briguy1980

Name: Brian Hellam

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April 10, 2012 9:53 pm First off, I want to thank Mike and Jimski for both being super willing to share their opinions. One thing I love about this site and community is that such diverse and polarizing opinions are treated with respect and honesty. So, you know, cool. Second, I think one thing that a lot of people in the pro-Superman camp are dancing around, and that I believe Morrison said in an interview circa All-Star Superman #1 (although I couldn't find the interview), is that because Superman IS all powerful, then the conflicts he needs to fight shouldn't be physical, but they need to be emotional, mental or spiritual. If you look at the points when Superman was the most relevant, or to the stories that have been the best of Superman's history, the conflicts aren't about who is stronger, but how Superman is going to deal with an emotional or mental threat. For instance, All-Star Superman is about Superman coming to grips with death and his legacy. Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow is about dealing with the loss of innocence and the status quo. Action 775 is about struggling with compromise, and feeling alienated morally. Practically all of the Superman comics of the 50s and 60s were about Superman dealing with mental and emotional challenges (mainly juvenile Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen things, but still). As a previous commenter put it, the story should be about a 20 year-old Superman becoming a beacon of hope. Because that's not a physical thing, but an emotional battle. Battling for the hearts of a people you're unequivocally better than withut them being jealous and without you turning into a monster. I think that Superman is the most relevant superhero because he is the most like us. Most of us don't fight criminals or monsters from outer space. Instead, we do have to figure out how to be the best human we can be, how to use what power we have to live up to the way we were raised or wish we were raised, just like Superman does. Lex Luthor might as well be our boss, or our jackass coworker who seems to have it out for us. Jimmy Olsen is the well-meaning but kind of annoying kid who we're trying to mentor but maybe also avoid. Lois... well, everyone has a Lois. I think a lot about Kingdom Come when this discussion happens. That moment where Norman McCay reminds Superman that the moment the "Super" becomes more important than the "Man" is when he stops being the person he ought to be. I think the writers of Superman ought to be reminded of that too.
October 10, 2011 2:00 pm Am I the only one disturbed that there are loose bullets all over Daisy's pink ink blotter? If she's not organized with her ammunition, how can she be organized enough that her redacted report won't wind up in the wrong hands?