around him for the worse while Superman, a flat positive character, changes the world around him for the better. Their dynamic is as epic as the battles between Goku and Frieza who are also positive and negative flat characters, respectively.
Most people who think Superman is boring are the ones who watched the 78 Christopher Reeve movie and all they saw was a guy that saved a cat from a tree and didn't throw a single punch. Also, he basically got tricked by Lex Luthor to open a lead safe which had Kryptonite inside of it. That's all it took to beat him. He lucked out because Luthor told Miss Tessmocker that one of the nukes was gonna hit her home town of Hackinsack, New Jersey and she needed Superman to save her. So, she saved him.
Batman may be my personal favorite, but Superman was my childhood obsession (before Spider-Man, that is) and definitely the greatest superhero of all-time. I hope that whoever they cast in the new DCEU does him justice and can be just as good as, if not better than, Henry Cavill, who is my favorite live-action Superman.
Superman and Spiderman are both easily the Best Superheroes. They are what a Superhero should be. What puts Batman in their League is not being even near as Powerful as either Superman or Spiderman yet choosing the same path of goodness they both do.
The DC animated series version of super-man is still my favorite version to this day. Feels like they nailed him in that universe so well that everything else comes up short. The Justice Lord Super-man is also way better than Injustice version. He kills Lex and brings everyone under order while not being space hitler about it.
You have NO idea how happy I am to come across this video!!💯🙌🏾. Now I understand superman not being everyone’s favorite superhero but everybody needs to give him the credit that he needs because if it wasn’t for him then we probably wouldn’t have super heroes or villains in general or comic books… I also hear people saying that superman is too overpowered and little do they know that that’s the point!! He’s supposed to be overpowered!
and the irony in that statement is so rich too. "superman is overpowered" and yet when characters like batman or Dr doom are brought up "we like them because they became overpowered".
I thought that Superman was boring... when I was a child. Then I read Last Son of Krypton and Miracle Monday by Eliot S! Maggin around 1979 - 1982. And that depth opened up amazingly. For The Superman Who Has Everything and Superman For All Seasons are also greatness.
I love the Superman Animated Series ver. of Superman. He's an absolute gigachad. He's poised, clever, intelligent, patient, he has integrity. And he always saves those that don't deserve saving, and that is very Christian-like.
America was supposed to be a nation that was held upon Christian ideals so his “Truth, justice and the American way” makes sense he’s Christian without being Christian. Lol
@@gak1146That’s because he has writers who don’t understand how to balance him properly. And I’m not sure if the DCAU is the best interpretation of Clark. He has good moments there too, but more often than not he ends up being a punching bag just so Batman can look good. And yet as Batman Beyond showed, who was the one that ended up bitter and alone until Terry came along? It wasn’t Clark.
My favorite versions of Superman are the DCAU, Superman vs the Elite and tyler hoechlin, since they all have Superman having some serious and badass moments but also keep the charming and optimistic personality that makes so interest and appealing. Plus they all had very interest ways to create challenges and dramas that Superman can't just overcome by using his powers like facing a villain that can counter his powers (like Metallo or Parasite), having the Elite turning the public against him and his values and, the best one in my opinion, he and Lois now trying to raise their kids.
Don’t worry man Supermans gonna get his next big film soon and I’ve honestly gotten deep in the fandom and there’s not as much disrespect as there was years ago.
Superman is the goat. I’ve always liked superman. My first live action introduction of him was Christopher Reeve but if I remember my first proper introduction was probably superman the animated series, JL and unlimited. I’ve been a bigger batman fan but overtime I’ve come to supes. Rn I’ve order superman comics and I’m so hyped. Superman is the optimist and joyful character was makes he who he is. Can’t wait for superman legacy
I've seen this same problem with many other idealistic heroes like Tanjiro, why do people say they're boring. What's wrong with facing down the worst life has to throw at you and still choosing hope? Why would you not aspire to be like them? How do people think a sociopathis billionaire with no childhood is more relatable than a man from Kansas? Why do you say Superman is boring and Goku is awesome if the only examples you can list are fight scenes? *THEY HAVE BASICALLY THE SAME POWERS SO HOW CAN ONE BE BORING?!* Has the world lost so much hope that we can no longer look at the symbol of it?
Imagine if we got Superman who is akin to Obi-Wan Kenobi who despite going through hell and back for his entire life, will stay true to his good natured morals and will continue to both aid, and better, everyone through his wisdom and demonstration of kindness, no matter what happens to him.
I find it funny people complain about him being too strong in particular, yet Shazam, Thor, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel and Sentry all have similar powersets and don't get those same complaints nearly as often. But I think Clark beats out most of them in that he has a few villains that are interesting to see him deal with.
Great video. I'll just disagree on the Invincible part. Omniman is not an evil Superman, he's clearly Zod. The real Superman is Mark. Sure, he doesn't have the cape nor the power level of Superman, but he has his unbreakable moral.
Neither mark or omni man have the same power level as superman, why even bring that up? Even older mark is just barely scratching the surface of what someone like superman could do
@@slattslattslatt I'm bringing this up because Mark shows that you don't need to be as powerful as Superman to be like him. All you need to have is his morals.
Not quite because Mark went to extremely dark lengths to protect people or save the world. I won’t spoil anything for the people that have never read the comic.
@@rhadamanthys649Mark doesn’t have the same morals as Superman. Clark would never think to sacrifice a few to save a million. He would save the few and the millions. Superman is supposed to be a hope itself if you or anyone was in the dc universe you’d know without a doubt that you’ll be saved. Mark on the other hand would go to unforgivable lengths to save the world.
I LOVE Superman so much, loving his comics, the dynamic that Metropolis. I remember reading a comic where someone was buying kryptonite but they didn't say it 'cause "Superman doesn't spy on our conversations, but he's always listening for certain words", and I found that really cool. Superman isn't edgy, nor does he compromise his morals, I believe in a Superman that acts with a moral code that "every time that you compromise your morals, you lose part of what makes you a hero". If we get to see a Superman saving a cat from a tree and talking people out of jumping from a building, THAT will be Superman, we won't settle for less
9:46 Finally, someone said it. I'e never heard a good explanation for how Supers killing the Joker in an understandable moment of extreme anger could then lead to him becoming a dictator. It just doesn't make any sense.
Its really just letting someone "break" and stop caring, maybe for someone like superman he wouldn't do so. But for most people who have a dark pill mindset, they like it.
It is implied in the injustice comics that wonder woman led him down the dark path because in that universe Steve Trevor was a Nazi double agent that was trying to enslave the Amazon's to fight for Germany.
A great video showing love and respect for Superman. I honestly love and respect Superman too. He's my all time favorite superhero, and while I do think his powers are cool, the best thing about Superman is how he uses his incredible powers to help people and try to do the right thing. At his core, Superman is just as human as any of us. He literally represents the best of humanity because his humanity comes from being raised by normal people who showed Clark that despite all the bad in the world, humanity as a whole has the capacity for good. Superman is literally a reflection of humanity, which is why I flat out hate Zack Snyder's take on Superman, since Zack just made Superman a byproduct of cynicism. Also, side note, in BvS Superman doesn't have beef with Batman because their mothers have the same name. That's just misinformation you are spreading from 8:28 to 8:31. Otherwise I agree that Zack's films ruin Superman's reputation. I also don't like the concept of an evil superman and how it is overused at this point. People just think that making Superman evil makes him more interesting, but I think that opposite. I think that Superman is more interesting because despite all his powers, he wants to help people because he cares. It would be easy for the powers of Superman to corrupt anyone, but Superman doesn't let his powers compromise his morals. He uses his powers to not help people, but to inspire people to be better. That's what makes him interesting, and makes Superman the greatest superhero.
