Superman was definitely Republican. I haven't collected comics in a while, but when I did he didn't demonstrate any liberal tendencies. And he did demonstrate a willingness to kill the bad guys if that's what it took (Maybe I shouldn't be using that as a litmus-test, but in my judgement any super hero who isn't willing to kill even the most MURDEROUS bad guys is equivalent to a liberal who's so against the death penalty that they'd be protesting against Hitler being put to death).
And though tv isn't always an accurate measure of the way a character is in comics, both Justice League (The cartoon) and Smallville present a guy who's pretty conservative. In Justice League, they recently showed the 3-part finale where the Justice League is thrown into the past. There, Superman doesn't pussyfoot around and proceeds to kick Nazi ass, giving them everything he's got (And undoubtedly killed a bunch of them. He certainly didn't try to determine the "root causes" of their aggression. They're bad guys and he went to work). In Smallville, Jonathan Kent, his adopted father, appears to be a very conservative guy and is raising his son that way. So yep, Superman is a Republican.
Tue, 12 Nov 2002
IAFRICA.COM NEWS
Directors plot Superman, Batman clash
Warner Bros have confirmed that cloaked superheroes, Batman and Superman, will join forces to battle as yet unknown villains in a new movie to be directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
The two crime fighting comic book heroes though have different approaches to dealing with villains and end up fighting each other.
According to MTV.com, Batman represents the dark and obsessive side while Superman represents the light, noble and lawful side of the crime-fighting duo.
Petersen has promised lots of action when the two heroes clash.
Speaking to MTV Petersen said: "I cannot tell you what really gets them together. I can say that much of it is because of the different philosophies that they represent.”
"The plot is structured in a way that these two very different sides basically of the same coin have to clash at some point because they handle situations totally differently. ... For a large portion of the thing they are at each other's throats. But then, of course, because they are both crime fighters, they join forces again and fight evil," he said.
Though it’ll be interesting to see what kind of villain would be strong enough to give a Superman, Batman partnership at strong enough challenge, the clash of the heroes is going to be much more exciting.
What's the odds of finding this story too? The Democrats and the Republicans join forces against..can it be??? .. Evil with Saddam villianous tendencies?
Heh, I taped that Justice League: Savage Time movie...it did rock. My wife and I couldn't believe it - people died in the cartoon! Superman actually killed people. For what its worth, I think both Superman and Batman are Republicans...Democrats would never be so tough on crime as these two.
