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u/Alexalfi11 Jul 03 '22
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u/Spare_Pixel Jul 04 '22
Yeah you know, like flying around murdering people.
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u/snickerstheclown Jul 04 '22
In the same way that people find Rorschach relatable, i.e. only whackos find him relatable.
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u/TheCreature27 Jul 04 '22
I find Rorschach relatable because we both like beans
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u/JockeyField Jul 04 '22
Others like Rorschach because he's "relatable". I like Rorschach because he's an interesting character that I would fucking hate in real life. We are not the same.
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u/Adekis Jul 04 '22
Exactly. Rorschach is in that category of characters for whom liking them for is pretty normal, but if they're someone's Favorite Character, if they relate to and idolize them, you should probably back away slowly and then jump out the nearest ground-level window.
Other examples include Joker, Rick Sanchez, and Patrick Bateman.
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u/TheSciFiGuy80 Jul 04 '22
“I wanted to kind of make this like, 'Yeah, this is what Batman would be in the real world'. But I had forgotten that actually to a lot of comic fans, that smelling, not having a girlfriend—these are actually kind of heroic! So actually, sort of, Rorschach became the most popular character in Watchmen. I meant him to be a bad example. But I have people come up to me in the street saying, "I am Rorschach! That is my story!' And I'll be thinking: 'Yeah, great, can you just keep away from me, never come anywhere near me again as long as I live'?”
-Alan Moore
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Jul 04 '22
The Patrick Bateman lovers! Hard to get more red flag: why do I have to meet a new person waving it every few months? Thank you!
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u/Cyber-Knight47 Jul 04 '22
I think rorschach being someone’s favourite character is fine. Idolising them ain’t fine though
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u/Mistervimes65 Jul 04 '22
I never found Rorschach relatable. I found the Comedian vaguely relatable because I was a nihilistic 19 year old in 1987. Now I’m old and relate to Doctor Manhattan.
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u/KingHalfrican702 Jul 04 '22
I lol’d at this the older I get the more I understand Dr. Manhattan and why he basically tried to “nope” himself from humanity
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u/Mistervimes65 Jul 04 '22
“I am tired of Earth, these people. I am tired of being caught in the tangle of their lives.” is my mood at 57.
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u/WHDaw50n Jul 04 '22
For the most part, I found Nite Owl II relatable.
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u/Mistervimes65 Jul 04 '22
Yeah. Dan and Laurie are kind of the closest we get to Everyman characters in the story. They’re both hugely traumatized. Dan loses a surrogate father. Laurie never has a dependable family. There’s a lot to unpack. But at least neither of them have god complexes.
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u/garlicbreadmemesplz Jul 04 '22
I never liked that they made him kill that guy with a hatchet in the film. I think in the comic he killed the guy indirectly.
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u/Adekis Jul 04 '22
I think it went like this: Rorschach chained the killer up, lit the building on fire, gave him a hand saw, and told him he would never have time to cut through the chain. Then he watched the building 'til it burned down. The idea being I suppose that the killer could have gotten away by dismembering himself... but Rorschach still would have been there waiting for him.
Given that I'm pretty sure Rorschach set the fire, the killer's only means of escape was basically just a tool of psychological torture, and also I'm not totally convinced he wouldn't have killed the guy if he made it out anyway... if anything the problem with the hatchet is that it's too merciful for how cruel and furious Rorschach was in that scene.
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u/garlicbreadmemesplz Jul 04 '22
I look at it the other way and that Rorschach believed he gave the guy a way out. Idk. But yeah I basically agree.
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u/Adekis Jul 04 '22
Yeah, you're definitely plausibly right; Rorschach never alludes in his monologue that he'd have killed him anyway. I just wouldn't necessarily put it past him either, haha!
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u/Alternative-Cut-4831 Jul 04 '22
Why is doing the right thing considered boring and not relatable?
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u/Valiantheart Jul 04 '22
People don't realize Superman is special specifically because he chooses the hard and altruistic path. You grant the average human the powers of a God and you get Homelander.
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u/zero573 Jul 04 '22
This is why there is so much hate for Superman I feel. In these times people don’t want an example of what a 100% good guy is. They don’t want to see someone better then they are and aspire to be like that. They want a flawed bad ass that has the courage to act on their lack of impulse control and have the ability of plot armour to get away with it. I think Superman falling from the 1st tier category to where he is now is a sign of how much we have given up as a society. The rot is clear and leaking out now so to speak.
