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  Never got into Superman. Too goody goody. And his costume sucks
context: You would be surprised by the amount of superman comics that don't foccus on the fighting. Disregarding that you also have to keep in mind that superman level of power is not that big for the universe he lives in. There are characters that match him on a physical level and characters that go into whole new levels of power. Also red sun light and magic are superman weakness. >
  
  Magic you say? Pick a card. >
  
  I don't read comics thinking the main character is about to die. Batman is as immortal as Superman. >
  
  I'm not expecting the main character to die, but I at least expect to have some tension. Superman doesn't have anything to create tension because it's either Lois lane or kryptonite the large majority of the time. The superman Vs batman movie as an example, how does batman have a chance? Oh yeah kryptonite, fair. 95% of the lex luthor encounters over the years, how does he do it? Kryptonite. Over and over and over again, there's only so many times I'm gonna enjoy the same story re told to me with the same characters and plot devices before I get bored >
  
  
  but I at least expect to have some tension. Superman doesn't have anything to create tension because it's either Lois lane or kryptonite the large majority of the time.
  
  Dude, Superman got his ass kicked by Darkseid in the comics. He also lost to Trigon when using magic, because Superman has a weakness to magic. He also lost to Doomsday, Parasite, Shazam, Atlas, Viking. Enchantress, and many more. And that was all without kryptonite. Stop claiming you have read comics when everyone who knows anything about this topic can clearly tell by your lack of knowledge, you have infact NOT read the comics. >
  
  
  Dude, Superman got his ass kicked by Darkseid in the comics. He also lost to Trigon when using magic, because Superman has a weakness to magic. He also lost to Doomsday, Parasite, Shazam, Atlas, Viking. Enchantress, and many more. And that was all without kryptonite
  
  As a man that has no connection to both the comics and the all the other things like movies, you sound like the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons to me. >
  
  
  you sound like the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons to me.
  
  Why? Because i have read the comics before and i'm correcting someone who is clearly wrong on the topic? >
  
  It was more meant as a joke, not really as an insult. It was because of the list, not just giving a single example or two, but going on. 
  About the topic, it's okay to correct people, that's not the problem. I'm not OP, but i also have no knowledge of Superman, so don't worry, i'll stay out of the discussion. >
  
  Nah your good. I thought you was trynna make fun of me or some shit cause i listed off several characters from the comics who have beat Superman. I thought by you calling me "Comic book guy" you was trynna imply i'm some fat guy who does nothing but read comics all the time. >
  
  Like everyone else who says this, you obviously don't read the comics.
  
  with only one real weakness 
  
  Post-crisis there was Kryptonite, red sun radiation, magic, mental manipulation, power drainage, and oxygen deprivation.  Plus a good number of characters that could go toe to toe with him in strength.For a good 20+ years there was only one piece of Kryptonite on Earth and most of the time that was locked up in the Batcave
  On a more abstract level he has his friends and family and his own struggles with balancing his life as Kent and Superman and dealing wiith his inability to do everything.
  
  the same four characters
  
  Luthor, Darkseid, Brainiac, Metallo, Toyman, Zod, Cerberus, Bizarro, Mxyzptlk, Mongul, Doomsday, Parasite, Intergang, Manchester Black, and many others. >
  
  "inability to do everything" we're talking about the same guy right? Same one that traveled light years in minutes? Dude literally could do almost everything on earth at the exact same time and not even be noticed by anyone >
  
  He hasn't been even close that fast in at least 40 years. He needs technology to travel long distances in space. And even if he was that fast, he couldn't approach light speed in an atmosphere without killing everyone in his vicinity.
  Stop looking at his most ridiculous Golden Age and Silver Age feats as representative of what the character is >
  
  Even at the speed of light or short of it, he can still very easily be anywhere on the planet in less than a second. Saying he can't do everything is just blatantly wrong, dude could stop every crime in the awake half of the world in less than an hour >
  