@Ajit Adonis Manilal The point is that he helps other people grow as people. Given the prejudice he faces as an alien, and the limitless power he weilds. Him doing what is right is what makes him great. Batman is an equally static character because he's always cynical and he'll never move on from his parent's death, but that doesn't mean he's a bad character. There is room for static characters in a good story.
@Ajit Adonis Manilal There was a time in the comics when he had a date with Lois and heard people in danger in another country. The first thing he decided to do was go save the people in the country he had never even been before. He'll put his social life on the line in order to save people. That's a strength and a character flaw, him being too idealistic is what makes him vulnerable and naive. He tries to save everyone and gets haunted by the guilt of not being able to do so. He's a more interesting character than you think.
@Ajit Adonis Manilal In Kingdom Come, he's dying and in order to get his affairs in order, he does as much good as possible. Most people when they're dying would only fulfill their own selfish needs, Superman works as a public servant. And for the Vietnam example, that is a complicated issue. If he helped win the war, he would be seen as a mascot for Nixon and the American government, if he fought for the Vietcong than he would be seen as a traitor. Bringing troops home also would be a troublesome image because parents of the troops would say "If you were here than there wouldn't be a war" or something like that. Either way, he can't meangfully help.
@Ajit Adonis Manilal Granted, that's the case for a lot of other superheroes. They are Superheroes because they can be more places than one but he doesn't succeed every time. There are instances where he was too late to save Lois, his parents, his friends and had to deal with the guilt of failure.
@Ajit Adonis Manilal He didn't act then because either decision he would've made would've been the wrong one. Look at what happened to Dr. Manhatten & Comedian in Watchmen. He got heavily involved in the Vietnam War and granted Nixon a third term, by doing so, he proved himself to be a puppet with strings. It led to him becoming a Nihilist living on the moon and led to Comedian to end up dead. That is what would've happened if Superman got involved. Any decision would have been the wrong one.
Superman has and shall forever be my favorite comic book Superhero! He is the reason I am the man I've grown up to be! Kindness, compassion and humility that's the lesson I always try to pass on to others especially my niece and nephews
In a lot of the really old comics, Superman didn’t really have any super powerful villains to oppose him. His enemies were usually gangsters, or during WWII nazi spies. They would empty their Tommy guns at Superman with no effect, and then find themselves tied up with lengths of steel bars. The gangsters didn’t start getting a slightly more even playing field until kryptonite was introduced. Then the gangsters would “just happen” to acquire some kryptonite in order to get the upper hand against Superman. Even when the story’s villain was a mad scientist who built a giant robot to attack Metropolis with, or caused a regular animal grow to kaiju size and attack Metropolis, the robot/giant creature was never powerful enough to truly be a threat to Superman. I used to have a whole bunch of really old Superman comics. My mom used to love going garage sale shopping, and would often buy me a bunch of comics. These were often really, really old. As in the original price listed on the cover was anywhere from $0.05 to $0.25, while the price of the comics at the news stand was $1.50 at the time. So yeah, they were pretty old (and usually a little beat up, people weren’t as into comic collecting back then as they are now). So I can see how some people can see Superman as boring, especially when they’re old enough to remember the “good old days” when he had very little to fear from the villains he faced. It’s not until more recent times (maybe 40 years or so) that there have been villains who are nearly as powerful as Superman, if not more so.
It's been way more than 40 years. Mxyzptlk, Zod and the Phantom Zone villains, the Bizzaros, The Thing from 40,000 AD, Darkseid and his minions, Galactic Golem, Titano, Ultraman, Composite Superman, Ultra Humanite, Brainiac, Metallo, Parasite...there are many very powerful Superman rogues that were around before 1983...many way way before.
@@dupersuper1938 okay, so my timing was wrong, but my point remains true. The earlier Superman stories rarely had anything that Superman could have found challenging. It wasn’t until the villains you mentioned were introduced that he became truly interesting.
@@Thundarr100 Agree to disagree. I think he was plenty interesting from the start, and Ultra Humanite, Luthor and Mxyzptlk were all golden age characters appearing in 1939, 1940 and 1944 respectively, so they were in his mythos from very early on. While not the same threat level, Toyman (1943) and Prankster (1942) were also golden age villains. There were also The Archer and The Insect Master...his second serial had the Spider Woman and his radio show had Atom Man and the Clan of the Fiery Cross. His rogues gallery was getting developed early on. The main source of the idea that gangsters and random mad scientists were his sole early opponents is mostly from the George Reeves TV show and a little from the Fleischer cartoons, and from people like Bruce Timm saying he didn't have much of a rogues gallery and after the first 6 or so it was just gangsters so that's why they created villains like Livewire, Luminous, Mercy, Volcana, etc. for the 90s cartoon (though some one involved in the Justice League cartoon that followed apparently actually read Superman comics, because suddenly Mongul and Warworld and Ultraman [more or less] and Doomsday and Atomic Skull and Silver Banshee and Bloodsport showed up).
@Will NIn the Kirk Allyn serial yes, but in the radio show and more recent Superman comic based on it and the current Superman & Lois TV show the "real" Atom Man is present in all his racist glory.
3:10 To be fair, a Bruce Timm is on the record saying that the DCAU version of Superman is considerably underpowered compared to Superman in the comics.
Great video! It'd be a better world if more people went out of their way to make their own opinions on things. Superman has some of the greatest comics out there. Ones that'll get you hyped like nothing else, ones that'll tug at your heart, others that leave you thinking. There's so many great stories...I just wish more people would read them.
I admit, I enjoyed Injustice for what it was back when it came out. But today, I am a bit sick and tired of that tirad of "Superman has become evil" stories that we seem to have everywhere. I especially hate this cynical attitude that a man so powerful could never be good for long and would end up corrupted eventually. The great thing about Superman is and has always been that despite his god-like powers, he is a chill and humble guy. He is not one bad day away from snapping or taking controll or killing everyone.
New Krypton is one of the best instances of Superman losing very badly. All the people he was trying to protect died and he could do nothing about it. It’s such good dark writing. I loved that book.
Comics have been deconstructed over and over since Watchmen. No hate on Watchmen, but it started a nasty trend. People have fallen in love with all these shades of grey. Which, I get: we live in a brutal world, dog eat dog and it's nice to see someone lash out like we want to. The deconstructed superhero allows us a break, an escape from brutality by putting it into someone's hands that's on our side for once and Superman is not that. The problem is, when you wallow in the mud, you forget what it's like to be clean, to want a better place. We need a reconstruction as seminal as Watchmen. Kingdom Come tried, a few others have tried, but we haven't quite hit it yet. When someone succeeds and we get a story that lights our imaginations up and makes us demand a world like Superman's to explore again, he'll return to guide us.