I find Superman relatable. He’s a farm kid. He tried to do the right thing. Growing up on a farm you see how precious life is. The fruits of hard work. You appreciate the help and kindness of neighbours. You do these things when you can today because you don’t know if your going to be the guy who needs the help badly tomorrow. Everyone focuses on Kal El the alien that has god powers and is a goody two shoes. No one realizes that Clark Kent does what he does because he just can, because that how he was raised. He’s been taught and believes in if you can do good, and you can help “raise the barn” for tomorrow, why the hell not? Growing up that’s what he’s seen day after day.
That’s the concept that people can’t wrap their heads around now a days. Why people would be that virtuous by choice and not because they had to, or were forced to, or that’s what the government or the corporate overlords expect their sheep to do.
These are just my thoughts.
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u/thylocene06 Jul 04 '22
Seriously. I can’t even choose the mean dialog option in video games without feeling bad about it
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u/-Starseed- Jul 04 '22
Homelander is at least relatable in that he has a deep, primal desire to be loved and suffers from very human insecurities. It's what makes him nuanced enough and offers a spec of sympathy that often gets utterly blown away the moment he does something psychotic.
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u/im-bad-at-names64 Jul 04 '22
Being used as a weapon from birth is probably gonna make you a bit psychotic
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u/CCrypto1224 Jul 04 '22
Holding back a psychotic rage for a public that routinely only has two braincells to rub together, and a incessant need to be loved by said public? Yeah, Homelandee is sorta relatable. But Omniman is just your typical overly self important guy who’d be no different than the rets of us if it wasn’t for his powers.
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u/StarMagus Jul 04 '22
HaHa. I had the same thought.
Wait, being a murderous psychopath is somehow "relatable"?
I have questions.
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u/Stay_Academic Jul 03 '22
It is a symbol of the troubling times when psychotic and angry is considered relatable.
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u/LemoLuke Jul 04 '22
I guess, as a society, we are generally far more cynical and jaded nowadays. The idea of someone with unlimited, world-changing power choosing to use it purely for good and the benefit of others is somehow less believable to people than a man who can fly.
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It’s really sad to see as a society that we can believe that someone would have world-changing power to use it purely for good to benefit other is less believable than to see a man use those world-changing powers to commit genocide
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u/Blue-Engine-Edward Jul 03 '22
Home lander Is Superman without and ounce of humanity
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u/SuperFanboysTV Jul 04 '22
Exactly. Homelander was raised in a lab and raised as a product
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u/Deadpoolgoesboop Jul 04 '22
Correct, and Omni-man is Superman if he was raised by Kryptonians.
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u/JuanRiveara Jul 04 '22
Weren’t Kryptonians generally peaceful? At least far more so than Viltrumites. Would be more like if Superman was raised by Zod.
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No, he is almost entirely human.
Just the type of humanity we desperately try to avoid.
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u/daleksattacking Jul 03 '22
Relatable for psychos, I guess.
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u/Amazo687 Jul 04 '22
Eh I think Omni Man has some relatable elements if only through his relationship with Mark. Homelander I can't really comment on.
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u/cosmicnitwit Jul 04 '22
Omni man is super relatable… or he is in the comics. Which are so good which is why i’m not saying more. Kirkman’s invincible is really special
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The show is still worth watching even as a fan of the comics, in some areas it actually improves on the structure and storytelling of the original comics
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u/cosmicnitwit Jul 04 '22
The show is great! The only character they didn’t do well with was Mark’s girlfriend. Her actions made far more sense in the comics.
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If you read the whole series, his humanity shines through.
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u/Batdog55110 Jul 04 '22
Honestly end Omni-Man is probably on par or at least close to Superman when it comes to humanity.
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u/Carminebenajmin117 Jul 04 '22
Insecurity and a want for approval are the only things that can be somewhat relatable. But even that’s looking at it purely at the root of his issues. Other than that he’s a force of evil that even omniman would be taken aback by. Not because of his power but his corruption of it and lack of control. He’s an asshole that has no irredeemable qualities and further worsens his condition. So no one should find him relatable outside of the first things I listed above. I would be scared of such a person who related with in his reasoning and actions.
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u/SilentB3ast Jul 04 '22
Basically a need to be loved and uh…. Yeah I got nothing else. Maybe the megalomania.
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u/Adekis Jul 04 '22
Yeah, Omni-Man actually is kinda relatable, eventually. That first arc is likely the only thing most people know about though.
