I hope he can pay the significant taxes he now owes the US government. Also doesn’t this go to nature v. Nurture? He was raised an American so he probably shares a lot of similar values.
Always, they’re just trying to sell comics of a very boring character.
Yeah, I always found Superman to be a boring character because he is so overpowered. Take “Superman Returns,” for example. In “Superman Returns,” it feels like Lex Luthor is the protagonist. He’s the one who has to think up plans to overcome challenges, he’s the one working hard to better himself (at least in his point of view), and it’s Luthor who is the plucky underdog who fights against seemingly impossible odds and who just won’t stay down, no matter how many times you imprison or impoverish him. Now compare to Superman. What does Superman spend the movie doing? Wait, what the fuck was Superman doing the whole film? Something about paternity fraud, right?
Not only did he take them on, but as this article (and others) point out, many believe this exposure was a potent force in helping bring down the Klan. Pretty impressive, for a superhero.
I never heard anything about a “birthing matrix,” and I thought that it was established that Jor-El’s BABY was sent to Earth after being born.
However… 8 USC § 1401 declares that he’s a US citizen, because the following shall be nationals and citizens of the United States at birth:
Unless “the universe” can issue passports, Superman’s renunciation may not even be effective, because there’s a strong presumption in international law to avoid creating a stateless person.
He’s renouncing his US citizenship so that he can do something more concrete, without the US getting caught in the crossfire.
It’s nothing more sinister than Spider-Man’s choice to hide his identity to protect Aunt May and MJ.
And then throw the gun at him.
Regards,
Shodan
You must have an incredibly extensive collection, given the political leanings of most comic book writers.
Nuh-uh, doesn’t matter if he doesn’t have a long firm birth certificate signed with the blood of virgins.
I actually think I agree to some extent. With WWII, you had Nazi’s that were real villains. If there were any place in reality for Superman to intervene, that would have been it. The problem is, Superman could probably take down the Nazis all on his own, but that would diminish the actual fighting being done by actual soldiers in reality. The Nazi’s make much better fictional villains set in post WWII with imaginary super weapons.
I don’t really know the politics behind the recent Superman shift. If it is largely based on today’s political scene, then I think in hindsight, that it will look silly. On the other hand, I really prefer to think of superman as a hero to all people on Earth, rather than just Americans. I think removing him from American politics is actually a good idea independent of what message the writers may think they are sending. I think having him identify as an American, does more to put him in today’s politics.
Unlike real-world American policies, though, I’m sure the comic writers have an exit strategy.
Unlike real-world American policies, comic book writers’ most common exit strategy has been the reboot, used and abused.
He could in his universe, because he was “truth, justice and the American way”. He certainly can’t in this one, which is why bringing him into it is a mistake (IMO).
I am not familiar with the radio show - just the Max Fleischer cartoons, the comic books from 1950 up to 1970 or so, and the TV show with George Reeves. Silver Age, mostly.
Regards,
Shodan
DC addressed this during the “Final Crisis” series where the Superman of Earth-2 was barred from stopping the Nazis due to the Spear of Destiny. Any superhero who entered Nazi-controlled territory became under their control.
Daily Caller’s David Treacher’s take on it Superman a racist,
“We all know what this is really about. It’d be one thing if Superman renounced his U.S. citizenship under The Evil George Bush. But we put a black man in charge, and all of a sudden the Man of Steel heads for the exits? Nice try, Kracker-El. You might as well trade in that red cape for a white hood and join the Kryptonian Klux Klan.”
Wait? Superman is a real person?
I have the feeling the writer of the article did not really believe what he wrote, but just started the conversation that way to provoke reactions. That said, as always, it is hard to establish who is the craziest here, the author or the comments posted on the page.
BTW, Superman doesnt dress up in the American flag colors, unless yellow now runs on Old Glory.
I always knew he was a yellow commie undercover. Then again, maybe the man of steel didnt have access to a good bleaching detergent. Bachelors are pretty crappy when it comes to laundry you know.
If you think about it, the right-wing backlash is PC bullshit.
Political Correctness is criticism of gestures which are in fact innocuous or reasonable, but which invoke misguided associations on the part of the aggrieved group to their sense of victimization.
Conservative (neo- or otherwise so far as I can tell) often complain that the rest of the world has been picking on the US and that there’s an internationalist conspiracy to destroy or take over the US.
So any hint of internationalism is seen as the New World Order rearing its ugly head and should therefore be vigorously condemned as unacceptable.
Green Lantern ran into a situation a few years ago where he had to enter Russia (or another nearby, Eastern European nation) in the line of duty, and the local government’s metahumans were trying to run him out on the basis that American superheroes had no jurisdiction there. GL got into quite an argument with them over the fact that he was not there as an American, he was there as an officer of the Green Lantern Corps and that his jurisdiction as a Green Lantern included every inch of space sector 2814, which includes all of Earth.
It was Russia - they sent the Rocket Reds after him.
That was slightly more complicated, as, in the wake of the incident in Qurac (World War III mini), agreements were signed that the Americans would stay out of other countries unless invited. Said agreements have been ignored since. (Seems in universe, as much as out, since the events and attitudes surrounding them have been mentioned, but the legal force behind them hasn’t.)
Perhaps a krypton enema is in order? For the author, not the fictional character.
This is why I don’t like new authors taking over old books or comics. The new author has absolutely no idea what the material represents. Superman was designed as a patriotic symbol. Hence the red & blue costume and the slogan “truth, justice, and the American Way”.
<shrug> I haven’t bought a comic in 35 years. I really don’t give a crap how much they ruin them.