One thing that is important to understand, that many many people don't get. It isn't power that corrupts, it's wanting power that corrupts. A person who doesn't want power who doesn't crave it, will use it for others. A person who wants power, will do anything to get it and to keep it. This is Superman and Lex in a nutshell.
The troupe of disrespecting him by making evil twisted versions like say *The Boys* with *Homelander* or *Brightburn* with *Brandon Briar* usually stems from the whole *There’s Just No One That Good* philosophy and in some cases it can make for interesting story telling but when it’s over done 😑
6:46- 6:56 On an embarrassing note as a kid the genius of this scene flew over my head. Because I didn't get why Clark would just out himself as Superman like that, and I didn't get why Lois didn't believe him. But as an adult and a writer I just got what just happened. The writers were demonstrating that it's not the glasses that cause people to not believe Clark is Superman. It's his behavior. Superman presents himself to the public as this selfless and good natured individual who helps those in need. This version of Clark meanwhile was mild mannered and snarky. And yet a lot of people overlook that aspect.
"Always tries to find a way to save everyone" sounds like a lot of shonen protagonists and yet when Superman does it, somehow that is bad. Power does not corrupt, weakness does.
I agree with you man cause Superman was always my early 90's childhood favorite too! As you said DC fans of today who say Superman is boring and all that crap are just too damn cynical and don't really know him as well as they think. They just haven't seen his whole history starting with the classic comics and movies. They be hating on him because of his powers but he's always been more than that, it's also his humanity and what he's always represented as the world's greatest superhero...hope truth and justice! There were also times when he didn't have his powers and still proved himself to be quite a survivor. Also alternate world versions of Superman like INJUSTICE makes fans get the wrong idea about him too and they forget that he's NOT the actual Superman! Furthermore they think they can't be inspired to be more like him and that's why they be too focused on Batman who while he is the world's greatest detective he's also all about despair arrogance and justice coming from the darkness and that's really not a good inspiration like Superman is. See no matter what I still say SUPERMAN will always be the world's greatest superhero and number one in the DC universe!
The problem with videos like this and their comments sections is that it's all choir preaching. Anybody watching this will know how great Superman is. I do find your suggestion of "Secret Identity" interesting since it's not actually about Superman, but about a kid in the "real world" who has the misfortune of being named "Clark Kent" and how he deals with getting the powers of his namesake. (Don't get me wrong, a GREAT story and all.) My own recommendations for great Superman stories would be... -"What's So Funny about Truth Justice and the American Way?" (Or "Superman Vs The Elite" in video format) -"Superman/Shazam: First Thunder". (I love Love LOVE the reaction Superman has when Captain Marvel confides his true ID to Superman.) -"Superman Rex" (Actually, not sure on that title, but...) It was never collected in TPB or anything, but the story was from the regular Superman comics in the late 90s or early 2000s. It was about a villain named "Dominus" manipulating Superman" by making him think he was somehow gaining prophetic dreams. Basically, if Superman had a bad dream about a train wreck or something, Dominus would make it happen. This caused Superman to stress out so he had more bad dreams... ravage, rinse, and repeat. Eventually, Superman loses his mind trying to save everybody all the time. He creates an army of robots to help him protect the world in the most well meaning tyrannical way possible. The Justice league turns on him and even tries to kill him with Kryptonite from a GL ring. This is (in my opinion) the best "Superman goes evil" story ever because it isn't actually him going evil, but him staying true to his nature to protect people but those intentions becoming corrupted to the point of well meaning tyranny. -Finally, I know a lot of people are fanatic about "All-Star Superman". While it's not my favorite, the scene where he talks a girl off the edge is epic. And lastly, to paraphrase from fanfiction.net. They aren't called "Captain Heroes" or "Iron Heroes". Nobody talks about "Bat Heroes" or "Spider Heroes." They're called "SUPERheroes." And he's the reason why.
Even as a person who has no attachment to Superman I wholeheartedly agree with this video. He may not be the first superhero but he's definitely a very important one and helped shape the superhero scene today, and he has a much more interesting character and personality than some people give him credit for.
I don't think the public's perception of a boring Superman began with Man of Steel. It began years before in the late 80's/early 90's. This was when darker, violent and edgy comics were selling like hot cakes and Superman just couldn't appeal to this new standard. Also one of the best selling comic book stories at the time, the Dark Knight Returns, had an unflattering depiction of Superman that has him as an obedient lackey of a corrupt American government that clashed with and lost to the rebellious and brooding Batman. Not necessarily a good showing of Kal-El's true character
Grant Morrison’s All-Star Superman was hands down one of the best comics I’ve ever read. Gives a lot of depth to his character and struggles having infinite power.
You've got to disrespect Superman, and Wonder Woman, and the Flash, and Green Lantern. I mean how else are you going to make the freak in the Bat suit look good?
From what I can tell, most that say that he's boring or lame, never read any of his best comics or even any comics at all. The main trait overlooked about Superman is his humanity. It's said to see so many disrespect this man.
I feel as though nowadays, especially with the powerscale era we're kinda in, even though I'm sure it's been already here for a long time, when the Internet thinks of Superman, they only immediately care about how powerful he is and how he can apparently solo our favorite characters. Because of which, we lose focus on why Superman existed in the first place.
I liked super Man up until the late 90's with the superman animated series. There is only two versions of superman adaptation of the character and that the max Fleischer cartoons and that it.
Hey bro the problem is that OP and really bad writing in the past. I now like Sups and it took a while and Clark and Bruce are the two best characters. We also like in a cynical world that gets worse every decade. Sup is a good guy raised eight which many of us don’t like why because we are broken and having to compare ourselves to a saint sucks and makes us find our own flaws. After a while and being honest it becomes okay to admit that big blue is actually a great guy that will not judge you but help you and that is when he gets accepted for the great character he is.
It doesn't get worse every decade it's worse now because we're more aware of it, more involved, and we're at the 4th turning: every 80 years there's conflict (WW2 is 1945 so 80 years from that is 2025) It happens all the time but there are plenty of good things in the world too. We lived it.
What people don't seem to understand, is that Superman is unique Anyone can be Homelander or Omni Man or the Plutonian, only Superman can be Superman If any of them die, it's just a death, but when Superman died back then fighting against Doomsday it appeared on the news That's something only the Man of Tomorrow can do
This is a great video! Even though Batman is my favorite superhero, I still love Superman. Superman is a great character and he does deserve respect! I’m getting really sick and tired of people always saying he’s too overpowered, he’s un relatable, he’s bland…blah blah blah! I feel that people who say that have never read a Superman comic or watched the tv shows or movies. I never get tired of Superman because he’s a hero the world needs! He represents the good in all of us. Plus there were times when Superman struggled with most of his villains and died in battle against Doomsday who was his powerful enemy yet. Great video, though.
Injustice felt like a batman fanboy's wet dream of Superman being the big bad for the Dark Knight to stop. Awful story, terrible art, and 2 bland fighting games. Superman represents Truth, Justice, and the American way and its time for more writers to understand that. Peter Tomasi, Geof Johns, Dan Jurgans, and John Bryne are the rare talents that deliver on a great story while staying true to the character. Great video, love the Shadow music in the background.
