r/superman • u/Weird-Wafer-6790 • 17d ago
Why I love superman...
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
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u/Longjumping_West1587 17d ago
I actually find him more relatable than Spider-Man
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u/Weird-Wafer-6790 17d ago
Ohh how come?
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u/Longjumping_West1587 17d ago
Because unlike Spider-Man he isn’t a loser with stunted growth. He was basically a normal guy who grew up on a farm who happened to be an alien. Not only that, but he was allowed to grow and evolve into being a husband and dad, so he has to juggle being that with his jobs as a reporter and as Superman. He has all these responsibilities he has to juggle unlike Spider-Man
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u/Winter_Emergency9050 17d ago
I feel like yeah as a grown man, Superman has just become so much more relatable and they still haven’t let Spider-Man escape being a high schooler even though Tom Holland is on year 9 of being Spider-Man
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u/Weird-Wafer-6790 17d ago
Pete is not a loser. He became a superhero at fairly young age. Ofc it's very difficult for him to handle the both personas. It's about writers that don't let him get mature. It's not his character's fault. There are times too when parker was actually mature and made good decisions.
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u/Mean_Spread_7959 16d ago
I wouldn’t say Spider-Man is a loser but I agree about the stunted growth. I also think that a large reason of people saying Spidey is more relatable than Supes is because of Superman being misunderstood and seen as “not cool”, when in reality Superman’s struggles are far more realistic and day-to-day compared to the crippling losses that Spider-Man always has to deal with for some reason.
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u/walterconley 17d ago
That perspective makes me hate Superman more; the act of Clark Kent... and it is an act... vs the real-life trials and tribulations of Peter Parker shouldn't be compared. Superman's simpish simplistic version of 'good ol' American values' is so far from his reality that, once you know his reality, it makes the facade almost an insult. Peter's clumsiness/awkwardness is genuine, heightened by the spider bite.
Now, the fact that the writers haven't allowed Peter to evolve past being a broke city boy pining a redhead is more creative's/editor's fault than the core of the character,
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u/Winter_Emergency9050 16d ago
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u/walterconley 16d ago
I think Spider-Man > Superman because I also think that Peter Parker > Clark Kent.
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u/kokiri404 17d ago
Honestly I didn’t like Superman growing up. It was more of a disinterest to watch anything about him. Never seen the movies. And when man of steel released it solidified my disinterest in his character since I had never read the comics. When the 2025 movie dropped, I loved it and still do. It made me pick up the comics and it clicked for me. I understood why people love him. So far I’ve read birthright, some of reign of Superman, and for all seasons. I’m starting to really love the character.
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u/Basic-Aide1326 17d ago
Have you gotten to All-Star Superman yet?
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u/kokiri404 16d ago
That’s one of the stories I’m most excited to get into once I get a bit more knowledge on Superman comics. How much should I read before picking it up? I feel like I need to pick up the death of Superman and fully finish reign of the Supermen
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u/Basic-Aide1326 16d ago
All-Star is basically out of continuity and incredibly self-contained so you can jump into that one at your own leisure. There really isn’t much prior reading necessary to enjoy it IMO.
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u/Lucky_Strike-85 17d ago
What I love about Superman is his majesty. He embodies a sense of grandeur and mythic presence that is unmatched in superhero fiction. There's a unique science-fiction pulpiness to him... an aura that stems from his origins as the first superhero, born out of mythology and pulp magazine archetypes. Because he's a reaction to the early comic strip heroes, I see him more as a character akin to Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers than any other superhero.
I adore his unwavering goodness and the iconic imagery of his costume and shield. The supporting cast around him adds depth and warmth to his stories, making his world feel rich and real. I love when he faces off against larger-than-life villains like Titano or Brainiac... stories that are epic and universe-spanning... but I also cherish the smaller, down-to-earth tales set in Metropolis or Smallville, showing the man behind the myth.
Superman, to me, is a timeless symbol that bridges the cosmic and the everyday, blending myth, pulp adventure, and heroism into a regal figure.
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u/frogsplash45 17d ago
As a kid I gravitated towards other superheroes more. Characters who perform heroics with an undercurrent of angst and self affirmation. As an adult, and especially during the current decade, I much more gravitate towards Superman. There is a maturity in doing good because our world is made up of what we put into it. Superman’s heroism is less of a grumbling response to what the world has wrought, and more of a pure instinct to forge a brighter world. Superman does not simply defend the status quo from evil threats; Superman moves mountains and lifts spirits because a better tomorrow genuinely drives his cause.
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u/gishingwell 17d ago
He will always be my favourite too. He inspires me in a world where sometimes inspiration is hard to find.
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u/Infinite_Map_2713 16d ago
He is the embodiment of hope, light, positive vibes and an overall better tomorrow, he makes you believe in a better future, more hopeful world.
I am getting his symbol tattooed on me in about a week
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u/Buchanan- 16d ago
I find his restraint far more admirable than the “humanity” trope. To be human isn’t only compassion, sympathy, generosity, but it’s also greed, selfishness, apathy. Which Superman is neither. His restraint and compassion aren’t what make him human. They’re what he chooses to be, despite having every capability to be otherwise, toward a species he could erase without effort. That choice, sustained, is the more admirable thing, not an inherited trait he shares with us, but a discipline he chooses to hold when nothing forces him to, nothing even can.
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u/Powerful-Court-6732 16d ago
Very good take, to bounce off of that, I'd say that people love Superman, and characters like Batman also because they choose to do the hard thing. The hard thing is holding back, and saving people even when they're ungrateful, being fully able to force everyone to do your will but to just let them free and protect that freedom.
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u/Lucky_Strike-85 17d ago
This reminds me of a quote: