“It’s not his powers, it’s not his costume, it’s not his heritage. It’s that, unlike his myriad counterparts, he has more faith is us than we have in ourselves […] that faith elevates and redeems the human race.
Notice how the men and women of Superman’s world, from Perry White to Jimmy Olsen to even the loutish Steve Lombard, have so clearly been fortified with Superman’s courage and reverence for truth and life. And most important, watch how Superman achieves his ultimate victory - not with a swing of his invulnerable fist but with a gift of understanding. In every fight, Superman punches when he must and grapples when he has to, but at the end of every battle, he wins his best and most decisive victories when he allows his foes to see their world - our world - through his eyes.
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When Superman, without a second’s hesitation, takes time from his world-building feats to embrace and comfort a suicidal young girl. When he tells her, “you’re much stronger than you think you are”, they become the most moving words we have ever read in a Superman story. And they are perfect because they reveal, in one sentence, the fundamental secret of Superman and why we love him so:
Gods achieve their power by encouraging us to believe in them.
Superman achieves his power by believing in us.”
Mark Waid, 2008
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Kent might be gay.
Lois Lane, Reporter by Kate Beaton
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#superman #clark kent #baby :(((( #you are so adorable and so precious and so gentle and so kind #why can’t they see that those are precisely the things that make us love you the most #sigh sigh
^ Ugh, THIS. He is such an inspiration.
Seriously, I can’t stand to see people sneering at how Superman’s idealism is unrealistic, or how he’s somehow less ‘cool’ than Batman because he’s not dark and ‘edgy’ enough.
Excuse you. You know what amazing? That we’ve actually gotten to the point where a superhero is sneered at for, y’know, acting like a hero. For being kind and warm-hearted and idealistic. You know why Clark is Superman? It’s not because of his powers. It’s because he is a freaking amazing person. Because he has possibly the purest and most deeply loving heart in the DC Universe, and the greatest moral strength. That’s what makes him who he is.
That’s what makes him the World’s Greatest Superhero.
Steph has always been a Superman fan, after all.
Proudly carrying on the happy Robin tradition of Superman fangirling.
^ Yep. All Nightwings must be Superman fans! (Their name is a nod to him, after all…)
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