"true to the character". I keep coming across that phrase over and over again in videos like this in the comment section. When a character exists across an infinite Multiverse is there ever truly 1 Proper Way to ever portray them? Can Superman and never be a woman or black Or have blond hair or be a communist or be a Nazi Or be bald and not even an alien? Can he never NOT be the perfect little boy scout who is always happy and always knows what to do every single time? Can he never be in movie where he doesn't fucking jam out to that old ass John Williams theme?
So many of us are waiting for the right version of Superman to come back to cinema. I want to see a powerful hero who cares about the little guy and who doesn’t play political and brings our world together.
Superman was always my favorite Superhero and it amuses me that people call him boring or overpowered while excusing the fact that Batman has BEATEN Darkseid.
Maybe i will give Superman a try thanks for sharing your view on Superman. I am more into Constantine and Swampthing but i will try some comics of Superman
DC has been suffering from Batgasm for way too long. Henry Cavill's Superman was just Batman in Superman suit. Zack Snyder didn't and couldn't make a Superman movie if his life depended on it.
*TL:DR* Since I've been reading Superman, Superboy & the LSH, Supergirl & Batman Comics since the mid 1960s... I would NEVER say that Comicbook Superman is boring... (Sometimes his writers are, but that's a different issue) What is true however is that because he is over-powered, _and this causes some of the writing issues,_ there's very few believable plotlines that can viably threaten the main character... ... An alien intelligence (12th level?) that wants to add Earth to his collection of defunct civilizations. ... A less moral Kryptonian Army officer that wants revenge for what Kal-El's father did to him. ... A scientific prodigy, ego maniac that inherits his father's wealth [2nd richest man in the USA] and wants to rule. (Using the wealth to create scientific marvels to level the playing field a bit.) ... A magic using trickster from another realm (Think Q from Star Trek but a bit less reasoned out) That's it... So ... An Alien Super intelligence, that refuses to learn & keeps coming back for more punishment! *(Believable?)* ... A Kryptoian General that's locked in the Phantom Zone, but still manages to get out "somehow"! *(Believable?)* ... An ego maniac that once he becomes President, outlaws Superman (Huh?) *(Believable? He's achieved his goal so not really.)* ... The trickster never gets bored of being a loser. *(He's an eye dee ten tee **_[ID10t]_** )* The one exception to all of the above: Darkseid... And I quote from my memory of the 1980s: (it may not be exact but it's close!) Superman: "I don't know why he keeps coming here, when he knows I'm here." Orion: "He doesn't come here because you are here. He comes here inspite of your presence, because there's something here that he desperately wants. The Anti-life equation." ... ... ... Desaard: "Aren't you worried about all the super heroes on Earth?" Darkseid: "The only one that worries me, is the Kryptonian. If he were to ever put aside his ridiculous moral code and bring all his power to bear The High Father & I combined would not stand against him." [Noting that the moral code was instilled into him by Jonathan & Martha Kent.] *Wow, when I started this I didn't think I was going to write an essay!* *TL/DR* 🦸♀🦹🦸♂🦹♂🦸🦹♀
No one can replace superman.
Superduperman can.
Goku
I hear what you are saying. But i prefer Sentry and Hyperion over superman. Sorry.
The shit emoji can. Superman is the worse superhero to have ever existed. A power fantasy with no storytelling for losers with no agency over their own lives.
Right on!👍🏿
Clark Kent is a man who can see and hear practically everything in the world. Every crime, every act of cruelty, every single one of humanity's worst aspects. He can get it all and much more than anything even the Internet can put up on our screens and on our phones. And yet for all of that, he _still_ somehow manages to see the best in humanity, _somehow_ manages to keep his faith in us, and _always_ thinks we're worth saving.
That's an amazing aspect of his character no matter _what_ time period he's in, but it feels especially poignant these days. If there's any one thing I want from the DCU reboot's Superman, it's for them to really show his relationship with humanity. The DCEU had him be a lonely god among us. Let the world see him as a friend who won't give up on us even at our worst.
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I love Superman. Just seeing him Smile or save someone does fills me with such hope. Well, I know that sounds a little corny, but that's just the way it is for me. My favorite with him has to be Death of Superman.
And no it's not because he dies in it but how he gives his all to save everyone. Even though he knows deep down that he can't win. I will always give him full respect
When I see superman done right I actually fucking cry my eyes out
Shut up
Never corny. Awesome!
I hate how people disrespect Superman, he was literally the character that boosted the American people's morale during the World War. He transcended fiction because he affected real people by giving hope in their hearts.
The World War he tried to prevent the US from entering by ignoring his work assignment on a whim and kidnapping a lobbyist!
...Action Comics #1 was a little inconsistent.
@@bad-people6510you get off on ruining the moment?
@@bad-people6510You love ruining the moment, don't you?
He's also in part the reason why the KKK aren't around anymore.
@@bad-people6510 it's the principle
The reason I like spider-man and superman is their both good people they're doing their best to help people despite their own problems and dont let their powers go to their heads (most of the time)
Same here Spider-Man and Superman are my two favorites and always have been since I was a kid I love them because at the core of the characters they’re just good people trying to help everyone!!🤟🕸🕷🦸♂️
For me, my favorite version of Superman is the DCAU version from the 90s and 2000s. It's just what I want in a Superman story. Despite everything he's been through in that series, losing Dan, getting brainwashed, tortured, beaten, and even losing the trust of mankind, he still defends the Earth. Not only that, but this Superman gets to fight on several occasions what I believe to be the best version of Darkseid ever made, bar none. Their final battle in the Legacy episodes was awesome and what Darkseid tells Superman is just so memorable. Even though Superman freed the people of Apokalips, they still chose to help Darkseid because he is their god. Plus, unlike Lex, who has teamed up with Superman several times in multiple iterations, Darkseid is virtually a constant foe for Superman. Their both flat characters which gives writers so much creative freedom not only for the two face off but, in the case of Superman, it makes his adventures and actions interesting because of how he stays true to his beliefs and stand for truth, justice, and the American way.
The DCAU is so good man, you spittin facts!💯💯
@@kamjb0801 thanks, I also want people to see the value in the flat character. Where the character changes the world around them and the world does not change them. Darkseid in the DCAU is an great example of a flat negative character where he changes the world and universe around him for the worse while Superman, a flat positive character, changes the world around him for the better. Their dynamic is as epic as the battles between Goku and Frieza who are also positive and negative flat characters, respectively.
Agreed 100%. Christopher reeves is a close second.
Agreed. The DCAU Superman is definitely a great version of the character.
@@kamjb0801 I agree with you 100%
Most people who think Superman is boring are the ones who watched the 78 Christopher Reeve movie and all they saw was a guy that saved a cat from a tree and didn't throw a single punch.
Also, he basically got tricked by Lex Luthor to open a lead safe which had Kryptonite inside of it. That's all it took to beat him. He lucked out because Luthor told Miss Tessmocker that one of the nukes was gonna hit her home town of Hackinsack, New Jersey and she needed Superman to save her. So, she saved him.
Fun fact there’s actually a character that predates him (and Batman) with his exact powers called golden bat
John Carter, the warlord of mars
there was also doc savage
the man of bronze whose first name is clark
and he even has a fortress of solitude
@@baronkarza2939 interesting fact my friend
@Will N learn something new everyday
but I don't think doc savage exists in current dc continuity
Superman is....
a friend
Darkseid is...
