tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864210356049262187.post9094602710486663940..comments2024-02-13T21:58:20.371+00:00Comments on Last of the Famous International Fanboys: Is Superman Boring? A response to Will Leitch's "The Most Mundane Man in Metropolis"Paul Cornishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469101583887554968noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864210356049262187.post-75519291458256433012012-06-17T21:30:46.938+01:002012-06-17T21:30:46.938+01:00I really liked this article.I really liked this article.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163892715938090698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864210356049262187.post-7055727516577332252012-06-17T18:07:44.256+01:002012-06-17T18:07:44.256+01:00It such a double-standard. Batman can fight a tho...It such a double-standard. Batman can fight a thousand psycho serial killers with elaborate props, but only with Superman has everything been done with the character that can be done.<br /><br />When people say he's "perfect" (even though he's made some major mistakes, lives a lie, and has killed a few bad guys) and "invincible," (even though we've seen plenty of super-strong bad guys and even fellow heroes send him flying with punches) it makes me think that they're under the impression that every issue is about him foiling a bank robbery and telling some kid to stay in school.<br /><br />Superman-haters know dick.Frankie Addiegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07014900023283833838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864210356049262187.post-50335094317023591742012-06-17T18:03:42.566+01:002012-06-17T18:03:42.566+01:00I think the two biggest myths to dispel are that h...I think the two biggest myths to dispel are that he's "perfect" and "invincible." Superman doesn't embody "the good of humanity and all that we can be," or whatever, but rather the morality of a bunch of Democrats from New York. That may be a good or bad thing to different people, but it is what it is. Besides, writers can be awfully inconsistent with him. See the "World's Finest" three-parter of the animated series. One minute, he's acting pretty reckless when he saves Lois from a hijacked Air Force 1; but the next minute, he's all, "I think he's had enough," when Batman strong-arms some henchman. Oh, and let's not forget John Byrne's swansong on the character.<br /><br />Then there's the "invincible" thing. Well, this is pretty relative. After-all, we've seen characters like Darkseid, Doomsday, Bizarro, the Hulk (in a couple of crossovers with Marvel) and even Captain Marvel land blows that have sent him flying. His invulnerability is true when it comes to regular handguns, and that's part of the problem: I think people like the author assume Superman just fights bank robbers and that's about it.<br /><br />That's the biggest problem with the Superman-haters: they never actually read the comics, and so their arugments rarely hold any water.Frankie Addiegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07014900023283833838noreply@blogger.com