  Again, he's not that fast anymore. Not sure what's hard to understand about that. And he couldn't get to that speed without igniting the atmosphere or something equally destructive >
  
  less than the speed of light isn't even an insane speed feat for superman, it's literally in the single digit percentages of his theoretical maximum. He's achieved speeds plenty of times before that would make it very possible for him to do anything, anytime he wanted with no repercussions, both recently and older. I'm sorry but whatever way you look at it, your argument doesn't work. He's done plenty more insane things not involving speed which should have destroyed the planet or damaged his surroundings in some way but didn't, even if you only look at shockwaves that would be produced. That's ignoring every other factor like heat, energy, or any other kind of destructive force his abilities should produce. A 90 year old god that's been doing the same thing for 90 years just isn't interesting. >
  
  
  less than the speed of light isn't even an insane speed feat for superman, it's literally in the single digit percentages of his theoretical maximum
  
  Again. Not in 40 years or more. That's silver and golden age nonsense. Stop pretending you know anything about him if you haven't read any comics made since the 70s >
  
  Alrighty just casually ignore the rest of the comment >
  
  Everything you've said is just blatantly wrong. The character has changed a lot >
  
  "He's invulnerable to everything but Kryptonite!"
  Dude straight up got punched to death one time. >
  
  He was the first op character back in the day so for back then he was uniqe and cool, today because there are a lot of better characters you see him boring >
  
  He's been around too long in my opinion. Can only milk a character for so long >
  
  Here here! 
  And when is he going to tell Louis Lane the truth, finally sleep with her, get married and have some kids, like damn lol. That's all I want to know? And why is she too slow to not notice the man is the same man without glasses. As someone who has dated a person with glasses, it isn't too hard to know who they are LOL. >
  
  when?
  8 years ago >
  
  Right?! I'm sitting here like "uh... He did all that. Is this a sarcasm post?" >
  
  First I’d say this opinion isn’t really unpopular unless you’re talking with DC fans. Second I personally feel like comics do a somewhat better job of portraying his weakness as emotional rather than physical. Like having the strength to do something but having to struggle with the issue of whether or not it would be morally acceptable for him to do it? >
  
  
  If I told you I was creating a character who is virtually an indestructible god with only one real weakness
  
  Hey...look...another post on unpopular opinion that is, in fact, just wrong.
  Maybe try reading the comics or watching the shows before criticizing?  Supes has a whole list of weaknesses.  Kryptonite is just the one that sticks out in your mind because it's unique to kryptonians. >
  
  It probably just sticks out in their mind because they don't actually read any of the comic books. >
  
  Karma farming for fun and just makes them look ignorant. >
  
  Superman was created in a time when comic books were the only medium, way back in the middle of the last century. Although they release newer version of his character and introduce new more powerful adversaries he has alot of nostalgia, evident by the red/white/blue coloring and patriotism. However if you are looking at this from a more recent generation (i.e. you were born after the 90s-2000) he comes off as goofy and overpowered. I think the bigger issue here is your perception. >
  
  you have never ever read a dc comic have you >
  
  Tell me you've never read a Superman comic without telling me. >
  
  “One real weakness”. Tell me you’ve never read a Superman comic without telling me you’ve never read a Superman comic. >
  
  Superman was created in 1933. Let that marinate >
  
  His first appearance was on April 18, 1938. >
  
  Weren't those characters scrapped because of how poorly-received they were? >
  
  Maybe this makes him less boring:
  Superman is a symbolic figure meant to represent Jewish Masculinity, and triumph against social injustice. He was created by a Jewish-Canadian Writer and Cartoonist in his youth. The character was an outlet to portray a strong male character who fights against oppression, and evil. If you pay attention, Superman has always been portrayed with dark features. Jet Black hair, Brown eyes (originally), and tawny or olive skin tone. Not so much Anglo-features. Now with the exception of Christopher Reeves. I grew up watching the animated series and remembering the Asian American Superman in the 90s, sitcom, played by Dean Cain. He is actually a biracial  but yeah...
  This was during the pre-stages of WW2 where anti-antisemitism was in vogue within Western society. If you even consider the fictional names of Superman "Ka-Lel" and others from planet Kyrpton, they are all supposed to mirror some real Jewish names. Superman as Clark Kent is KaLel's Earthly identity when he is attempting to integrate and culturally "Code Switch" into Anglo-white society, something that Jews at the time had to subscribe too. Something that other racial groups are known to do today. >
  
