| forevercloud3000 said: It is a tie between Superman and The Hulk, in the DC and Marvel Universes respectfully. Why? Because they are too powerful to be the slightest bit interesting, at least to me. Superman gets a heavily fabricated opposition, in random thugs robbing banks and the like. He easily dispatches them except for when they pull out some handy dandy kryptonite. He then struggles for several pages/frames simply trying to get over mentral cramps that render him useless momentarily. Yet, he always bounces back and unscathed. Superman has not sufferered or evolved as a hero since his comics began. The Hulk is far worst, no enemy ever stands before him. The angrier he gets, the stronger he becomes. Unstoppable monstrosity who rarely goes through anything other than his anger issues. They create entire comic books just so writers can fap off to just how unscathable he is. Tiresome and boring to me. Both of these "superheroes" remind me of when I played with toys, or roleplayed games with my brother. You see, I always took to characters that struggled and earned their right to be called extraordinary. My brother on the other hand was obsessed with being top dog, if I said my character has "Power A" he would instantaneously make his character have "Power B" to my character's flaws. These charcters are the type of thing that come up from a "One Up-er" mentality where their only claim to fame is that they are indeed stronger and more powerful than whatever the rest came up with. Who are the best? Ironically, Batman and Spiderman. I have always been drawn to these heroes for one main reason. They struggle, not just with one problem, but with several at a time. They win, but they also lose quite often(as the good guys usually do in real life). You are forced to recognize their plight as a hero, knowing that their abilities are very finite in the grand scheme of things and will not solve every problem for them. Batman is the boldest of them all. The writers have written some monumental failures and successes in Batman's life that leaves a strong impression. For instance, when the 2nd Robin was kidnapped and beaten to death by The Joker. Batman felt failure on a level he had never before. He had experienced it slightly with his inability to keep TwoFace from going to the dark side, but this time he let someone who trusted him entirely, a kid no less, down. I love how Batman almost suffers from Sociopathic tendencies, if you haven't noticed Dexter is based on the same concept. He rarely feels for anyone or anything, yet they craft something in their lives that keep them grounded and adhere to them with complete loyalty, even if it means losing everything. Spidey and Bats both live in a believable world where social issues frequently conflict with their other persona. Spidey has common ones such as trying to court the love of his life yet keep her at a safe distance at the same time. I just love how B and S are human in nature, vulnerable. Which turns to be the exact reason why I hate Hulk and Superman. |
Superman can be beaten and has been beaten by people less powerful than him. Lex Luthor beats Superman all of the time (but not physically--that's Darkseid, Mongul, Mageddon, Zod, Doomsday, etcs. job) because Superman, for all of his power, just can't think like Lex Luthor.
Superman isn't about catching bank robbers and throwing them in jail. Superman is about a person with the powers of a god trying to save the world without ruling the world. He's got small town morals. He want to inspire people to be better, not do everything for us. He's got an almost childlike sense of value for human life, too. He wants to please everybody and save everybody. He has faith in the human spirit and that's his dilemma. People like Luthor (the pinacle of human intelligence) and Batman (the pinacle of human ability) don't like Superman because he's an alien and he's just too powerful. They don't trust him. They've proven time and again that they can beat Superman or manipulate him at will.
Anyway, watch Superman vs. The Elite. Ignore the shitty animation, too. You'll see it's not easy being omnipontent.