*Read more*
Batman may be my personal favorite, but Superman was my childhood obsession (before Spider-Man, that is) and definitely the greatest superhero of all-time. I hope that whoever they cast in the new DCEU does him justice and can be just as good as, if not better than, Henry Cavill, who is my favorite live-action Superman.
I’m just more recently finding out all the things I love about Superman and is helping me more today than yesterday.
Superman and Spiderman are both easily the Best Superheroes. They are what a Superhero should be.
What puts Batman in their League is not being even near as Powerful as either Superman or Spiderman yet choosing the same path of goodness they both do.
The DC animated series version of super-man is still my favorite version to this day. Feels like they nailed him in that universe so well that everything else comes up short. The Justice Lord Super-man is also way better than Injustice version. He kills Lex and brings everyone under order while not being space hitler about it.
DCAU is way too good
Superman has always been my favorite superhero and still is
hes one of the best for sure!
Same here😉👍🏿
I love seeing people showing love and appreciation for Superman as a character
You have NO idea how happy I am to come across this video!!💯🙌🏾. Now I understand superman not being everyone’s favorite superhero but everybody needs to give him the credit that he needs because if it wasn’t for him then we probably wouldn’t have super heroes or villains in general or comic books… I also hear people saying that superman is too overpowered and little do they know that that’s the point!! He’s supposed to be overpowered!
and the irony in that statement is so rich too. "superman is overpowered" and yet when characters like batman or Dr doom are brought up "we like them because they became overpowered".
Exactly, Every Super Powered Hero/Villain Is Literally Made From His Sperms & That's A Fact. Lol 😂💯
@@thanoseid2883 FR
Probably wouldn't even have batman without superman.
I thought that Superman was boring... when I was a child. Then I read Last Son of Krypton and Miracle Monday by Eliot S! Maggin around 1979 - 1982. And that depth opened up amazingly. For The Superman Who Has Everything and Superman For All Seasons are also greatness.
Last Son is one of my favorites for sure 🐐🐐
I love the Superman Animated Series ver. of Superman.
He's an absolute gigachad. He's poised, clever, intelligent, patient, he has integrity. And he always saves those that don't deserve saving, and that is very Christian-like.
America was supposed to be a nation that was held upon Christian ideals so his “Truth, justice and the American way” makes sense he’s Christian without being Christian. Lol
Superman is a boring Mary Sue.
@@gak1146That’s because he has writers who don’t understand how to balance him properly.
And I’m not sure if the DCAU is the best interpretation of Clark. He has good moments there too, but more often than not he ends up being a punching bag just so Batman can look good.
And yet as Batman Beyond showed, who was the one that ended up bitter and alone until Terry came along? It wasn’t Clark.
Not Christian like, but a beacon of hope
@@gak1146That's like, your opinion maan.
My favorite versions of Superman are the DCAU, Superman vs the Elite and tyler hoechlin, since they all have Superman having some serious and badass moments but also keep the charming and optimistic personality that makes so interest and appealing. Plus they all had very interest ways to create challenges and dramas that Superman can't just overcome by using his powers like facing a villain that can counter his powers (like Metallo or Parasite), having the Elite turning the public against him and his values and, the best one in my opinion, he and Lois now trying to raise their kids.
Hope never dies nor does it fall out of fashion, theres a reason guys like Superman never leave our hearts
Don’t worry man Supermans gonna get his next big film soon and I’ve honestly gotten deep in the fandom and there’s not as much disrespect as there was years ago.
Superman is the goat. I’ve always liked superman. My first live action introduction of him was Christopher Reeve but if I remember my first proper introduction was probably superman the animated series, JL and unlimited. I’ve been a bigger batman fan but overtime I’ve come to supes. Rn I’ve order superman comics and I’m so hyped. Superman is the optimist and joyful character was makes he who he is. Can’t wait for superman legacy
I've seen this same problem with many other idealistic heroes like Tanjiro, why do people say they're boring. What's wrong with facing down the worst life has to throw at you and still choosing hope? Why would you not aspire to be like them? How do people think a sociopathis billionaire with no childhood is more relatable than a man from Kansas? Why do you say Superman is boring and Goku is awesome if the only examples you can list are fight scenes? *THEY HAVE BASICALLY THE SAME POWERS SO HOW CAN ONE BE BORING?!* Has the world lost so much hope that we can no longer look at the symbol of it?
Thank you. More respect needs to be put on Superman
Thanks for redeeming a character who is often overlooked.
I like the movies bc it shows the true destruction that happened, super can't save everyone and he knows that but he still tries his hardest
I LOVE seeing Superman fans speak up. Bring it!
Imagine if we got Superman who is akin to Obi-Wan Kenobi who despite going through hell and back for his entire life, will stay true to his good natured morals and will continue to both aid, and better, everyone through his wisdom and demonstration of kindness, no matter what happens to him.
I find it funny people complain about him being too strong in particular, yet Shazam, Thor, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel and Sentry all have similar powersets and don't get those same complaints nearly as often. But I think Clark beats out most of them in that he has a few villains that are interesting to see him deal with.
Great video. I'll just disagree on the Invincible part. Omniman is not an evil Superman, he's clearly Zod. The real Superman is Mark. Sure, he doesn't have the cape nor the power level of Superman, but he has his unbreakable moral.
Neither mark or omni man have the same power level as superman, why even bring that up? Even older mark is just barely scratching the surface of what someone like superman could do
@@slattslattslatt I'm bringing this up because Mark shows that you don't need to be as powerful as Superman to be like him. All you need to have is his morals.
Not quite because Mark went to extremely dark lengths to protect people or save the world. I won’t spoil anything for the people that have never read the comic.
@@rhadamanthys649Mark doesn’t have the same morals as Superman. Clark would never think to sacrifice a few to save a million. He would save the few and the millions. Superman is supposed to be a hope itself if you or anyone was in the dc universe you’d know without a doubt that you’ll be saved. Mark on the other hand would go to unforgivable lengths to save the world.
@@rhadamanthys649 Mark is like Spiderman than Superman
I LOVE Superman so much, loving his comics, the dynamic that Metropolis.
I remember reading a comic where someone was buying kryptonite but they didn't say it 'cause "Superman doesn't spy on our conversations, but he's always listening for certain words", and I found that really cool.
Superman isn't edgy, nor does he compromise his morals, I believe in a Superman that acts with a moral code that "every time that you compromise your morals, you lose part of what makes you a hero". If we get to see a Superman saving a cat from a tree and talking people out of jumping from a building, THAT will be Superman, we won't settle for less
Superman is more human than humanity itself.
Exactly!👍🏿
Superman represents the ideal of humanity. It's why he's called Superman
9:46 Finally, someone said it. I'e never heard a good explanation for how Supers killing the Joker in an understandable moment of extreme anger could then lead to him becoming a dictator. It just doesn't make any sense.
Its really just letting someone "break" and stop caring, maybe for someone like superman he wouldn't do so. But for most people who have a dark pill mindset, they like it.
It is implied in the injustice comics that wonder woman led him down the dark path because in that universe Steve Trevor was a Nazi double agent that was trying to enslave the Amazon's to fight for Germany.
