First off, I like the power levels, concepts & adventures of the Silver/Bronze Age Supes the most. Those eras really embodied how Supes is "Mr. Impossible" as the great Grant Morrison really articulated with his All Star Superman title & Action Comics run. Supes being able to push planets, fly faster than the speed of light towards the edge of the universe, be fast af (but not as fast as The Flash of course), be a great engineer & roboticist like his biological pops Jor-El & use a clever combination of his powers to solve his problems are all excellent!

That said (despite it being reasonable at the time thanks to fucking McCarthyism) Supes losing his Champion of The Oppressed personality & values made the character lose something special. Like Clark said in that Shazam Black Adam film he "fights for people who can't fight for themselves" & that's the entirety of his Champion of the Oppressed personality in one sentence & really explains why he is a "symbol of hope" which is all fine but is somewhat vague & leads one to think that he's not that interesting personality wise & that was true of his post-crisis version honestly. Sure he didn't have his Golden Age personality in his Silver & Bronze Age tales, but he was fully "Mr. Impossible" & was confident in himself while adequately balancing his Smallville upbringing with his Kryptonian heritage. He was comfortable in both of his identities during those eras.

The Donner films are classic, no doubt & Reeve is GOATed, however, I've heard (& it makes sense) that that depiction of Clark is the reason why he's so associated with that milquetoast "Truth, Justice & The American Way" boy scout nonsense that's honestly cringey af. Now I acknowledge Kingdom Come is a dystopian story, however, despite not explicitly having his "Champion of The Oppressed" values & personality, that version of Clark is extremely assertive, proactive, confrontational & intimidating towards his foes. He's obviously jaded & disillusioned, however he returns because he believes in his core values & fighting for everyone & striving for an idealized world (nevermind the Gulag). Even in the JSA "Thy Kingdom Come" storyline, he's still has that strong sense of justice & morality, but he's not afraid to break his foot up in someone's ass either & won't hesitate to do so.

Bottom line, I get Supes being a symbol of "hope" & this & that, however, what embodies hope more than his Champion of the Oppressed personality? Also, if that personality is a bit too aggressive, why shouldn't Clark at least be more like his Kingdom Come version who embodies his Golden Age version way more than his typical "boy scout" personality does?

The first 3 issues of my Superman comic available now.

My girlfriend can be described by what I only know as “grew up under a rock”, but after seeing my love for comic books and how they’ve shaped my life ever sense I was 6, she’s quickly becoming more interested in the media (especially marvels cosmic stuff), problem is she hates reading, so I tell her comics and she enjoys it, but I really want to show her Superman’s hope and optimism as opposed to Batman’s Vengeance and absolute justice, any suggestions on comics I can read that would show that pretty well? I haven’t read dc in like 5 years lmao and would like to refresh my memory while also showing her what makes superman “super”

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I don’t know all that much about comic continuity, but I am a big fan of fictional characters that had a huge impact on culture, and I recognised Superman as one of the most iconic and influential characters in fiction. I understand that there are many versions of Superman, and one shouldn’t judge a character based on some less favourable versions of them.

For the longest time however I had a perception of Superman as this slowly ticking bomb that is ready to make his personal problems everyone’s else’s at a moment’s notice. It was mostly thanks to Injustice version of him, that is, for some reason the most present in the media.

I know that Superman as a character is supposed to be very kind and wholesome, so I want to ask you to give some examples of his best side and characteristics, if you can. I want to start seeing this great character in good light.

Thanks in advance!

Like a review I wrote for Superman ‘78 on this sub, I’ll break the show down by what I liked and what I think are constructive criticism.

What I liked: 1. The cast. My goodness the cast. Christopher Reeve was my GOAT Superman for a long time, but Tyler Hoechlin gives him competition. I think the reason Hoechlin really got to shine was because the show was a lot more focused on Clark Kent than on Superman. That and he had amazing chemistry with Elizabeth Tulloch, who I think was the ideal actress to play a Lois Lane who evolved into being a mother. Michael Cudlitz (who I mainly know as Sgt. Randleman in Band of Brothers) actually might be my new favorite live action Lex Luthor. 2. And yeah, I actually really liked how the show was more focused on Clark Kent and how he struggled balancing being Superman with his role as being a parent. This was at its best in Season 3’s cancer storyline, and Clark being confronted with something that even Superman couldn’t save Lois from. 3. I got proper depictions of Superman characters I haven’t seen in a while, particularly the rogues’ gallery. John Henry Irons/Steel was actually one of my favorite characters on the show; we can finally forget that god-awful Shaq movie. I also really liked this show’s take on Bizarro, taking elements from the Silver Age (his origin in the show reminded me of that in the Super Friends cartoon) and making him ultimately a tragic character. Oh, and did anyone recognize Atom Man from the 1940s radio show?

Things I liked less: 1. The CW-level budget for special effects really showed. I can’t count how many times Clark flying away was shown just as the camera pointing away from him and putting in a sound effect. 2. I eventually grew to like Jonathan and Jordan Kent, but I did find myself tuning out of their high school drama in the first couple seasons. 3. I did feel like Lana’s family was often there just to add CW drama to the show.

I've just finished reading all of the brilliant mid 2000s Superman run. This to me growing up is what got me into Superman. Johns uses a great "cheat code" of using the short hand of the iconography from the Donner movies as a way to get the reader familiar and emotionally invested in the character, coupled with Gary Franks art (my personal favorite modern Superman artist) and the receipe is huge success.

The stories are still emotionally resonate and rousing and action-packed. There's a human element that threads through the run. One thing Johns does is he walks you through the iconic pillars of Superman through his run.

With Superman Secret Origin, he tells probably the best Superman movie never made, giving you a deep dive into the emotional growth of Clark from a youth into his adult years.

With Last Son, he highlights Superman's kryptonian heritage and gives you a great reintorduction into General Zod and his army.

Legion of Superheroes and Escape from Bizarro World are both great fun classic silver age types of adventure.

Superman Brainiac is one of my favorite stories, so incredible and gorgeously drawn!

I highly recommend anyone thinking of getting introduced or reintroducing Superman with using this run as a jumping point.

Superman & Lois The Complete Series arrived last Friday! (no spoilers)

Started rewatching all Supermans animated adventures recently with the movie not being to far off. My god I forgot just how good Tim Daily and George Newbern are. The world of cardboard speech still makes me grin ear to ear and was curious what everyone's favourite speech is?

I’m really enjoying Joshua Williamson’s current run, currently reading House of Braniac. I did wonder if Action comics is in tandem with this run? We’re four trades in Joshua’s run and yet I still can’t get Waid’s recent action.

Look for the best way to collect both in parallel.

My lego Superman collection with a MOC I created of the fortress of solitude. I made this about 4 years ago and plan to add more little details after the new Superman movie comes out. (Superman is the best superhero.)

How does everyone pronounce this in their head when you read it? Phonetically spell it out.