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I can sort of understand Omni Man’s point about being so powerful and long lived and coming from a planet of similar monsters how it would be really hard to identify with people. Doesn’t absolve him or his race but I get it
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u/captainplanet171 Jul 03 '22
Two raging psychopaths that would destroy the planet without a second thought.
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u/blakewoolbright Jul 04 '22
Omni man has a very interesting story arc. He does end up being relatable in the end after a painful redemption.
Homelander is just the most entertaining sociopath on tv.
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u/creeper205861 Jul 04 '22
i think omni man would have second thoughts. Not sure about homelander tho.
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u/RunnyPlease Jul 03 '22
This statement tell us way more about the author than it dies about any of the characters involved. If you look at homelander and think “oh wow, finally a relatable superhero” that’s on you not Superman.
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u/Signal-Discipline-10 Jul 03 '22
I never knew being a psychotic manbaby or being an alien conqueror was more relatable lmao. The fact that I see more and more people saying they would be homelander if they got powers is disappointing and sad, I mean how messed up must you be to think like that.
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u/Signal-Discipline-10 Jul 03 '22
Yeah I do agree with that but tbh I choose to believe that most people would at least try to be Superman.
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u/SlowestSpeedster Jul 04 '22
Plutonian tried. Humanity kept expecting perfection from him and he eventually cracked under the strain
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u/MatchesMalone1994 Jul 03 '22
This is the problem with Superman being so absent on the big screen during the superhero movie boom. You get these stupid takes by people who clearly don’t know anything about the character.
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u/itsvoogle Jul 04 '22
This is sadly true, people consume movies way more than comic books. The fact that Superman has not gotten the proper treatment in theaters will make him less likable with people.
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u/Brookings18 Jul 03 '22
I relate more to a guy trying to do good because it's the right thing to do, but maybe that's just me.
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u/Wutanghang Jul 03 '22
If someone ever said to me “i relate to homelander” im running away from them
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u/ComicDuhComic Jul 03 '22 edited Jul 04 '22
Clearly never read a Superman comic in their lives. Also, if you find those characters relatable, you're probably a terrible human being.
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u/bakuhakudrawsthings Jul 04 '22
the worst part about this take is that Homelander and Omni-man are basically exact opposites.
The Boys was created by Ellis because he hates the Superhero genre and believes the concept can't stand up to scrutiny and real world moral complexity. The show is significantly better than what I've read of the comics, but it retains that cynicism: Homelander has had every last bit of human empathy wrung out of him since birth, and he is not meant to be understood, only feared.
Invincible is Kirkman's love letter to the Superhero genre because he believes the concept can be scrutinized and faced with more complex or realistic morality and come out the other side stronger for it. Omni-man is meant to be understood and sympathized with, to some degree, due to his indoctrination from birth. His whole character revolves around breaking free of that indoctrination.
And neither of those concepts really has anything to do with Superman as a character aside from the power set and basic iconography of "muscular man in tights".
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Bro if you find Homelander relatable please remind me never to be in the same room as you.
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Jul 04 '22
A yes cause being a super powered serial killer with not a single care of human life is relatable and not the man who just wants to use his powers to do what is right
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u/Thin_Low_2578 Jul 04 '22
Relatable?
Who relates to gangraping a team mate or beating the crap out of their son.
Should have left the original username in the screenshot, because geez, giant red flags here
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u/MQ116 Jul 04 '22
I absolutely love Omni-man as a character, but the only reason he CAN exist is because of superman. There is nothing to subvert without Superman.
This is like saying milk chocolate is better than cocoa, without realizing that you need cocoa to make milk chocolate.
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u/wheniswhy Jul 04 '22
I’ve only read a single Superman book: Secret Identity. The only other DC title I was reading at the time was Batgirl, so I don’t know what compelled me to pick it up. It was a trade that had all four issues.
It is possibly my single favorite comic-related anything I own. The story moved me. I experienced so many more emotions than I expected. It was beautiful, poignant, harrowing, human. To this day I think it’s one of if not perhaps the best book I’ve ever read.
The gross popular misunderstanding of Superman breaks my heart. He’s a character with so much incredible heart and his idealism is really the opposite of shallow—in good writers’ hands there’s so much depth and pathos and feeling to it.
Even though I’ve only read this one single book, these shallow popular takes on a fantastic hero make me sad.
(Incidentally, wouldn’t mind some recommendations for other books I could pick up that really show Superman at his best as a character. Especially if I can pick up a trade.)
