# Man of Steel is going to rock your freaking socks off **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 11, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-is-going-to-rock-your-freaking-socks-off/655382 "2013-04-11T05:52:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-is-going-to-rock-your-freaking-socks-off/655382/161 "2013-04-19T16:11:59Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Thanos will be appearing in the Guardians of the Galaxy, and will (as far as I can tell) be the villain in Avengers 2. So, yes, I agree, either beat Marvel to the punch with JL vs Darkseid, or pick a different villain. Since you’re already pitching Ivo, why not have the JLA fight color-coded robots copying our heroes’ abilities? See that red-and-gold one rocketing around like some kind of iron man? See the hulking green one who hits as hard as Superman? See the one decked out like the American flag while moving like Batman? See them all get curbstomped by the Justice League, who are on their way to the real fight? ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-is-going-to-rock-your-freaking-socks-off/655382/162 "2013-04-19T16:17:56Z")
What I want to know is will they avoid Superman’s more dickish behavior. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-is-going-to-rock-your-freaking-socks-off/655382/163 "2013-04-19T22:01:18Z")
I just can’t see a Justice League movie. I would, however, be happy with a World’s Finest movie. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-is-going-to-rock-your-freaking-socks-off/655382/164 "2013-04-20T01:13:56Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Since you’re already pitching Ivo, why not have the JLA fight color-coded robots copying our heroes’ abilities? See that red-and-gold one rocketing around like some kind of iron man? See the hulking green one who hits as hard as Superman? See the one decked out like the American flag while moving like Batman? > > See them all get curbstomped by the Justice League, who are on their way to the real fight? Yeah, Justice League would beat the snot out of the Avengers. No argument there. But then again, lack of power isn’t why DC characters are loved so much less than Marvel ones… ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-is-going-to-rock-your-freaking-socks-off/655382/165 "2013-04-21T13:55:34Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > Well said. I’m still standing by my earlier arguments that Superman has mostly sucked, though. It’s easy to always be idealistic and noble and virtuous when there’s no consequence for him to choose otherwise. He’s never actually had to make a decision before. And that’s exactly why I like him. He’s different from everyone else. I identify with him because he’s who I wish I was instead of him actually being me. In most fiction, a character like Superman winds up learning that he can’t really be idealistic. Either his ideas fail or he does. The ideals either hurt people, or the character is unable to live up to his ideals. It’s nice to see neither one happening. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-is-going-to-rock-your-freaking-socks-off/655382.md?page=8)