Thread: Who is your favourite superhero?

I would have to say that my favourite superhero is Superman. He is just perfect. He is handsome, well mannered, extremely intelligent, sensitive and above all else, he can fly. Who hasn't had a dream where they are flying? Superman kicks all those other superheroes into touch IMO. He has the most sublime of abilities and is just so nice to boot. I would love to sit down and have a chat with Superman.

My only fault with him is that he is politically naive. I would introduce him to some Chomsky lectures, but beyond that he is the perfect superhero.

Thoughts?

Is there really more of a bad ass than The Punisher?

Nobody can be a true hero who originated in a children's comic.

My hero would be Gannicus, the supreme Gladiator extraordinaire from Spartacus Blood and Sands.

He's more handsome than Superman, way buffer. He would fucking destroy Lois Lane and all of her friends to boot. He isn't rendered helpless when someone exposes him to some green rocks and he's mortal, without ridiculous superhuman powers that make easy anything he chooses to do.

He can't fly, but then he wouldn't want to. He's a gladiator, flesh, bone and bravery. He takes his challenges head on, to the death, with just his sword. No unfair advantages, no silly hair curl or ridiculous fancy dress costume. He might wear a cape, but only on certain occasions, and it never looks silly.

Originally Posted by Bilbo

Nobody can be a true hero who originated in a children's comic.

My hero would be Gannicus, the supreme Gladiator extraordinaire from Spartacus Blood and Sands.

He's more handsome than Superman, way buffer. He would fucking destroy Lois Lane and all of her friends to boot. He isn't rendered helpless when someone exposes him to some green rocks and he's mortal, without ridiculous superhuman powers that make easy anything he chooses to do.

He can't fly, but then he wouldn't want to. He's a gladiator, flesh, bone and bravery. He takes his challenges head on, to the death, with just his sword. No unfair advantages, no silly hair curl or ridiculous fancy dress costume. He might wear a cape, but only on certain occasions, and it never looks silly.

Stop licking your lips Bilbo...little man crush there?

Why would he want to destroy Lois Lane? What did she ever do to him? I'm not having that. Scrap that, Superman isn't having that!

Sure, Superman can't see through lead and has issues with kryptonite, but he is a thoroughly good guy. Plus he has that duality of character that I am so taken with.

If you watch the Richard Donner cut you even see the parallels with that of the relationship between Jesus and God.

Superman could just fly into your guy and kill him before the sword is even raised. It would be like Pacquaio against Hatton. What you don't see really does kill you.

Originally Posted by VictorCharlie

Originally Posted by Bilbo

Nobody can be a true hero who originated in a children's comic.

My hero would be Gannicus, the supreme Gladiator extraordinaire from Spartacus Blood and Sands.

He's more handsome than Superman, way buffer. He would fucking destroy Lois Lane and all of her friends to boot. He isn't rendered helpless when someone exposes him to some green rocks and he's mortal, without ridiculous superhuman powers that make easy anything he chooses to do.

He can't fly, but then he wouldn't want to. He's a gladiator, flesh, bone and bravery. He takes his challenges head on, to the death, with just his sword. No unfair advantages, no silly hair curl or ridiculous fancy dress costume. He might wear a cape, but only on certain occasions, and it never looks silly.

Stop licking your lips Bilbo...little man crush there?

What can I say, he's a fine looking man.

You would like Superman wouldn't you miles seeing how he just denounced America....The super hero that always fought for "Truth, Justice, and the American way" will now apparently join the UN in their cries of "Give sanctions more time!"

BATMAN! The epitome of American exceptionalism! Brains, money, ingenuity, doesn't depend on the government to get the job done, oh and he's self policing and has a charitable heart to go along with his "Can do" attitude!

Superman cut me deep....I think The Justice League should throw him out and also I might add "Gee thanks Obama you turned Superman against us!"

In terms of the basic principles of being a good person, Superman is the greatest. He is everything that everyone should aspire to be. He doesn't even look gay in that costume, he is just Superman. Christopher Reeve totally stole that role and made it his own. It was probably why that new superman film failed. Superman was rubbish and so was Lex Luthor. Kevin Spacey is usually good, but you just can't better what Hackman did. It's like trying to reinivent the wheel. Nobody is impressed, it has already been done.

They are making a new superman film now and I hear the villain is Zod. I kind of fear it because it just cannot match what was done before. They try because it is the Facebook age and people don't remember yesterday, but they will get it wrong. They always do.

Supposedly the new Zod is the FBI agent from Boardwalk Empire. Good pick imo, he's a good villain.

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Supposedly the new Zod is the FBI agent from Boardwalk Empire. Good pick imo, he's a good villain.

Perhaps, but the original was perfection. How can you better that or even have the confidence to try and compete with it?

I love Superman, but am of the mindset that only Christopher Reeve can play the guy. I don't see how anyone else can capture these characters.

Even Margot Kidder was the essence of Lois Lane.

Peter Stormare as Cavaldi in The Brothers Grimm.

If I could be a superhero I would be Superman. Beyond being slightly more muscular than me, he has nothing on me intellectually. He also looks fantasic in his costume. If I was Superman I would clean up the world.

Originally Posted by miles

If I could be a superhero I would be Superman. Beyond being slightly more muscular than me, he has nothing on me intellectually. He also looks fantasic in his costume. If I was Superman I would clean up the world.

By the world do you mean the Israeli/Palastinian conflict?

I now have an image of an Assange/Norman Bates type dressed as Superman flying down the Gaza strip overturning Israeli boats and grabbing fighter planes and nose diving them into the sea..

Superman can only ever be the moral force, so I could not direct him. He would know on his own what is right. Though politically speaking, his viewpoint's in the films were a bit weak.

Originally Posted by miles

If I could be a superhero I would be Superman. Beyond being slightly more muscular than me, he has nothing on me intellectually. He also looks fantasic in his costume. If I was Superman I would clean up the world.

Yeah and Mark Wahlberg has slightly more of a six pack than me.