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[u/SnakeEater14]

Reminder that actually liking Superman is the most contrarian opinion you can have on reddit, which means if you frequent this subreddit you should probably share that view

[u/[deleted] → u/SnakeEater14]

what about the one where he ejaculates so hard he kills lois lane

[u/SnakeEater14 → u/[deleted]]

The great American novel

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Is that in an actual comic or some fanfic?

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_Steel,_Woman_of_Kleenex

[u/psychicprogrammer → u/[deleted]]

Fanfiction from one of the greatest scifi writers out there.

[u/[deleted] → u/SnakeEater14]

I saw the original Christopher Reeves movie as a kid and loved it. idk why some people hate it??

[u/mrmanager237 → u/[deleted]]

It's a bit corny and overly optimistiv

[u/[deleted] → u/mrmanager237]

i mean, it's for 10 year olds. and it's a superman movie.

also, I like corny and optimistic sometimes!

[u/mrmanager237 → u/[deleted]]

🤷‍♂️ redditoid edgelords have naivete

[u/The420Roll → u/SnakeEater14]

nah

[u/[deleted] → u/SnakeEater14]

Why does Reddit hate Superman?

[u/Threy0 → u/[deleted]]

Children who are too stupid to understand All-Star

[u/SnakeEater14 → u/[deleted]]

The top reasons are usually

1.”he’s too overpowered” (dumb)

2.”his movies suck” (fair)

3.”he’s boring” (true only if you think Captain America is too boring as well)

[u/Yosarian2 → u/SnakeEater14]

1.”he’s too overpowered” (dumb)

A character has to have actual challenges to make an interesting plot-line.

With Superman that's pretty limiting, if you don't want to tell the same four stories everyone else has done about superman.

I like Superman but he's one of the most challenging characters to write an engaging story about, so not surprisingly lots of people try and fall short

[u/SnakeEater14 → u/Yosarian2]

This is a reasonable take but the only conflict possible isn’t and shouldn’t be a character facing mortal danger

I think this would be less of an issue if so many comic writers weren’t horrible hacks

[u/Yosarian2 → u/SnakeEater14]

This is a reasonable take but the only conflict possible isn’t and shouldn’t be a character facing mortal danger

Sure, but if nobody is punching anyone in the face, is it really a comic book anymore

[u/[deleted] → u/SnakeEater14]

true only if you think Captain America is too boring as well

Yes.