Here’s the link:
[quote]Galvatron wrote:
I don’t remember what the story is called but there is a graphic novel where this Gog guy went into the future, killed Superman, then would go just a little bit back in time and do it agian, repeating this process until he had killed like over a hundred or so Supermen. Loved it. There also is a web site somewhere that goes into detail about the realities of Superman banging an earth woman. Like how his ejaculate would reach the velocity of a high-powered hunting rifle, how he would just tear a woman in half when orgazming due to the involuntary contractions of the male body when doing so and how his sperm would also be super-powered and would go on swimming for an indefinite period of time whether in a female body or outside of one. Funny shit. [/quote]
That was the Kingdom which was a geat story it was based on The Kingdom Come series whuich is possible the best story ever written
[quote]Galvatron wrote:
Here’s the link:
http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html[/quote]
Wow that is deep. No pun intended lol.
I got question, I know that there was a novel where superman died. What happened, did batman kill him? Also didn’t they bring back like 5 versions of him and each one only had a portion of his powers or something.
[quote]Xen Nova wrote:
Let my nerdiness help clarify::
Superman is kryptonian, his unique molecular structure allows him to absorb rays from our yellow sun that gives him such abilities as super strength, denser skin (enough to stop bullets, etc), and manipulate his own electromagnetic/gravity field (ie, fly).
Kryptonians were borne conquerors and through science and sheer determination created a civilization that we can barely fathom.
Lex Luthor became rich because he used the phanthom zone device to learn a bit about pretty ancient kryptonian science… and the ancient stuff was so revolutionary to us that he became reknown as HUGE inventor/business man.
Aside from this, the experiments that they did, and the fact that the planet was just old and dying created some sort of radiation that was going to cause the planet to explode.
The radiation would eventually kill the people of Krypton anyway but before that could even happen, Krypton exploded.
The fragments of the planet were supercharged with the same radiation and thus… lethal to Superman/Clark because of his kryptonian physiology.
In large amounts (or after years of exposure) it is lethal to humans but the only reported cause of overexposure was lex luthor (I believe).
Now leaving the fantasy realm,
XN
Chris Adams wrote:
It’s like that because he was born there but he was almost immediately sent to earth. So, it would be like if you were born in Africa move to America. Then, some guy brought something from Africa that wouldn’t make most people that came from Africa allergic. It would you because your body isn’t immune to it.
The Brain wrote:
Now, except for smallville I’ve never been into superman, I’m more a fan of the “Do it yourself” hero’s [punisher, the hulk, ironman etc… nerds of doom]. But how is it that krypton rocks make him weaker [nearly killing him in the movies] if on krypton he is a ‘normal human’? Wouldn’t they just dull him down to human levels like the planet did?
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Post Crisis on Infinite Earths Supes cannot move planets. The only occasion that this happened in post crisis DC is in Action Comics #782 (October, 2001), during the “Our Worlds at War” series, Superman flies through the sun, which gives him enough strength and power to move an entire planet.
With that being said recently Grant Morrison has blown that theory all to hell because in DC Allstars #1 Superman flies into the sun but his cells are so charged that they begin to explode.
For those of you who aren’t dorks like myself and Xen COIE was a 12 issue maxi series written by Marv Wolfman that was basically set up to get rid of 50 years of continuity hell for the DC universe(multiple worlds ect ect) as well as start a jump on point for new readers, because with the exception of Teen Titans they were getting their asses handed to them in sales by Marvel.
His invulnerability has also changed over time…
The most common explanation for his invulnerability is Superman having a super-dense molecular structure and/or a bioelectric “aura” creating an invisible “force field” around his body within a few millimeters from his skin, and presumably within his body as well.
[quote]CEZAR wrote:
I got question, I know that there was a novel where superman died. What happened, did batman kill him? Also didn’t they bring back like 5 versions of him and each one only had a portion of his powers or something.[/quote]
Doomsday killed him. Batman defeated him but didn’t kill him in The Dark Knight Returns,which wasn’t based in regular continuity.
The most common explanation for his invulnerability is Superman having a super-dense molecular structure and/or a bioelectric “aura” creating an invisible “force field” around his body within a few millimeters from his skin, and presumably within his body as well.
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This of course explains how his earth-knit suit does not shred easily when shot at or traveling at high speeds, etc.
Did anyone that frequents T-Nation audition for the role? I ask in all seriousness, 'cause I figure there have got to be some of us that fit the physical bill…
I think I personally would have made a better Wolverine. I’m short, brawny and hairy.
[quote]K-Narf wrote:
CEZAR wrote:
I got question, I know that there was a novel where superman died. What happened, did batman kill him? Also didn’t they bring back like 5 versions of him and each one only had a portion of his powers or something.