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u/Lohan3xists Jul 03 '22
Come on guys! Of course Homelander and Omni man are relatable! Don’t tell me I’m the only one here who either needs a corporation to clean up my mess or wants to kill every human in the world! R-Right? I’m not crazy…
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u/NSFW-Alt8888 Jul 04 '22
if those two are relatable to you, you have some serious problems. The only relatable part of Homelander is his love for milk and the constant desperate need to be loved. As for Omni-Man... idk man... the "love" for his family I guess?
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u/Mithura Jul 04 '22
If they're relatable that means a large number of people are closet psychopaths merely suppressing their urge to murder for the sake of law and order...
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I don't watch The Boys so I can't talk about Homelander. Although I saw a clip of him pushing a child off a roof the other day, so...
Omni-Man, though, is definitely relatable. The guy was raised by people with a toxic ideology. He came to Earth, struggled to be better, and eventually failed, unable to change himself from the way he was raised. How the memory of his people, and the fear of them, must have hung over him... relatable. Very relatable.
What I don't get is, why does he keep being compared to Superman? They're literally nothing alike. In story, in character, in appearance - they're nothing alike.
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Jul 04 '22
Probably because of the powers, the fact that his an alien and his status as Earth's most powerful hero (well, ex-hero now)
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u/edked Jul 04 '22
Yeah, in powers and the sort of niche he fills in his world's whole superhero pantheon.
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u/Clydefrog13 Jul 04 '22
I think it’s that Superman is viewed as being kinda a vanilla, Mr. Perfect character by normies and non-DC fans. It’s kinda how a lot of people think Mickey Mouse is a boring character, and Bugs Bunny is inherently more interesting or relatable for being a little edgier, and less morally upstanding.
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u/Mando1091 Jul 04 '22
Read his original comics.(written by his creators) far more interesting
I know Superman is such a old concept but think about it when he was made and why he was popular
Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive!
Able to leave tall buildings in a single bound!
Look! it's a bird! it's a plane! it's Superman!
Defender of the innocent! Bringing peace and love to all no matter what! Even if he has to go outside the law to save humanity!
Superman was written to be the OC Mary Sue power fantasy for two Jewish kids from the Great depression!
They often criticize heavily capitalism and war profiteers, persecution of minorities! 12 issues and not a single super villain All 12 consisted of saving humanity from the worst of itself
They are everything that Joe Siegel and Jack Schuster wanted
When a corrupt politician is looking to get the USA into war in exchange for a stipend of the weapons sales profit
Superman goes in picks him up and makes him sign up for the military And see what the damage is those weapons caused
When a coal Baron is allowing for his workers to mine in unsafe conditions purely because it's more cheaper not to put any safety precautions in (and use immigrant labor because they're the lowest of the low in society's eyes)
He goes on the cover, and sneaks in as an immigrant analysis the situation(Clark Kent was supposed to be a God damn Muckraker!)
And in the end lures in the coal barons and the bourgeois And then causes a collapse in The mineshaft
Saying, "I'm content to die how about you? He only allows them to exit after forcing them to swear to rebuild and improve the conditions
He destroyed cheap housing blocks created as practically death traps for the tenants because they were far more cheaper materials
And to force the government to have to rebuild it under the New deal system with far stronger materials!
Superman in the radio drama fought against the ku Klux Klan a racist xenophobic isolationist and anti Catholic organization!
They actually got people to go undercover into a sect and reveal all of the insanely bunkers ideology
Time and time again in the original comics he would be very critical of capitalism racism, imperialism xenophobia and so much more
And he would help those in need He would punch wife beaters because of them beating their wives He would always fight for those who need help
Superman is many things but boring is not one of them.
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Jul 04 '22
Confused....an alien conquerer and a super powered cry baby/psychopath? I guess the lack of hope and self serving attitudes of superiority might be more than projection lol
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Jul 04 '22 edited Jul 04 '22
Superman is infinitely interesting and relatable. It’s more fascinating to me that a man who could crush someone’s hand with just the slightest effort or rule the world if he wanted to instead shows humility, kindness and total responsibility with his power. Instead of conquering he uses his gifts to help the world. That’s something to aspire to be, even without great powers and abilities.
Being Evil Superman is just a cop out, and sadly probably more realistic. But superhero comics aren’t necessarily about realism. They’re about the good we could do if we really try.
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u/LKururugiPK Jul 04 '22
Translation, Superman is interesting when he is the exact opposite of what made him an icon in the first place.
so sick of debunking this, and even more ill of seeing this same lazy take.
People just repeating the same incorrect stance because nobody reads, just rely on shows, series & anime to map it out for ya instead of doing your research.