Heroes should inspire like how Superman stories do.
A great video showing love and respect for Superman. I honestly love and respect Superman too. He's my all time favorite superhero, and while I do think his powers are cool, the best thing about Superman is how he uses his incredible powers to help people and try to do the right thing. At his core, Superman is just as human as any of us. He literally represents the best of humanity because his humanity comes from being raised by normal people who showed Clark that despite all the bad in the world, humanity as a whole has the capacity for good. Superman is literally a reflection of humanity, which is why I flat out hate Zack Snyder's take on Superman, since Zack just made Superman a byproduct of cynicism. Also, side note, in BvS Superman doesn't have beef with Batman because their mothers have the same name. That's just misinformation you are spreading from 8:28 to 8:31. Otherwise I agree that Zack's films ruin Superman's reputation. I also don't like the concept of an evil superman and how it is overused at this point. People just think that making Superman evil makes him more interesting, but I think that opposite. I think that Superman is more interesting because despite all his powers, he wants to help people because he cares. It would be easy for the powers of Superman to corrupt anyone, but Superman doesn't let his powers compromise his morals. He uses his powers to not help people, but to inspire people to be better. That's what makes him interesting, and makes Superman the greatest superhero.
@Ajit Adonis Manilal The point is that he helps other people grow as people. Given the prejudice he faces as an alien, and the limitless power he weilds. Him doing what is right is what makes him great. Batman is an equally static character because he's always cynical and he'll never move on from his parent's death, but that doesn't mean he's a bad character. There is room for static characters in a good story.
@Ajit Adonis Manilal There was a time in the comics when he had a date with Lois and heard people in danger in another country. The first thing he decided to do was go save the people in the country he had never even been before. He'll put his social life on the line in order to save people. That's a strength and a character flaw, him being too idealistic is what makes him vulnerable and naive. He tries to save everyone and gets haunted by the guilt of not being able to do so. He's a more interesting character than you think.
@Ajit Adonis Manilal In Kingdom Come, he's dying and in order to get his affairs in order, he does as much good as possible. Most people when they're dying would only fulfill their own selfish needs, Superman works as a public servant. And for the Vietnam example, that is a complicated issue. If he helped win the war, he would be seen as a mascot for Nixon and the American government, if he fought for the Vietcong than he would be seen as a traitor. Bringing troops home also would be a troublesome image because parents of the troops would say "If you were here than there wouldn't be a war" or something like that. Either way, he can't meangfully help.
@Ajit Adonis Manilal Granted, that's the case for a lot of other superheroes. They are Superheroes because they can be more places than one but he doesn't succeed every time. There are instances where he was too late to save Lois, his parents, his friends and had to deal with the guilt of failure.
@Ajit Adonis Manilal He didn't act then because either decision he would've made would've been the wrong one. Look at what happened to Dr. Manhatten & Comedian in Watchmen. He got heavily involved in the Vietnam War and granted Nixon a third term, by doing so, he proved himself to be a puppet with strings. It led to him becoming a Nihilist living on the moon and led to Comedian to end up dead. That is what would've happened if Superman got involved. Any decision would have been the wrong one.
Superman has and shall forever be my favorite comic book Superhero! He is the reason I am the man I've grown up to be! Kindness, compassion and humility that's the lesson I always try to pass on to others especially my niece and nephews
Using the 2nd best Superman theme in this video (Shirley Walker's score).
The king of all super heroes marvel and DC.
The kind of all superheroes in fiction i would say. Both comics and manga.
In a lot of the really old comics, Superman didn’t really have any super powerful villains to oppose him. His enemies were usually gangsters, or during WWII nazi spies. They would empty their Tommy guns at Superman with no effect, and then find themselves tied up with lengths of steel bars.
The gangsters didn’t start getting a slightly more even playing field until kryptonite was introduced. Then the gangsters would “just happen” to acquire some kryptonite in order to get the upper hand against Superman.
Even when the story’s villain was a mad scientist who built a giant robot to attack Metropolis with, or caused a regular animal grow to kaiju size and attack Metropolis, the robot/giant creature was never powerful enough to truly be a threat to Superman.
I used to have a whole bunch of really old Superman comics. My mom used to love going garage sale shopping, and would often buy me a bunch of comics. These were often really, really old. As in the original price listed on the cover was anywhere from $0.05 to $0.25, while the price of the comics at the news stand was $1.50 at the time. So yeah, they were pretty old (and usually a little beat up, people weren’t as into comic collecting back then as they are now).
So I can see how some people can see Superman as boring, especially when they’re old enough to remember the “good old days” when he had very little to fear from the villains he faced. It’s not until more recent times (maybe 40 years or so) that there have been villains who are nearly as powerful as Superman, if not more so.
Thanks for sharing bro! 🙏🏽 that’s so cool that you got to read all the old comics first hand!
It's been way more than 40 years. Mxyzptlk, Zod and the Phantom Zone villains, the Bizzaros, The Thing from 40,000 AD, Darkseid and his minions, Galactic Golem, Titano, Ultraman, Composite Superman, Ultra Humanite, Brainiac, Metallo, Parasite...there are many very powerful Superman rogues that were around before 1983...many way way before.
@@dupersuper1938 okay, so my timing was wrong, but my point remains true. The earlier Superman stories rarely had anything that Superman could have found challenging. It wasn’t until the villains you mentioned were introduced that he became truly interesting.
@@Thundarr100 Agree to disagree. I think he was plenty interesting from the start, and Ultra Humanite, Luthor and Mxyzptlk were all golden age characters appearing in 1939, 1940 and 1944 respectively, so they were in his mythos from very early on. While not the same threat level, Toyman (1943) and Prankster (1942) were also golden age villains. There were also The Archer and The Insect Master...his second serial had the Spider Woman and his radio show had Atom Man and the Clan of the Fiery Cross. His rogues gallery was getting developed early on. The main source of the idea that gangsters and random mad scientists were his sole early opponents is mostly from the George Reeves TV show and a little from the Fleischer cartoons, and from people like Bruce Timm saying he didn't have much of a rogues gallery and after the first 6 or so it was just gangsters so that's why they created villains like Livewire, Luminous, Mercy, Volcana, etc. for the 90s cartoon (though some one involved in the Justice League cartoon that followed apparently actually read Superman comics, because suddenly Mongul and Warworld and Ultraman [more or less] and Doomsday and Atomic Skull and Silver Banshee and Bloodsport showed up).
@Will NIn the Kirk Allyn serial yes, but in the radio show and more recent Superman comic based on it and the current Superman & Lois TV show the "real" Atom Man is present in all his racist glory.
I like Superman because I like my heroes to be, you know, good people.
3:10
To be fair, a Bruce Timm is on the record saying that the DCAU version of Superman is considerably underpowered compared to Superman in the comics.
Damn I didn’t even know that, that’s crazy 😂
You are speaking facts good sir! This video is sorely needed to simply explain what makes Superman such an amazing character.
Great video! It'd be a better world if more people went out of their way to make their own opinions on things. Superman has some of the greatest comics out there. Ones that'll get you hyped like nothing else, ones that'll tug at your heart, others that leave you thinking. There's so many great stories...I just wish more people would read them.
