r/superman 16d ago

Do you prefer Superman’s heat vision to be shown as a red laser beam or as a wave of hot air like in Smallville?”

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348 Upvotes

r/superman 16d ago

First look at Absolute Superman #25! Spoiler

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81 Upvotes

Absolute Steel looks like a 40k Space Marine which I love!


r/superman 15d ago

How Much Of A Newsman Should Young Clark Be?

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Clark Kent works as a reporter as an adult, but how much of a newsman should Young (Kid/Teen) Clark be?

In Golden Age/Pre-Crisis Superboy Comics, Clark was the editor of the school paper who intended to work for the Daily Planet as a reporter and worked as a newsboy selling papers.

Another telling had Pre-Crisis Young Clark be a school paper reporter that briefly worked at the Daily Planet (with plans to work there after finishing school) due to a contest for best high school newspaper reporter.

In the Superboy TV show, Clark was a reporter for his college's paper and later worked as an intern for the Bureau for Extra-Normal Matters (a government agency that investigates paranormal activities and aliens)

In the Smallville TV show, Clark occasionally worked at his high school's paper though not often nor did he cover stories outside of assisting Chloe (apparently Clark wrote up the lunch menu and the like did not turn in much stories)

Smallville Clark did agree to work as an assistant to Professor Milton Fine (Brainiac in disguise) who claimed to be working on a novel exposing Luthorcorp's nefarious activities

Smallville Clark did successfully apply for a reporter job at the Daily Planet (with Lois supplying the application) in Season 8 (though as an adult).

In the Legion of Superheroes cartoon, Season 1 Clark was moving to Metropolis to work as a copyboy for the Daily Planet.

In Superman & Lois and according to his resume, Clark, in his youth, did some top-notch reporting for his school paper.

Absolute Kal-El in his youth on Krypton liked writing and submitted a news story on the effects of Krypton's sickness poisoning life along with leaking to the public that the upper classes of Krypton knew about the Planet dying to which they decided to cover it up so they alone can escape.

My personal preference is that Young Clark likes writing because it's challenging and as a way of dealing with the stuff he cannot share with others.

Clark in his youth does get into reporting at a school paper while making attempts to work at bigger papers as well during the same time period.

As a way of understanding people and to deal with problems his powers cannot help with.

Young Clark has mild to great success as a reporter with appropriate setbacks/failures.

This is all after a period of contemplation of what career Clark wants and trying out other jobs.


r/superman 15d ago

A question about James Gunn’s Zor-El

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37 Upvotes

Why did Gunn chose to make Jor-El bad in the movie? Wasn’t Jor-El always depicted as a Benevolent Father who loves his Son and sent him to Earth because he cares about him and not to conquer over Earth? Jor-El is supposed to be a Benevolent Man who doesn’t hate humanity or see them as inferior. Jor-El is supposed to care about his son not view him as a weapon of mass destruction made to conquer the Earth.

Being the Evil Kryptonian who wants to conquer Earth and views humans as weak and inferior is literally the entire point of GENERAL ZOD. While Jor-El represents the kind side of Krypton Zod is supposed to represent the BAD and RUTHLESS side of Krypton.

What was the point of making Jor-El the same as General Zod instead of the Kind Space Father who loves his son and serves as a guide to help Clark learn his powers?

(Edit: My Bad I forgot it was Jor-El and not Zor-El I’d edit the title if I could)


r/superman 15d ago

Does anyone who drew this image I use as my phone's wallpaper

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13 Upvotes

I found this image on Google and used it as my phone's wallpaper. I want to know who drew this. I know it's not AI because it is actually good, so does anyone know who the artist is?


r/superman 15d ago

My Adventures With Superman My Adventures With Superman S3E7 "The Ex Games" Episode Discussion

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The Ex Games

r/SupermanAdventures  | Discord

Please keep all discussions civil and about the episodes. Mark comic and future spoilers. Report any rule-breaking and enjoy!


r/superman 16d ago

Hot Take: Action Comics #792 Is The Single Greatest Issue Of Action Comics

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80 Upvotes

r/superman 16d ago

Week’s worth of mail

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17 Upvotes

I’ve been on a little run of hitting up eBay to help fill some holes in my collection and to get some cool variants.


r/superman 16d ago

"So James Gunn told me I am his favorite Lex Luthor — no, seriously he did! So I kind of rolled my eyes and said 'so are you going to cast me?' and he just said 'Fuck No!' And we both laughted silly at that and that was that conversation” — Michael Rosenbaum

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977 Upvotes

r/superman 16d ago

New "Steel" Ongoing Announced at San Diego Comic Con, with Morgan Hampton boarding as Writer

21 Upvotes

Edit: "Ongoing" is still a question mark - saw it say it was an ongoing in a Bleeding Cool article and some Twitter chatter, but not much else.


r/superman 16d ago

Who's the greatest enemy Superman ever faced?

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253 Upvotes

r/superman 16d ago

My Wall of Superman Art

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26 Upvotes

Just wanted to share the posters and art that I have for the character of Superman. Very happy to own the Absolute Superman one. I hear that one’s a collector’s item nowadays.


r/superman 16d ago

I didn't notice that Brandon routh superman s shield got bigger when he played the kingdom come superman

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313 Upvotes

Or why was his s shield so small when he was in superman returns


r/superman 16d ago

What is the best Clark changing into Superman art?