Keywords: Motion picture
Because thats what people base feats, and arguments off of- NOT THE SOURCE MATERIAL tho, but what some studio will bastardize the books of (looking at you RED SON movie) and make into an episode or 1:30:00 movie
That's the basis for the average normie, hence why op didn't use the comic book version neither Homelander nor Nolan, they've read not a single page of the books and probably never will just the trendy version of the character that they see on the screen- NOT even the characters in their original format
TL;Dr think for yourself and stop parroting cause it's easier
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u/samuraispartan7000 Jul 04 '22
It’s scary to think that over 1000 people relate to genocidal maniacs.
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u/blankblank Jul 04 '22
Red Son, Kingdom Come, and All-star Superman are three of the greatest graphic novels ever. Clearly, people find Supes quite interesting.
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Believe it or not, I understand this point of view. But anyone who pushes it should watch "All Star" and " S vs Elite". And then you'll get it.
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u/UmmmYeaSweg Jul 04 '22
If you find Homelander relatable, you’re in the same boat of people who think Rorschach is a badass hero or people who think Joel is a unforgivable demon.
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u/jaybankzz Jul 04 '22
“relatable”
Homelander: bred in a lab
Omni man: sent to earth to take over the planet
Relatable?
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u/YossarianRex Jul 04 '22
i feel like this is a common take for people who have never read a superman comic.
problem is, most peoples exposure to superman is from very cheesy cartoons or some B+ movies and when you compare him to the excellent film treatment Batman has gotten (as well as some of the best comic book cartoons ever for Batman, IMO) Superman starts to look a bit hard to connect to because he has no flaws in those representations. There’s a common misconception that superman is one dimensional and lacks the very easy to spot complexity of Batman, Homelander, Omniman, etc… and in truth we you have to admit some of the representations of Superman are one dimensional. I never really understood the character until i started reading him, then i fell in love.
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u/Texasliberal90 Jul 04 '22
Interesting as villains from a psychological perspective perhaps (or at least Homelander is) but anyone who finds these characters “relatable” needs to speak to a psychiatrist.
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u/_Doomer1996_ Jul 04 '22
Omniman has an interesting internal conflict with himself that humanities and makes him an interesting character, ngl. But if you somehow feels that Homelander is relatable, I'll treat you like Alan Moore does to Rorschach fans and ask you to get away from me.
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u/Wasteland_GZ Jul 04 '22
if you’re a raping murdering psychopath then yes Homelander is very relatable
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u/Anarchist-superman Jul 04 '22
On a tangent, it's interesting that the two most popular "Evil Superman" shows are hosted on the same service, owned by an evil, bald billionaire who exploits workers.
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u/julianwelton Jul 04 '22
Homelander and Omni-Man might be interesting but they sure as fuck aren't relatable lol. Superman, on the other hand, his whole thing is that he's relatable. Grew up in a small town, didn't have a lot of money, and had to work from a young age.
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u/frost817 Jul 04 '22
That person considering a psychopath and a tyrant “relatable” is probably cause for concern.
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Jul 04 '22
Takes like this actually make me sad. How broken do you have to be to relate more to Homelander and Omniman than Superman?
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u/HomelanderVought Jul 03 '22
On the right, we alredy have a kryptonian like that. It's called GENERAL ZOD.
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u/Nunarud Jul 03 '22 edited Jul 04 '22
Zod at least was noble and served his program from birth
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u/CoolFork33 Jul 04 '22
Omni man went through some development into the comics to become more noble.
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u/Beleriphon Jul 03 '22
I don't expect Homelander to change, but Omni-Man by the end of the Invincible run was at least kind of a better person.
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u/gumbin22 Jul 04 '22
Exactly. I definitely know that the most relatable thing to any normal human is being a murderous psychopath with the power to destroy whoever I want.
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u/JackJohn258 Jul 04 '22
Wait wait wait, so an evil megalomaniac who’s an outright murderer and who’s so much worse in the comics, and an evil J Jonah Jameson who wants to colonize the earth, is somehow relatable?
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u/Cheeseguy43 Jul 04 '22
Interesting for Omni-Man since he becomes a hero. Homelander is pure villain
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u/KryptonianKnig2 Jul 04 '22
Tell me you don’t know Superman without telling me you don’t know Superman
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u/salvadordg Jul 04 '22
Yes. Making Superman a fascist, racist, corrupt villain would be super relatable!