  You only think this becuase you havent read the comics. >
  
  Comments like this make me want to rip my hair out, the comics are what made me make this post. Did you even read the damn title Mr "oH yOu JuSt HaVeNt ReAd ThE cOmIcS" >
  
  Bro you say in your comment that most of superman's fights end up with him unharmed or have him only harmed via kryptonite when in the comics there are loads of characters that can go toe to toe with him physically and hes demonstrated to have a bunch of other weaknesses outside of kryptonite. So it doesnt matter that you say "ive read the comics" when everything else you say suggest you dont. >
  
  Its the daily topic about Superman made by somebody who has never read a Superman comic >
  
  It's the original comment made by the superman fanboy who can't think of anything else to say >
  
  Calling a comment unoriginal for suggesting your vapid opinion has no merit if you haven't read any comics is not the clever response you think it is. >
  
  Except for the fact that the literal title of the post mentions the comments, and all my judgements were based off the comics. This is why it's stupid. I made this post having read the comics. Significantly. >
  
  Your original post reads more as if you skimmed through a few superman comics and made stupid conclusions based on that. >
  
  I'd like to say, OP doesn't have to have read the comics to think superman is boring. Most mainstream media about him is in movies which, usually, only portray those two factors. Think of it more as OP criticizing the pop culture form of superman as opposed to comics which, tbf also do a little retconning of their own. >
  
  A very interesting point about Superman was made in "Kill Bill, Vol.2," when Bill explains to Beatrice why she is too special to live a normal life. He says, all the superheroes put on costumes to assume the character of a superhero, except Superman. His costume is his character, and he has to put on a normal costume to not be a superhero. So he is special. >
  
  Back around '85 they did a reboot and John Byrne essentially wrote him as the opposite.  Clark Kent was the person - Superboy didn't exist in the reboot - and Superman was the secret identity he created to do his good deeds.  A much more interesting take on the character, and it made me a bigger fan.
  Bill's version of events is basically Superman when poorly portrayed, which has been pretty common over the years. >
  
  Have you seen the movie Angus?  There’s a scene about how Superman isn’t brave in there that you may enjoy. the scene >
  
  Superman on his own is fine I think, any good super man story is not a test of his might, it’s a test of his morals and if he can continue being the best out of all of us. 
  I think the real issue is when he’s on a team (justice league). There is quite literally no reason for him to have a team made up of people who combined do not even sniff the kind of power he has (minus maybe the flash depending on the story). That’s why in both versions of the justice league movies it’s really just a team trying to resurrect super man so he can win the fight. >
  
  Batman is the most boring >
  
  It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a stupid opinion! >
  
  You must have lost your damn mind >
  
  Have you heard of Doomsday? >
  
  Oh look. someone is telling us they know shit all about Superman. >
  
  OP, OP, OP 
  You really sound like one of those people who think “grim and gritty” or “woe is me, people don’t like me (aka the “help help I’m being oppressed” X-men) is character development.
  Supe’s weakness is that he can not be everywhere at all times.  Some of the  best Superman stories deal with his struggles on how to choose who to help, how to balance his real life and needs with the universe’s need for Superman, and how To help when his powers can not.
  The core of Superman’s appeal is not his powers, it is that he is one of Mr. Roger’s helpers.  That he is a good man who believes that people are essentially good, and all people should be equally valued whether they are rich or poor or super-powered or not.  That he chooses to help people, not for fame or money but because he can help. >
  
  The opinion of someone whos never read a superman comic. >
  
  Once again, the opposite of what the sub is for. This is probably the most popular opinion, and most wrong opinion, in all of comics. >
  
  Honestly, i agree. Hes a total mary sue. If a brand new writer had written a book with a character like that, itd get laughed out of publishing. Famous content isnt always good content. >
  
