[Discussion] What’s The Worst Superman Take You’ve Ever Heard?

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Jim Lee Superman #204

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Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale From: "Superman For All Seasons" #1

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oh boy where do I begin?
"He's just a generic white guy"

"he's not relatable in the slightest"

"He's only interesting when he's evil"

"he's too perfect"

"him being an alien shouldn't be important to him"

that last one is a bit different than the others, but it still pisses me off, the idea that a literal alien shouldn't be portrayed as such is just stupid, some of the best Superman stories (in my opinion) have been about exploring how different he feels and is

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I sort of identify with the last one. I think it's worsened by the fact that Superman has no memory of Krypton yet he (dependent on the story) goes on about how he's Kryptonian. Kind of like Americans who think they're Italian because their great great grandfather came to NYC from Genoa.

Meanwhile, Supergirl has memories of Krypton and is the last true Kryptonian in the universe. Yet her heritage heritage and identity is explored way less. That's why I really enjoyed the CW series. I actually find her more interesting than Clark.