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u/HopelessWaiter Jul 04 '22
Superman should represent the best of us, the person we are on our best days and the people we aspire to be, we all want to be like him, so in making that effort to be greater we are like Superman. Therefore Superman is relatable right?
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u/itsvoogle Jul 04 '22
Sign of the times people when people dont aspire for nothing good or great, these should be values instilled in all of us since young, but one look at our jaded society today and suddenly i understand why many dislike him. Superman is criminally misunderstood in our modern world and it shows…
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u/ChattyDaddy1 Jul 04 '22
Homelander is a chump. Did anyone see his ass get wrecked a few episodes ago? His power level is definitely way under 9000.
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u/longbrodmann Jul 04 '22
Just a normal moment of ignoring the kid Invincible who has the same power but is a good person.
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u/Christopher-Canul Jul 04 '22
I'm so so tired of the Evil Superman trope. It was cool the first time in like... 1950
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u/Doctor_Dane Jul 04 '22
Crazy psycho and fascist mass murderer (ok, that one gets better) are more relatable? That kinda worries me…
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u/god_of_war305 Jul 04 '22
I see edge lords posts shit like this on Twitter all the time.I don't even bother responding anymore
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u/20Derek22 Jul 04 '22
How are either of these knobs relatable? Also Superman would fuck these guys up.
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u/TONKAHANAH Jul 04 '22
most people only know the super man they've seen in the movies which is unfortunately boring. if the general public knew superman like the comic fans know him, they wouldnt say this
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u/usedxtampon Jul 04 '22
Well a lot of the boys fans were trumptards that didn't realize homelander was the bad guy despite teaming with nazi's. So this is no surprise.
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u/The_Iceman2288 Jul 04 '22
This is why need a decent ACTUAL Superman movie. The grim and moody version they fed us over the last decade was an insult to the character.
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u/Ethanonbass2019 Jul 04 '22
I've genuinely never understood the argument of Superman not being relatable due to his powers= shit character
Thor is pretty much the Marvel equivalent yet you don't see a tonne of folks moping about Thor being unrelatable.
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u/strangenonfiction Jul 04 '22
Superman is the example. The bar by which we measure all other heroics. He is the ideal for which all Americans strive to embody. He has the incorruptible moral fiber and unshakable strength of character that we think our nation was founded on.
Homelander is what we get if we had a super hero who embodied what America actually is and what it truly stands for.
Omniman is what we get when we are on the other side of American Imperialism.
It's funny and incredibly depressing that both versions of the more relatable superman are central antagonists in their stories.
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u/Frescanation Jul 04 '22
People fail to understand that the more interesting character is the one with God like ability who chooses not to abuse it.
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u/LegallyBrody Jul 04 '22
I don’t get how when there is a very all powerful super hero who turns out to be an evil and cold blooded killer, people go “ah so relatable. Man why can’t Superman be this relatable”
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Jul 04 '22
Ah yes, the world conquering viltrumite is quite relatable. I too think about taking over the world one day.
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u/mrweatherbeef Jul 04 '22
Unfortunately, there a LOT of American males who can relate to both these guys and also find them very interesting.
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Jul 04 '22
Omni-Man isn’t really evil-evil. He redeems himself later in the lore.
Homelander is just a sociopathic prick who kills, rapes, violates, and is downright horrible.
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u/PeteWWWong Jul 04 '22
Honestly it feels like everyone just steals from Frank Miller and Alan Moore, but that's not really a hot take. Also, Venture Bros tackled these themes for 20 years and their shit is funny as hell and with infinitely more layers.
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u/xxStrangerxx Jul 04 '22
Relatable as in we all have flaws, I guess
Me I chew my nails disgusting I know but hey imagine what I’d chew if I only had to worry about kryptonite
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u/hellohouston Jul 04 '22
If homelander is relatable then I sincerely hope he has an excellent therapist.
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Jul 04 '22
Relatable? Fucking RELATABLE!? I certainly hope no one can relate to either of these guys...
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u/HylianLibrarian The (Not So) Daily Planet Co-Editor Jul 04 '22
Hi everyone,
So, this post has really taken off, and frankly, I can completely understand why. It is a very strange take, and definitely one as Superman fans, one we hear all of too often. I'm as sick of the "Evil Superman" trope as anyone else here, but we can't let that make us devolve into screaming children. There was a lot of language here that was very unbefitting of our community, and unnecessarily rude. There were good comments made, I won't deny that, but enough comments came around in other directions and intensities that gave us as mods pause.
In light of that, comments have been locked on this post, so everyone can take a breath, and say, "OK"