kimeraevet

Prodigy

@AtraCruor said:

Kingdom Come. Ollie made the same comment and Blue Beetle, Ted Kord, stated that the amount of radiation emitted from Supes using it was almost assuredly too low for there to be any danger.

OK, ok. Except I know scientifically that if there was consistent use it would cause a cellular mutation. Lois should get checked.

How about freeze breath? Supes goes to check how fresh and minty his mouth is after an Altoid and CHILLED poor guy walking down the street gets frozen to death or has a bunch of icicles drop on his cranium.

Which Superman powers would be hazardous to your health if you were just a bystander?

I'm going with the cancer causing X-Ray vision. Unless someone can provide info saying he doesn't emit X-Rays to see through things.

Already being discussed as a part of the Justice League #3here: http://www.comicvine.com/news/justice-league-3-brings-five-changes-to-the-dc-universe-spoilers/143875/

Superboy is cloned as a way to fight back against Superman. He is essentially a PMD to be used in case Superman or any other SPB decides to cause havok and destruction in the United States.

They are Paradaemons. They are not alive. They are tech that Darkseid uses to conquer and destroy whatever is within his view at the time. This is no different than when Superman used his heat vision to blast some Doomsday golems that were sent to Paradise Island to kidnap Kara in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.

This is awesome! I just saw the Immortals on Monday and Cavil was fantastic. He looks the part of Superman. People are going to complain regardless so fuck em. Cavil has the look and the physique to pull off the Man of Steel, the Man of Tomorrow! Oh, he can also act! HELL YEAH! I liked the idea of red accents instead of the muted costume, but eh, it looks great as it is. I hope this movie comes out soon. I don't want to wait until 2013 or '14. Now lets see Amy Adams as a convincing Lois Lane. Bring on the black hair dye and the surly attitude!

Natecast?

I think it comes more from how boring he is as Clark Kent and when he is Superman he is always questioning his humanity and connection to humanity. HOnestly, he has had some very bad writing. Brian Azzarello was able to bring me in with his For Tomorrow arc that I thought humanized Superman without making him do something useless like walk across America moping.

Batman has a similar problem. As Bruce Wayne he is uninteresting. It makes sense to be that way when he is in public, but the reader is treated to boredom on a grand scale.

This happens with other characters too. Wolverine was boring for years before his origin finally came out. Spider-Man was so boring that he got out shined by his Ultimate counterpart.

Superman, under Grant Morrison, is cool again. He is cool, because his character is interesting. He is more human in his actions and demeanor than he has been in a while. I am a strong proponent of old characters dying off or being retired so that something new and fresh can be brought in, like Miles Morales (UCSPM) or Dick Grayson. It is a good move for the characters, the story and the readers.

Unfortunately, with someone like Superman you can't really replace him too easily or have him die as a permanent option. This isn't an impossible situation, it just requires dedicated story direction and intense character development with the supporting cast.

Superman has been around for over 60 years. It is easy to take the character for granted and not give the proper edge to writing him that is required. I'm glad he has Grant Morrison on as his writer again. He'll finally be given some thought and consideration beyond the quickie story arc.

Marvel would definitely be my choice to replace Superman if DC lost its rights to the character. Majestic could fill in for a little bit, but as someone said "He is lacking in pop culture appeal."

They do need to bring Majestic back though. Him and Black Adam.