Superman died and even that couldn't save him. He's washed up. Superman returns sucked like a Hoover. Every movie has Lex Luthor ( is that misspelled?) he doesn't do shit. Superman has all these powers but no one to use them on. He has no villain to just wail on for two comics then come back to do it again. Doomsday's OK but not that interesting.
The Christopher Reeves movies did well because no one made any other heroes we have mavel with spider-man, Iron Man, and The avengers. We all know DC has a mush better hero to look up to.
just cuz you don't like it doesn't mean it's an automatic failure.
i think his character is perfectly fine as he is. his name is SUPERman. he has to be virtually invincible. and you can't just redo a character. it has nothing to do with balls. it has to be approved, and obviously no one has come up with a satisfactory idea.
Just read Action 775 & you will see how & why Big Blue is still relevant & why he acts as he does.
Then pick up "Last Son" & keep reading from there. I can't make you understand why Superman is good & has a long lasting appeal, you have to discover that for yourself. Superman's restraint exists for a reason, if you go deep & really examine the character, you might get it. There are many books on the evolution & psychology of super-heroes & their audience, read up on that & you might see Superman different. & no, I don't think I'm ducking the question, I'm not going to bother challenging your opinions, you've obviously made them. What I am going to do is implore you to challenge your own assessment, maybe you will come to the same conclusion that you are already at, but at the very least you might begin to understand where some of us are coming from.
Superman is awesome when written right. The first two movies rock, and I personally liked Returns. I do agree, he needs a huge budget so he can finally fight someone of power, like Doomsday, Darkseid, Metallo, etc.
Metallo is almost the perfect foil to Superman: A life of wealth and luxury through ill-gotten gains cut short when his humanity was taken from him vs. a being who was never quite human trying to pass as such and who was raised by humble farmers. Add to this that he is literally fueled by Superman's one (not really) weakness, and write a goddamn story!
This group is for those who read the comics and loved the cartoon.Which by the way in my opinion are kinda underrated but that's just me.So tell me what you think.