Superman forever ❤
I admit, I enjoyed Injustice for what it was back when it came out. But today, I am a bit sick and tired of that tirad of "Superman has become evil" stories that we seem to have everywhere.
I especially hate this cynical attitude that a man so powerful could never be good for long and would end up corrupted eventually. The great thing about Superman is and has always been that despite his god-like powers, he is a chill and humble guy. He is not one bad day away from snapping or taking controll or killing everyone.
Secret Identity is my fav too, the art is BEAUTIFUL
Even though I love Batman, Superman is defintely more iconic & I think its deserved.
New Krypton is one of the best instances of Superman losing very badly. All the people he was trying to protect died and he could do nothing about it. It’s such good dark writing. I loved that book.
i'll stop disrespecting superman when yall stop disrespecting batman. until then no dice.
Who’s disrespecting Batman????? LMAOOO
What a GREAT tribute AND reminder to and of The Last Kryptonian.
You ROCK, Bro.
You ROCK even more bro 🙏🏽🔥
@@kamjb0801 Kam...Bro...
PLEASE tell me you've seen the SyFy channel (2-season) masterpiece..."KRYPTON..."
Comics have been deconstructed over and over since Watchmen. No hate on Watchmen, but it started a nasty trend. People have fallen in love with all these shades of grey. Which, I get: we live in a brutal world, dog eat dog and it's nice to see someone lash out like we want to. The deconstructed superhero allows us a break, an escape from brutality by putting it into someone's hands that's on our side for once and Superman is not that.
The problem is, when you wallow in the mud, you forget what it's like to be clean, to want a better place. We need a reconstruction as seminal as Watchmen. Kingdom Come tried, a few others have tried, but we haven't quite hit it yet. When someone succeeds and we get a story that lights our imaginations up and makes us demand a world like Superman's to explore again, he'll return to guide us.
Expertly explained bro 🙏🏽
I appreciate the level of integrity and intelligence displayed in this video. The house of El needs more support from people like you
Thanks brotha 🙏🏽
When someone says Superman is boring I'm like:
*FIGHT ME*
One thing that is important to understand, that many many people don't get.
It isn't power that corrupts, it's wanting power that corrupts.
A person who doesn't want power who doesn't crave it, will use it for others. A person who wants power, will do anything to get it and to keep it.
This is Superman and Lex in a nutshell.
The troupe of disrespecting him by making evil twisted versions like say *The Boys* with *Homelander* or *Brightburn* with *Brandon Briar* usually stems from the whole *There’s Just No One That Good* philosophy and in some cases it can make for interesting story telling but when it’s over done 😑
This is an incredible first video bro wow. Well done. I'm here from Zephfire. Gonna sub.
Good video man,I liked the first two Superman movies with Reeves and Superman the animated series and Jla and Jla unlimited.
6:46- 6:56
On an embarrassing note as a kid the genius of this scene flew over my head. Because I didn't get why Clark would just out himself as Superman like that, and I didn't get why Lois didn't believe him.
But as an adult and a writer I just got what just happened. The writers were demonstrating that it's not the glasses that cause people to not believe Clark is Superman. It's his behavior.
Superman presents himself to the public as this selfless and good natured individual who helps those in need. This version of Clark meanwhile was mild mannered and snarky.
And yet a lot of people overlook that aspect.
"Always tries to find a way to save everyone" sounds like a lot of shonen protagonists and yet when Superman does it, somehow that is bad.
Power does not corrupt, weakness does.
I agree with you man cause Superman was always my early 90's childhood favorite too! As you said DC fans of today who say Superman is boring and all that crap are just too damn cynical and don't really know him as well as they think. They just haven't seen his whole history starting with the classic comics and movies. They be hating on him because of his powers but he's always been more than that, it's also his humanity and what he's always represented as the world's greatest superhero...hope truth and justice! There were also times when he didn't have his powers and still proved himself to be quite a survivor. Also alternate world versions of Superman like INJUSTICE makes fans get the wrong idea about him too and they forget that he's NOT the actual Superman! Furthermore they think they can't be inspired to be more like him and that's why they be too focused on Batman who while he is the world's greatest detective he's also all about despair arrogance and justice coming from the darkness and that's really not a good inspiration like Superman is.
See no matter what I still say SUPERMAN will always be the world's greatest superhero and number one in the DC universe!
The problem with videos like this and their comments sections is that it's all choir preaching. Anybody watching this will know how great Superman is.
I do find your suggestion of "Secret Identity" interesting since it's not actually about Superman, but about a kid in the "real world" who has the misfortune of being named "Clark Kent" and how he deals with getting the powers of his namesake. (Don't get me wrong, a GREAT story and all.)
My own recommendations for great Superman stories would be...
-"What's So Funny about Truth Justice and the American Way?" (Or "Superman Vs The Elite" in video format)
-"Superman/Shazam: First Thunder". (I love Love LOVE the reaction Superman has when Captain Marvel confides his true ID to Superman.)
-"Superman Rex" (Actually, not sure on that title, but...) It was never collected in TPB or anything, but the story was from the regular Superman comics in the late 90s or early 2000s. It was about a villain named "Dominus" manipulating Superman" by making him think he was somehow gaining prophetic dreams. Basically, if Superman had a bad dream about a train wreck or something, Dominus would make it happen. This caused Superman to stress out so he had more bad dreams... ravage, rinse, and repeat. Eventually, Superman loses his mind trying to save everybody all the time. He creates an army of robots to help him protect the world in the most well meaning tyrannical way possible. The Justice league turns on him and even tries to kill him with Kryptonite from a GL ring. This is (in my opinion) the best "Superman goes evil" story ever because it isn't actually him going evil, but him staying true to his nature to protect people but those intentions becoming corrupted to the point of well meaning tyranny.
-Finally, I know a lot of people are fanatic about "All-Star Superman". While it's not my favorite, the scene where he talks a girl off the edge is epic.
And lastly, to paraphrase from fanfiction.net.
They aren't called "Captain Heroes" or "Iron Heroes". Nobody talks about "Bat Heroes" or "Spider Heroes."
They're called "SUPERheroes." And he's the reason why.
Even as a person who has no attachment to Superman I wholeheartedly agree with this video. He may not be the first superhero but he's definitely a very important one and helped shape the superhero scene today, and he has a much more interesting character and personality than some people give him credit for.
I don't think the public's perception of a boring Superman began with Man of Steel. It began years before in the late 80's/early 90's. This was when darker, violent and edgy comics were selling like hot cakes and Superman just couldn't appeal to this new standard.
Also one of the best selling comic book stories at the time, the Dark Knight Returns, had an unflattering depiction of Superman that has him as an obedient lackey of a corrupt American government that clashed with and lost to the rebellious and brooding Batman. Not necessarily a good showing of Kal-El's true character
Grant Morrison’s All-Star Superman was hands down one of the best comics I’ve ever read. Gives a lot of depth to his character and struggles having infinite power.
I feel your bro. I love Superman. Thanks for standing up for him.
Respect to you for covering this. Yes, he's a powerhouse, but he has one of the most underrated character arcs and rogues' gallery.
You've got to disrespect Superman, and Wonder Woman, and the Flash, and Green Lantern. I mean how else are you going to make the freak in the Bat suit look good?
