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I've always thought that making Krypton a dystopia had more to do with this short-sighted insecurity humans have--if we can't have utopia, we like to imagine that other beings would fail at it too...

I've never thought Lois was in any way detrimental to Superman (as a character), but at the same time I struggle to think of an era where I thought the marriage made for interesting stories....

None of which negates any good that Lex does. The fact is, New 52 Superman succeeded where most versions of Superman have failed, in that he actually got Lex to commit to doing good. This isn't a...

I always hated the idea that Superman was born on Earth. It reminded me of those obnoxious "American by birth" bumper stickers that I would see sometimes. To me, I treat anything that reduces or...

I think you're conflating considering other points of view with believing that every point of view is equally valid. I don't think any version of Superman would argue that morality is relative--the...

Lex and Clark actually were friends pre-Crisis (Lex was even a lab partner of Clark's in one story), but it's true that his main friendship was with Superboy.

To be honest, I like the idea of Lex...

I've actually thought about the consequences of super-memory in regards to Superman remembering his own birth (man, it's amazing how much Superman lore seeps into my everyday thought), and it doesn't...

I agree with this. I hate the trope that Superman needs someone to humanize him--he's not some crazed beast that needs to be "tamed" by humanity.

I can see where you're coming from, but I think it's more heroic if he knows he grows up knowing that he isn't from Earth and becomes its champion despite knowing where he's from. I've never agreed...

To be honest, I think Prankster is in an even worse state. I mean, what does he actually have going for him? Is he even an inventor? Where does he get his wonderful toys? The "distraction for hire"...

I think the first two posts--from bat39 and Sacred Knight--said it perfectly. I'd want something similar to what they're proposing. And I have to say, I LOVE the idea that the events of "For the Man...

That's kind of where I come down too. It's an interesting failure.

MoS I'd give a C+ and BvS I'd give a C-. But yeah, I would say that they're worth seeing, if only to decide for yourself. To me, neither are great films, MoS is merely "okay" (despite having some...

On this topic, assuming Kal-El had limited knowledge of Krypton as an infant (his name, his parents, the name of his planet, Krypto, etc.)--and could access this knowledge clearly growing up--do you...

Perhaps, but the lead weakness makes me think Daxam was the original planet. I do like your Third World idea, though.

I think you meant to quote someone else or misunderstood what I was saying. I'm saying that Kryptonians could NOT be humans, even if they had a common ancestor with humans.

I'm not saying they should have diverved, I'm saying they would have had to for the theory to be correct, since humans don't gain powers like Kryptonians under yellow sunlight. If Kryptonians did...

That's one theory. But even if that were the case, they still wouldn't be human beings, as they would have significantly diverged from homo sapiens. I prefer the idea that Kryptonians diverged from a...

Depends on the writer. In any case, I see portraying Kryptonians as just humans who can develop powers as an uninteresting concept, since it's mostly done because they look the same as humans. By...

Great post. Superman being an alien shouldn't just be a way to explain his powers, his mind should work differently even if he never developed powers at all. The idea that he should be a blank slate...

Incidentally, one thing I do like about the modern Toyman is that he's sent to ARKHAM when captured, rather than some place in Metropolis. I like it even better because he complains about this (i.e....

Interesting. I could see that. Maybe the look is based on his father or an uncle who was always nice to him.

I definitely get the thematic appeal, but I also think there's too much of a "tabula rasa" line of thought in modern Superman origins. To me, the rite of passage could easily be Kal learning how to...

Kryptonians aren't just humans who can gain super-powers, though, they're a different species with an entirely different evolutionary background. This means that the experience of a Kryptonian baby...

I know most adaptations have Superman discovering his origins as a teen or even an adult, but I've been wondering if that's the take I prefer. On a thematic level it works for him to discover a...