[wbill]

Pretty bad when Superman is "uncool". What could be cooler than XRay vision? Or being able to fly? How jaded our culture has become..... /nostalgic sigh

[Hodar]

Pretty bad when Superman is "uncool".

Not at all. Superman is a 'God'. Gravity has no effect upon him, he doesn't need air, he can run or fly at faster than light speed, time means nothing to him (he can reverse it if things don't go right). X-ray vision, heat vision, artic breath, or hot breath, bullet proof, never gets tired, and is never truly in danger himself. He has no weakness, except for some obscure element (Kriptonnite). Boring.....

Contrast that with the other comic heroes. They all have weaknesses, but bend the situation to meet their strengths. When I was a kid, I knew I had weaknesses, insecurities; but I also had strengths. If I could twist the situation to address my strengths, I felt better.

Who could possibly relate to Superman?

[ElTianti]

To me the best comic adaptations are on Cartoon Network. The Justice League is well written with complex characters (go Hawkgirl!) They’ve scaled back Superman’s powers (he can’t operate in space with out a space suit) and upped the tension between Superman and Batman. But they’ve saved the best writing for Hawkgirl.