Useless Info About Comic Book Superman No Spoil Here

"They say they made him a f****t in the movie," Shawn said.
"What's that mean?" I asked. "He already wears his underwear outside of his pants, but most superheroes do."
"They say he's 'metrosexual', whatever that means..."

So Superman is comfortable with his heterosexuality while getting his nails done in the local salon. I can dig it.

I was never a big fan of Superman because he's a dork, but he's a classic dork so what can ya do? One thing I always hated was the whole glasses thing. He takes off his glasses and he's Superman! He's put them back one and wait--where did Superman go? It's Clark Kent!

Superman, in the comics (and movies as well) always had the ability to develop new powers on the spur of the moment. Shawn and I discussed this last night.

"So because he reverses the Earth's rotation, time goes backward. Is that just for Earth, or for the entire universe? Because the inhabitants of other planets would be running a day ahead of Earth! And half of Earth would see daylight for 24 hours, while the other half would have night for 24 hours," I said ever so flabergasted.

I'd more readily belive that a machine could rip open the fabric of space and time for time travel rather than reversing the Earth's rotation.

You see what I mean. This is why I gravitated towards the X-Men (YEAH!) and Batman (YEAH!) as a kid.



The Earth's Yellow Sun
I swear I could write a thesis on everything that's wrong with comics...

Fire changes color depending on how hot it's burning. Superman didn't have any powers until he was bathed in the glorious glow of Earth's yellow sun.
So what color was the sun on his planet? Even if it were red, or blue, wouldn't it be the same "power" radiating from it? Oh, maybe it just wasn't hot enough to give Supes flying powers! Ha ha!

Batman is an average Joe with cool gadgets (and LOTS of money). The X-Men were born with their powers via a mutated gene. Spiderman was biten by a radioactive spider! This is why Superman sucks!

AND ANOTHER THING! Why was there never a buff Superman? Tobey Maguire worked out for like, 3 months with a personal trainer to prepare for the role of Spiderman. Now that's dedication!

I have NEVER seen a buff Superman outside of the comics, be it the old TV show or in movies. Come on! It's Superman--shouldn't he have some pecs or a nice six pack?

Whick brings me to another question: Between working for the Daily Planet and saving Lois Lane when she falls off yet another building, when does Supes find the time to work out? I am quite sure the yellow sun doesn't give him superb biceps all alone. Perhaps Supes is on 'roids.

It's the only explanation. Ah, there goes another one of the children's beloved American Heroes.