  Tell me you know nothing about Superman without saying you know nothing about Superman. >
  
  Tell me you've never made an original comment without telling me you've never made an original comment >
  
  "no u" >
  
  I have to downvote cause i agree 100%, there are rules to writing good characters and he breaks a lot of them… as a character, he’s boring. If he was introduced nowadays people wouldnt even give him a second look. He’s only liked because during the time period he was introduced everyone wanted the ‘perfect’ man superhero. Sorry.. perfect is boring. >
  
  laughs in Superman All-Star
  If you read just one Superman book to utterly change your opinion, this is the one. >
  
  Honestly… i really dont like the character, and have 0 interest in reading any of the books about him. Lol. A character isnt important enough for me to care about changing my mind >
  
  
  i really dont like the character, and have 0 interest in reading any of the books about him.
  
  Cool. Sounds like you don't have the most solid ground for that opinion you hold then. >
  
  My opinion is ‘i dont like the character’
  My opinion is just as valid as a super fan. My QOL isnt suffering because i have 0 interest in consuming media about a fictional character i dont like. 😘 >
  
  Your opinion is based, by your own admission, on ignorance of the character. There's a difference between an informed opinion and an ignorant one. One is more valid than the other. >
  
  I said nothing about ignorance. Ive seen plenty of superman movies with friends, and ive read justice league comics. I dont like him, and i dont want to read/watch anything new on him because… i dont like him as a character
  Its a fictional character. Stop getting offended that i dont think he’s the greatest thing to exist >
  
  Post comment edit: gotta love the ones who reply then block as fast as they can, as if that didn't indicate a complete lack of faith in their own opinions or a ability to communicate. Ah well.
  
  Again… im not going to ingest every bit of media about a character i do not like
  
  How would you know you don't like it if you've never read it? Also, no one is asking you to read "every bit of media" I'm recommending one book.
  
  Youre being pathetic. Not going to entertain you anymore cause this is just sad from you. Lol.
  
  Sad refrain of the intellectually lazy with nothing left to say.
  --------Original comment-------
  You:
  
  and have 0 interest in reading any of the books about him.
  
  Also you:
  
  I said nothing about ignorance.
  
  Choose one.
  Also,
  
  Ive seen plenty of superman movies with friends,
  
  The movies aren't the books.
  
  ive read justice league comics
  
  Cool. Do you know why they're titled "Justice League" instead of "Superman"?
  Because they're not Superman. Justice League is a book about a team, not any one character.
  
  I dont like him, and i dont want to read/watch anything new on him because… i dont like him as a character
  Its a fictional character. Stop getting offended that i dont think he’s the greatest thing to exist
  
  Redundant. Little bothered are we? 
  I'm not offended that you don't like Superman. I used to feel the same way about him until a good friend put the book I recommended in front of me and said "this will change your mind." and he was completely right. I had to admit that my earlier opinion of the character was based on ignorance of the character (mostly movies and JLA/JLU, actually).
  There's no shame in being ignorant. There's lots of shit I don't know. More in this world to learn than we'll ever have time for. I'm not bothered at all that a stranger doesn't like what I do (I'm really not, reddit is a timewaster for me while I poop or wait for something else, nothing more. I don't get upset here, it's not worth it).
  I'm continuing to reply because your opinion is ignorant and you don't see it. If you're fine remaining ignorant, cool. That's on you. There's a word for that too, though. >
  
  Again… im not going to ingest every bit of media about a character i do not like
  Youre being pathetic. Not going to entertain you anymore cause this is just sad from you. Lol. >
  
  Not unpopular at all. I don’t find the character compelling.
  It’s also funny when people say things like “well, you’ve never read it!” Yeah, I never read entire runs of Superman, because I don’t find the character compelling. I don’t keep partaking of any media if it’s not compelling simply because people tell me to. >
  
