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Reply Subj: Superman is a terrible hero. Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 at 07:32:58 am EDT (Viewed 6 times) | |||||||
Quote: A hero who is as omnipotent as Superman is boring as hell. There would be no conflict in the world. Any war, he could sweep in and single-handedly end it if this book had an iota of realism to it. Plus, he works at a newspaper company full of journalists who can't tell that this reporter looks exactly like Superman, except with glasses. Yeah, okay. The argument that Superman is boring because he's omnipotent is weak, because all the iconic heroes are treated that way. Batman can never be outsmarted, Wolverine is the biggest badass, the Hulk's "the strongest one there is", etc. The only guy who breaks the mold is Spider-Man, and that's because he's meant to be a putz. Really, of all the big superheroes I'd say Superman is the one who gets his head handed to him most, for the simple fact writers bend over backward to avoid the "omnipotent" stigma. | |||||||
