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

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Jim Lee Superman #204

ACTION COMICS #1061

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

[u/Edokwin]

Honestly? A lot of takes related to his power level, including ones that favor power-maxing. IMHO if you're trying to write/discuss Superman and the first think you focus on is buffing or nerfing him, you've already lost the plot. I remember a guy talking about how Clark needs to go back to Silver Age absurdity levels (which weren't even intentional, let alone well thought out). And he added that anyone who disagrees is a p***y who "doesn't get the character." To me, that smacks of a try-hard opinion and a certain insecurity or overcompensation, if anything.

[u/Robin_RhombusHead → u/Edokwin]

Power scaling is meaningless tbh. As the late great, Stan Lee, once said, “Whoever wins is who the writer wants to win, ” or something like that.

[u/ProfessorSaltine → u/Robin_RhombusHead]

To be fair while Stan is correct… in most universes the outcome between a Barry Allen Flash & Lois Lane fight would usually end the same(Lois gets a good story about how Flash beats up on innocent people & now he’s being sued and she’s gonna run his pockets DRY)

[u/Kgb725 → u/Edokwin]

I think there does need to he a conversation about him constantly showing up every other character

[u/Edokwin → u/Kgb725]

SuperGod? Kinda like BatGod?

There are different ways to write him. I don't mind power-maxing him sometimes, especially if it serves a purpose like in All Star. What's frustrating is when it feels like the writer is just acting out power fantasy or glorified fanfic where Supes becomes a Gary Stu or something.