  Read All Star Superman. It is quite possibly the best comic ever, period. >
  
  Understandable >
  
  I completely agree. I've never been excited about Amy superman movie because he is just too powerful. He can do everything but turn invisible. Its boring as fuck >
  
  Everytime someone says this it turns out they know next to nothing about comics and are just a casual fan >
  
  This is like, the most popular opinion among people who have never read a Superman comic… >
  
  An uneducated opinion is what this is. So you say you’ve read the comics but it’s pretty clear you haven’t. >
  
  This isn't unpopular, superman is boring af. Go Goku! >
  
  Boring for people who only read comics for the back and forth punching and edginess? Sure. If you actually appreciated good emotional storytelling I guarantee you’d love the all star superman story, just like everyone else on this planet. >
  
  Definitely gonna upvote this one >
  
  Right? “How are they gonna beat Superman this time? Whoa, they’ve got kryptonite? I am shocked at this turn of events!” >
  
  Exactly >
  
  I agree with you, but remember that Superman was really the first superhero. And back then he was able to leap tall buildings, not fly.
  He evolved as other superheroes were created and became mainstream. >
  
  Daring today aren't we. >
  
  The problem with characters as powerful as him is that he's always shown being around less powerful heroes and villains. In his standalone stories he's better. There are villains that can match or beat him and his stories about morality are great. >
  
  Go watch one punch man. Basically satire on what you're complaining about. His only kryptonite is he wins every fight with one punch when all he wants is a proper fight. >
  
  I agrree >
  
  I really like Superman but I’d have to agree. I definitely thought he was more boring when I was a kid but he’s grown on me a bit. I’m sure in the comics got more depth and more going on, but in the movies (aside from man of steel in my opinion) he’s very underwhelming and the threats he faces are often barely even threats. The first Superman movie was laughable to me even at 9, he spends the movie doing the most mediocre things and lex Luthor is just a crazy bitter old business owner with some bumbling side kicks. As the kids say, the movie is cringe. The 2006 one is the same, most memorable part of that movie is that Kal Penn is in it and weirdly cast as an evil side kick with no lines yet he was arguably one of the more famous people in that film. But that film, again, is just Superman flying around handing out flyers, helping old ladies cross the street, tying peoples shoes, etc. Then oh no, a Kryptonite island appears, oh no, a disgruntled CEO with a Mid life crisis created it, better throw it out into space. The end. >
  
  Blame the writers, not the hero. 
  Every good Superman story is where he is placed in a moral dilemma where he is torn over what decision or action to take. His life doesn't need to be in danger, but when his choices can put others' lives in danger, then you have a good Superman story. >
  
  I feel like it’s only right to have the embodiment of all superheroes’ traits, actually exist in the respective superhero’s universe, no? >
  
  I think the bigger issue is how inconsistent the character is. Given that there’s so many writers of the character, there are so many versions and iterations of him. >
  
  Tbf that’s true of basically every comic book hero out there >
  
  He's better as a side character >
  
  Honestly, you're right, and were it not for Bill's monolog in Kill Bill vol 2, I would think that Superman was completely overrated. >
  
  I hate that almost every such film and not only has to have love story. Its annoying. >
  
  I don't think that's an unpopular opinion. People watch Superman cause it's fun not because not interesting. >
  
  The only ever good plot lines were when he got the red kryptonite or was angry enough to inflict pain.
  Smallville had some episodes when he gets really angry and stops pulling his punches for a moment or uses his powers for selfish reasons.
  I am not saying I like him being evil, but it makes for sooooo much more interesting plot.
  I hear what you are saying, but the truly boring piece of shit is Batman, solely due to the fact that they remake the same bullshit every three months. Nothing in the world is more washed out than Batman. >
  
  Superman fans pointing you to the comics is like fans of bad animes trying to transition someone over to the manga. lol >
  
  Despite the fact my judgements are literally based off the comics >
  
  Oh look, it's that unpopular opinion again !
  Not unpopular. >
  
  “Pull the 492nd chunk of Kryptonite out their ass” >
  
  This isn’t unpopular at all. As a matter of fact, they regularly joke about it within the comics. >
  