Doomsday killed him. Batman defeated him but didn’t kill him in The Dark Knight Returns,which wasn’t based in regular continuity.[/quote]
The Bat has not officially beaten Superman, however in a recent JLA Superman storyline Maxwell Lord, a telepath who had been working on Supes for several years, convinces him that Batman is Darkseid DFoomsday, and Ruin and that he killed Lois, and it takes Supes 3 seconds to take Batman down and even ends up leaving his fingerprints in Batman’s throat from chiking him so hard. If not for the fact that no one dies in comics and Wonder Woman’s purple ray Bat’s would have been done
[quote]superpimp wrote:
(…) and it takes Supes 3 seconds to take Batman down and even ends up leaving his fingerprints in Batman’s throat from chiking him so hard. If not for the fact that no one dies in comics and Wonder Woman’s purple ray Bat’s would have been done
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No surprise here. What are the odds of a powerless human of winning against a guy who can lift 25 million tons?
Give Batman the same hero points as Supes, and let them fight. Now you`d have something interesting.
[quote]BIGRAGOO wrote:
Gl;itch.e wrote:
cap’nsalty wrote:
Does it strike anyone else as strange that going on recent movies, Batman has more muscle than Superman does?
not really because batman is cool and superman is super gay. …
Man, why you gotta hate on my favorite comic character? Fuck a Batman. He fucked Robin on a regular basis. There Nyea.[/quote]
I’ve got to agree Superman is way cooler, I mean come on, Batman cruises around with the Boy Wonder for God’s sake.
That and Batman seems way to metro sexual, ever notice he attends way to many formal functions and he’s dressed up all snooty and shit.
Remember, Superman was raised on a farm, Have you meet any queer farmers?
Bullpup
[quote]bullpup wrote:
Remember, Superman was raised on a farm, Have you meet any queer farmers?
Bullpup
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I’m trying to picture a flaming farmer. Possibly a neon green and pink set of overalls (with matching straw hat for a nice spring look), pleasantly arched eyebrows, spending just a li…ttle too much time milking the cow, throws bails of hay shaped into nice little balls…
[quote]Professor X wrote:
bullpup wrote:
Remember, Superman was raised on a farm, Have you meet any queer farmers?
Bullpup
I’m trying to picture a flaming farmer. Possibly a neon green and pink set of overalls (with matching straw hat for a nice spring look), pleasantly arched eyebrows, spending just a li…ttle too much time milking the cow, throws bails of hay shaped into nice little balls…[/quote]
LMFAO!!! Oh shit X my sides are hurting from laughing. “nice spring look” Fuck that’s funny!
Tom Welling from the show Smallville should have landed the part. He is built much better than Brandon and does a good job playing young Clark Kent.
Fellas,
I must admit that I never read DC comics other than Flash, Teen Titans (which was basically an X-Men ripoff., the Miller Dark Knights, and Crisis which was dope.
I never really got into Superman because he was BORING. He has no flaws and other than Kryptonite, you can’t really fuck with him - it’s almost like what’s the point - he’s like a infinitely jacked up boy scout… yawn…
I was a huge Marvel kid growing up - why, the guys are HUMAN, much more fleshed out than any DC character (other than Batman, of course). Give me Dr. Doom over Luthor any day of the week. Give me Wolverine over Superman any day of the week.
So let’s get some shit talk going -
If Superman is so powerful let’s assume the following combats:
who wins?
Superman v. Galactus ?
Superman v. the Beyonder?
Superman v. Thanos?
Superman v. Apocalypse?
Superman v. Dr. Doom (the super powerful wizard version of Doom) ?
Superman v. Dark Phoenix?
Gentlemen, we have now officially entered a whole new level of geek-dom…
peace
BTW,
Brendan Fraser from the Mummy movies should have gotten the part of Superman.
dude is 6’4 and looks like he actually works out - not like most of the slack-jawed pussies that pass for ‘action heroes’ these days.
The feminization of superheroes continues the neutering of the male image in our society, as TC has maintained. Superman is only the beginning. Jude Law as Doc Savage; Justin Timberlake as Wolverine; Kelsey Grammer as the Beast.
[quote]OARSMAN wrote:
BTW,
Brendan Fraser from the Mummy movies should have gotten the part of Superman.
dude is 6’4 and looks like he actually works out - not like most of the slack-jawed pussies that pass for ‘action heroes’ these days. [/quote]
But he’s a goofy ass actor. Has he done any roles that weren’t comical? I couldn’t take him seriously as Superman.
[quote]EzRa34 wrote:
Tom Welling from the show Smallville should have landed the part. He is built much better than Brandon and does a good job playing young Clark Kent. [/quote]
You didn’t see him in Smallville with Aquaman have you? Welling has a gut and looked sad compared to the kid playing Aquaman, then to top it off I read Welling doesn’t like to wok out he only plays pick up games of basket ball to stay in shape.