Is Superman better when he's A: essentially a nice Midwestern

>>92907223
Little bit of A. Little bit of B.

>>92907223
>why_not_both.jpeg

B, but that's knowing that he went through a lot of A to get there.
I love Superman when he's inspiring, he's not supposed to be relatable.

>>92907223
70% A
30% B

>>92907251
>>92907252
You can't have a character be both a normal human being in outlook while simultaneously being perfect in terms of decision making

>>92907223
Why not both?

Not to be flippant but a good Superman focuses on both Super and Man equally.

>>92907223
A, but perceived as B.

>>92907265
Yes you can. You know why? Because it's fucking FICTION.

Both.

aka All-Star Superman

>>92907265
Sure you can, just switch between first and third person perspectives.

>>92907265
The literal largest religion on earth gets away with it, and Superman is way cooler than Jesus; so yes you can.

>>92907335
When did Superman ever duck up a bunch of private property because they were disrespecting his beliefs?

Jesus did make mistakes, Superman doesn't

>>92907223
A deep down, but having the reputation, and responsibilities of B.

A but seen by others as B.

Is superman generally portrayed as having a super-human intellect? Was his portrayal in the animated universe an exception?

>>92907365
Also whipped the shit out of the money lenders, and told all his followers to get strapped, because he knew they were gonna get fucked with.

>

He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
—Luke 22:36, NIV

>>92907335
>literal largest religion
isn't that hinduism or islam

>>92907529
Nope, still Christianity

Albeit, that includes Protestants and Catholics

>>92907223
yes

>>92907251
>>92907252


>>92907265
>while simultaneously being perfect in terms

Not that anon, but Superman isn't perfect in his decision making. Every instances where he is shown having to make a choice on where to intercede is a decision he's making that he acknowledges is not perfect - perfect would be being able to be in all places at all times, saving everyone.

But he acknowledges that he cannot save everyone and that he has to learn to live with that.

The essences of Clark is that (a) he IS a nice midwestern guy with (b) god-like abilities and powers WHO (c) just wants to help, to the best of his values and judgment which are far more informed by his midwestern upbringing than anything 'godly' about him.

>>92907464

The DCAU isn't even comparable to how Superman was portrayed historically in the comics.

Take simple aspects - he's been an investigative journalist, a very good one, an excellent reporter with good instincts for story-telling and what is news and what the public needs to know. It's not that portrayed him as a bumbling reporter or not very good, but they also didn't convey these things either.

>>92907223
All of A, with only the second part of B.

>>92907365
That's the entirety of his early runs. That's the whoel reason he's a reporter.

>>92907223
A nice midwestern guy with the powers of a god, who will 95% of the times do the right thing right away and might need some input from his friends the other 5%.