  Spoken like someone who only watched Man of Steel then came to Reddit to complain. Superman is such an interesting character when he’s written well — if anything, he probably loses more long-standing battles with individuals than Batman, as Supes is at his core a genuinely good person who will lay down his own life to save another. >
  
  One of the best takes on the hero and his internal struggles is contained within this little gem: <link>  Superman’s Song - Crash Test Dummies (1991) >
  
  He's boring sure, but you need to remember that he was one of the first superheroes to exist, so you just sort of have to excuse how unoriginal or uninspired he may seem. Now if you want to give a character such as The Hulk shit, then you can give him all the shit you want. After all, The Hulk is basically just some dorky scientist who transforms into a green giant when someone pisses in his Cheerios. I mean really, he's quite literally the most overrated and boring comic book character I can think of. >
  
  I recommend listening to Overly Sarcastic Studios' video, Satirizing Superman. I thought like this for awhile as well. >
  
  YES and he’s perfect / not even human so why would I care? This is why I prefer Batman, deals with gritty humanity >
  
  He has three weaknesses, and too much of the thing that grants his power can kill some versions. >
  
  The way I see it is Superman is great because of his character not necessarily for his fights. He is essentially a human in the way he feels like a human but he is given powers of a god and has to deal with human events around him. He is a boy from a small town but now the fate of the earth is up to him. He has to deal with the fact that he can’t save everyone even with his almighty powers. He has to live with all this extra responsibilities that no other human can imagine. >
  
  Now, homelander is a different story... >
  
  This comment speaks to the larger point of why people who don't get what makes a character work shouldn't be tasked with writing that character. 
  Ask yourself what you would do if you had near godlike power? 
  Then ask yourself why Clark Kent consistently chooses to do the opposite. 
  You would probably kill Manchester Black or Mongul but Clark instead tries to help them or when that's not an option, inspire their victims to help themselves. 
  Most of us would use Clark's powers selfishly to impose our will on an uncooperative universe. So his canonical use of Gold Kryptonite to remove his powers when he was at best tangentially responsible for the death of civilians is why some fans don't like the entire Injustice Storyline 
  And Garth Ennis wasn't breaking new ground when he wrote The Boys,  insane evil Superman was done to death a long time ago. Indeed even a casual look at Ennis work reveals his cynical appraisal of humanity is why he doesn't "get" superheroes. When the basic concept of selflessness is foreign to you you probably won't understand or be able to coherently write a story about a person that will chose voluntarily to put themselves in harm's way for another person. 
  If Superman is old and busted there's a lot of other stories that you'll have to stop enjoying because Stranger in a strange land is a narrative staple that literally goes back to biblical times and beyond. >
  
  Superman isn’t interesting because of his powers he’s interesting because he’s relatable. Superman represents everyone, he represents the idealized versions of ourselves. 
  Compare Superman to Batman, he may have powers but Batman has wealth, sex appeal, he has a dark edge. Superman is the everyman. He works a job and pines after a woman. He visits his parents for the holidays. 
  And this is not to say that Batman isn’t great I love Batman almost as much as I love Superman. >
  
  Anybody else old enough here who remembers the Superman game for the Atari 2600?  Pretty damned good for, what, 4k memory? >
  
  Read All Star Superman and get back to me. >
  
  This is a commonly known fact in the comic world. That’s why he has always had to have such a large supporting cast of characters around him. >
  
  It really depends on how you write Superman. His struggles are different. I mean, Justice League Unlimited is what I'd say, captured the ideal Superman characterization. 
  The "World of Cardboard" Speech. The episode where he's given a parasitic creature that makes him experience his deepest desires. 
  He's not super edgy.
  His struggle is a hidden one. That he desires a sense of true normality. That he wants a normal, peaceful life. And the reaction he has after he realizes the world he experienced due to that parasitic creature wasn't real....was a truly visceral reaction. He was angry and hurt in a way he didn't want to be. 
  It's why the DCAU from years back. That depiction needs to be more of the framework.
  Superman is supposed to be a paragon for all that is good. My opinion is, the two best ways to handle Superman are, like in JLU, where he feels humanized, but is still an outsider. Or the Injustice version, where he completely snaps. Because Superman turns interesting as well, if he snaps in the right way, for the right reason. >
  