I will fight with you for the sake of the greatest hero
There’s a star man waiting in the sky. He’d really like to meet us. But he thinks it’d blow our minds.
Be honest half of us will rob a bank with that kind of power.
Lore of Stop Disrespecting Superman. Momentum 100
*you just droped the best supe video of the year
"HAVE YOU EVER READ A SUPERMAN COMIC?"
In all probability, no.
And yeah, Superman is overpowered, so sayeth every unironic worshipper of The Batgod. 😒
He is like mr Rodgers showing us there is kindness in the universe and you can make kindness happen
People who say Superman is overpowered clearly hasn’t read the comics or watched the 90s animated series.
Thanks for the great vid I need some happy right now
I heard some Marvel versus Capcom 2 Final Fantasy 7 and some Shadow the Hedgehog music in the background
Despite being Spider-Man's Quote Superman fully embodies With Great Power comes with Great Responsibility
Hell yea ppl kill me with “ Clark is BoRInG” smh
From what I can tell, most that say that he's boring or lame, never read any of his best comics or even any comics at all. The main trait overlooked about Superman is his humanity. It's said to see so many disrespect this man.
Don’t read comics at all that’s not what I’m using to base my interest off superheroes
This video was so indept so i had a stroke
I feel as though nowadays, especially with the powerscale era we're kinda in, even though I'm sure it's been already here for a long time, when the Internet thinks of Superman, they only immediately care about how powerful he is and how he can apparently solo our favorite characters.
Because of which, we lose focus on why Superman existed in the first place.
The show Superman & Lois gave a really good portrayal of Superman and Clark Kent as characters
I liked super Man up until the late 90's with the superman animated series. There is only two versions of superman adaptation of the character and that the max Fleischer cartoons and that it.
Hey bro the problem is that OP and really bad writing in the past.
I now like Sups and it took a while and Clark and Bruce are the two best characters.
We also like in a cynical world that gets worse every decade.
Sup is a good guy raised eight which many of us don’t like why because we are broken and having to compare ourselves to a saint sucks and makes us find our own flaws.
After a while and being honest it becomes okay to admit that big blue is actually a great guy that will not judge you but help you and that is when he gets accepted for the great character he is.
It doesn't get worse every decade it's worse now because we're more aware of it, more involved, and we're at the 4th turning: every 80 years there's conflict (WW2 is 1945 so 80 years from that is 2025) It happens all the time but there are plenty of good things in the world too. We lived it.
In regards to S.I.B. argument remember this Kam in the words of Tywin Lannister: "The lion does not concern itself with the opinion of sheep."
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W vid my man, I agree with everything you said
What people don't seem to understand, is that Superman is unique
Anyone can be Homelander or Omni Man or the Plutonian, only Superman can be Superman
If any of them die, it's just a death, but when Superman died back then fighting against Doomsday it appeared on the news
That's something only the Man of Tomorrow can do
This is a great video! Even though Batman is my favorite superhero, I still love Superman. Superman is a great character and he does deserve respect! I’m getting really sick and tired of people always saying he’s too overpowered, he’s un relatable, he’s bland…blah blah blah! I feel that people who say that have never read a Superman comic or watched the tv shows or movies. I never get tired of Superman because he’s a hero the world needs! He represents the good in all of us. Plus there were times when Superman struggled with most of his villains and died in battle against Doomsday who was his powerful enemy yet. Great video, though.
This video restored some of my faith in humanity. Thank you.
Just trying my best
Injustice felt like a batman fanboy's wet dream of Superman being the big bad for the Dark Knight to stop. Awful story, terrible art, and 2 bland fighting games. Superman represents Truth, Justice, and the American way and its time for more writers to understand that. Peter Tomasi, Geof Johns, Dan Jurgans, and John Bryne are the rare talents that deliver on a great story while staying true to the character. Great video, love the Shadow music in the background.
"true to the character". I keep coming across that phrase over and over again in videos like this in the comment section. When a character exists across an infinite Multiverse is there ever truly 1 Proper Way to ever portray them? Can Superman and never be a woman or black Or have blond hair or be a communist or be a Nazi Or be bald and not even an alien? Can he never NOT be the perfect little boy scout who is always happy and always knows what to do every single time? Can he never be in movie where he doesn't fucking jam out to that old ass John Williams theme?
So many of us are waiting for the right version of Superman to come back to cinema. I want to see a powerful hero who cares about the little guy and who doesn’t play political and brings our world together.
Superman was always my favorite Superhero and it amuses me that people call him boring or overpowered while excusing the fact that Batman has BEATEN Darkseid.
The world needs you Superman.
the fact that these incredible writers have been able to create a man who is quite literally a god and more but is more human then most humans.
todd mcfarlane started the trend of hating on clark
I really love superman, and I hope that James Gunn does a good job directing the new movie for him!
Maybe i will give Superman a try thanks for sharing your view on Superman. I am more into Constantine and Swampthing but i will try some comics of Superman
5:45 Injustice Superman would LOVE to have a word with you.. mainly bc a different type of power and motivation
DC has been suffering from Batgasm for way too long. Henry Cavill's Superman was just Batman in Superman suit. Zack Snyder didn't and couldn't make a Superman movie if his life depended on it.
Bruce and Diana made this video .
Shhhh 🤐 don’t tell anyone lol
*TL:DR*
Since I've been reading Superman, Superboy & the LSH, Supergirl & Batman Comics since the mid 1960s...
I would NEVER say that Comicbook Superman is boring... (Sometimes his writers are, but that's a different issue)
What is true however is that because he is over-powered, _and this causes some of the writing issues,_ there's very few believable plotlines that can viably threaten the main character...
... An alien intelligence (12th level?) that wants to add Earth to his collection of defunct civilizations.
... A less moral Kryptonian Army officer that wants revenge for what Kal-El's father did to him.
... A scientific prodigy, ego maniac that inherits his father's wealth [2nd richest man in the USA] and wants to rule. (Using the wealth to create scientific marvels to level the playing field a bit.)
... A magic using trickster from another realm (Think Q from Star Trek but a bit less reasoned out)
That's it...
So
... An Alien Super intelligence, that refuses to learn & keeps coming back for more punishment! *(Believable?)*
... A Kryptoian General that's locked in the Phantom Zone, but still manages to get out "somehow"! *(Believable?)*
... An ego maniac that once he becomes President, outlaws Superman (Huh?) *(Believable? He's achieved his goal so not really.)*
... The trickster never gets bored of being a loser. *(He's an eye dee ten tee **_[ID10t]_** )*
The one exception to all of the above: Darkseid...
And I quote from my memory of the 1980s: (it may not be exact but it's close!)
Superman: "I don't know why he keeps coming here, when he knows I'm here."
Orion: "He doesn't come here because you are here. He comes here inspite of your presence, because there's something here that he desperately wants. The Anti-life equation."
... ... ...
Desaard: "Aren't you worried about all the super heroes on Earth?"
Darkseid: "The only one that worries me, is the Kryptonian. If he were to ever put aside his ridiculous moral code and bring all his power to bear The High Father & I combined would not stand against him." [Noting that the moral code was instilled into him by Jonathan & Martha Kent.]
*Wow, when I started this I didn't think I was going to write an essay!*
*TL/DR*
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