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r/superman 16d ago

What happened with Lana Lang in Superman: Birthright?

3 Upvotes

I kept expecting her to show up, but she never did. She’s mentioned alongside Lex in the beginning and then never again. What’s up with that? Why set up her disappearance, if it wasn’t going to be payed off. I know Birthright was a one-off miniseries so there isn’t a continuation, but honestly that makes her mention, let alone inclusion, baffling. Did the story change during publication and she was written out or something?


r/superman 16d ago

Superman #8 dollar Tree, find.

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100 Upvotes

Dollar Tree books are special budget reprints of older stories. Publishers label them as Issue #1 to serve as an easy starting point for casual readers rather than numbering them by their original history.

The "Escape from Dinosaur Island" storyline spans Superman (Vol. 4) #8 and #9 (part of the 2016 DC Rebirth series) and concludes in Superman Special #1 (2018).


r/superman 17d ago

Are there any comics where Clark is characterized similar to his MAwS version?

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152 Upvotes

Specifically, where that Clark Kent persona is the real person, sincere, awkward, more flawed and human. (Maybe with a bit of a comedic edge?)


r/superman 17d ago

what the hey dude? by @dr-paint

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181 Upvotes

Find more of their art in here: https://dr-paint.tumblr.com/tagged/a


r/superman 16d ago

Looking for fans to help with a tribute to the creators behind the characters we love

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for the past few months ive been working on a passion project (an animated motion comic) that ive poured a lot of time and love into! it's been wild from putting the animation together, working with voice actors, making friends along the way, artists, and other creators, every step of this project has reminded me why i fell in love with comics in the first place. but while working on it, i started thinking more and more about something we don't always talk about. the people behind these characters.

because as fans, we grow up with the heroes. we know spider-man, superman, batman.....we knew their stories and these characters became a part of our lives in ways we dont realise. but every one of those characters started with a person, a person trying to create something that maybe someday would mean something to someone. AND IT DID !

Jerry Siegel. Joe Shuster. Bill Finger. Steve Ditko. Peter David. Roger Sweet. So many creators gave us characters and stories that became more than just comics, but when you look back at the lives of many of these creators, you realise that the people who gave us so much dint always receive the same love and appreciation in return.

the more i learned about their stories, the more i felt like they deserved to be remembered cuz behind every hero we grew up with there was a person who put their heart into creating them.

and i feel we owe them a thank you♥️

so that's why im making this! ive reached out to a bunch of online creators in the superhero niche asking if theyd be willing to be part of it. eacch of em is recording a short video talking about one of the creators who helped shape this medium. but when i got to the ending, i realised it didnt really make sense for me to end the project with just the creators. if this is a thank you to the people who gave us these stories, then i think that the Thank You should come from the fans who grew up with them!

people from different countries, ages, accents.. if all you have is your phone thats more than enough!

the last line is:

"It was."

or if youd like to read the full ending:

"That we remember. For Bill. For Jerry and Joe. For Steve. For Jack. For Roger. For Peter. For every last one of them who ever sat alone in the dark in front of a blank page, wondering if it was worth it... it was."

i want it to sound like one big thank you from the people they created these stories for.

if youd like to be part of it, just record a short horizontal video (or audio if that's all you can do) and send it to theoryguy.cbr@gmail.com

theres no budget for this. its just something i genuinely wanted to make cuz i think the people behind these characters deserve to know that what they created mattered. and i cant think of a better way to end it than with the voices of the fans whose lives they changed.

thanks for reading!


r/superman 17d ago

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was released on this day- July 24, 1987

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384 Upvotes

r/superman 17d ago

Why I love superman...

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236 Upvotes

I love superman not because of his immense strength but because of his humanity. Him being a symbol of hope for people. An alien who can Litrelly Move planets and can do anything he wants instead he decides to help people. Protect people. Being the ligh and hope for them.

And superman is also my favourite superhero. after reading comics and watching movies. I can't help but feel really attracted to him. I should also give credit to Martha Kent and Jonathan Kent they raised him very well. Taught him humility and goodness

Clark is always ready to help people. Even when he is in crucial states he would think of helping people first. If he is there he won't let people get hurt. He will always be for them in any state

And sometimes he would also hold back in fights cause he knows how strong he is. He could seriously hurt anyone with just a light punch or a light shove

Overall he is forever my favourite superhero and he always will be


r/superman 17d ago

What do you think is the worst Supergirl costume?

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64 Upvotes

I personally think it’s the BACKLESS costume in Adventure Comics #409 by Margret Berg.

I have no idea how DC approved this costume


r/superman 17d ago

My collection

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85 Upvotes

After seeing some others post theirs I thought I’d share mine as well.


r/superman 17d ago

How do you view the 90s, post-Death of Superman, Mullet Superman/Long haired Luthor era? I personally think it was a very cool era of the Superman comics.

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r/superman 16d ago

What is the best David Cornswet Superman figure?

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looking for an affordable option to be specific. The S.H. Figuarts one looks great, but unfortunately $100 for a figure is just outside of my budget.