  Superman used to get new powers based on who he was fighting so he could beat them lol. It was a much different time when he was created >
  
  I agree, his whole character is so “superior human genetics” ish that I find it slightly boring and somewhat problematic when viewed through a particular lense but there’s a black Superman in an alternate universe so theres that lol. The damage is still done tho and dude is still pretty dull >
  
  OP needs to read the comics >
  
  ……but then again when the movie starts having him do dubious shit like destroying skyscrapers killing people etc, audiences started to freak out >
  
  You gotta watch smallville I wasn’t a fan of supes till I watched it it’s all about Clark discovering his powers and becoming Superman. Here you see a vulnerable Clark >
  
  You really think a character with the characteristics you describe would be this popular to this day? >
  
  Superman doesn't have any problems with invincibility than any other superhero, Batman literally fell from orbit like 2 weeks ago and landed just fine.
  All the best Superman stories and writers don't focus on the battles, they focus on the humanity behind Superman, the genuine want to save everyone, all that intangible stuff. Look at All Star Superman, widely recognized as one of the best superhero comics ever written, sure there's some action in that book but it's nowhere near the focus, the final fight between Superman and Lex isn't solved by who hits the hardest or who has kryptonite, it's Superman outsmarting Lex and Lex finally having the opportunity to see the world as Superman does (literally) and he sees that we're all we've got, and literally sheds tears. 
  Superman isn't boring, he's had some boring writers, but Superman is the most interesting character to maybe ever exist >
  
  What is the best selling book of all time? >
  
  I think supermans best moments where in the none canons like Injustice, Red Sun and DCeased. We've had very interesting, near indestructible hero's before like Invincible and (dating myself here) Saitama from One Punch Man.
  The issue is a lack of substance or variety in how conflicts arise for the character. Hes become too bland and formulaic. This maybe due to him being a character with broad appeal but after decades, those of us who grew up with him would like something new.
  The none canons showed that superman is at his best when there's huge internal conflict or when he reaches his limits but continues to push just a little bit further. >
  
  . >
  
  It’s not his strength that makes him interesting. It’s his kindness and good-natured attitude. Kind is not boring. Plus, what do you mean that no fight has any tension? A lot of people that superman fights are on par or more powerful than him. Darkseid, Lex Luthor when he has kryptonite, Doomsday, The Elite, so on. 
  While I agree that on paper the character is boring, so are most characters. I tell everyone the same thing. The powers are secondary. It’s his personality and how he chooses to use his powers that’s important >
  
  i ll be extremely honest- superman is a crapbag. hes nowhere good as other characters >
  
  I agree. That’s why I love the twists they put on Superman-like characters like Omni-man (Invincible) and Homelander (The Boys).
  (Mild spoilers) In both cases, they aren’t heroes but rather actors, not valuing human lives and doing actions for themselves. Eventually they turn from hero to maniac, and it’s a question about how the world would deal with them. >
  
  so unpopular, dude >
  
  Studio Ghibli movies are sexist borefests. There's my unpopular opinion for Reddit. >
  
  Very unpopular opinion there and I'd have to disagree, Zack Snyder showed the man of steel can be a very complex and fascinating character >
  
  Again, I will upvote this unpopular opinion as that is the reason for this sub. >
  
  Here's another hot take: 
  The West needs to expand beyond super heros. Manga has basically hit every imaginable genre and meanwhile with comics they're almost always super heros, midieval, or "adult cartoons." >
  
  No way! Supes is brilliant. Sure he’s almost indestructible. But he’s the last of his kind (except for the villains who seem to constantly come after him). That has to be mentally damaging.
  He loses his earth dad too. And people go after everyone and everything he loves. The only people he can relate to are superheroes.
  It comes down to how it’s written. Any superhero can be shit.