[Trentamj]

I was an avid reader of Superman comics as a kid. And although I also liked Batman, Flash, Aquaman, and Green Arrow, I always preferred Superman out of the DC Comics stable, perhaps for the same reason that I preferred Captain America from Marvel Comics. As I write, I have stumbled upon the nexus joining both heroes in my mind: Moral Clarity. Both heroes had the power to do anything their hearts desired, yet they chose to do good, and knew what the good looked like. While Batman could claim to have negative moral clarity (He certainly knew the face of evil), only Superman (and Captain America) represented the singularly American characteristic of “Can do” in terms of doing good, which has done much to preserve both Humanity and The World. So, how did these two heroes come to be? Obviously, Superman has a more "Son of God" aspect to him (having coming down as a baby from the modern version of Heaven: the planet Krypton) than Captain America. Stan Lee's existentialist views on the origins of heroism have always both fascinated and instructed me. However, Superman's extra-planetary origin should not be held against him; instead, his Kryptonian origin as Kal-El must be seen for what is: an allegorical argument that the best within each and every one of us is the best, to the point of being virtually divine.

[socalgop]

Grant Morrison had the best take on Superman, IMO. It’s hard to make him relatable or interesting when he is more or less invincible by definition.

Morrison’s All-Star Superman basically interpreted him as a metaphor for Christ, and it is most excellent. I don’t think there’s a better take on Superman.