zarx said:
iKANNIBAL said:
Well, Superman is the most world reknown and influential, he defined the Super hero, he is the basis for Goku and every other Japanese Superman clone, however though Superman is the most world reknown he is not popular today with the kiddies most call him "Gay" his video games can never translate well because unlike most super heroes Superman is still stuck in the 50's, its why all his games suck, noone wants to save a civilian from a burning building anymore.
Today the most popular would ofcourse have too be Spiderman, Wolverine & Batman, with Spiderman taking first place and Wolverine 2nd, its who i hear the kids talk about the most. Whenever someone see's a video game, cartoon or movie character with claws or healing powers they automaticaly dub that person "Wolverine Wannabe".
Batman may not be "Watchmen" but still many of the themes in Batman are too mature and dark for children compared to Spiderman, Fantastic Four or the X-men movies.
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I think you mean DBZ Goku original Goku had nothing to do with Superman he is totally monkey king from journey to the west, and even DBZ Goku isn't totally Superman ripoff he is way cooler than Boardman or whatever...
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The main influence behind Goku was Superman, his story and upbringing is an exact carbon copy, Alien boy raised by human parents, his entire race of people are obvious refferences to Kryptonians.
Akira Toriyama has admitted Superman played a huge part in the creation of Goku, Superman is like the Elvis of the Superhero genre to deny him as being the main influence behind every super powered being including Marvels is wrong, because it wasn't until the birth of Superman that Marvel created the "Anti-Hero".
