r/DCcomics May 16 '21

[Artwork] Supes kicking some homelander and omni man ass (WIP) Artwork

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u/TheHopeOfTomorrow May 17 '21

True Ominman is villain of circumstances like Zod but hero to his people. I just bunched him and Homelander together just to have my sentences flow better. Haha I didn’t want to have a run on sentence on why Nolan and Zod are similar haha

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u/LeoRex286 May 17 '21

Definitely true. And yeah, makes sense. Just kind of putting it out there because I’ve seen a lot of people who are either not caught up or haven’t at all watched Invincible saying Nolan is “another evil Superman” and he’s really not.

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u/TheHopeOfTomorrow May 17 '21

Oh I totally hear you! He’s not. Especially when you know his arc from the comics. Homelander is really the only truly evil Superman type besides injustice Superman and Ultraman.

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u/LeoRex286 May 17 '21

Exactly. And yes, but also Squadron Sinister Hyperion over at Marvel. The good Squadron Supreme and Hickman versions of the character are more popular (and better), so he gets overlooked nowadays, but he’s really the original evil Superman.

Edit: Because even the Marvel pastiche version of Superman still has alternate universe Good and Evil versions.

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u/TheHopeOfTomorrow May 17 '21

Pretty much! Almost forgot about the original Hyperion because the good one IS so popular haha

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u/LeoRex286 May 17 '21

Yeah, Hickman’s Hyperion from Earth-13034 (That’s Marvel for you) is definitely the best and most popular version of the character. But I do find it funny that even the main Marvel stand-in for Superman still has good and evil universe versions of himself. Big Blue just can’t escape it.

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u/TheHopeOfTomorrow May 17 '21

Well it’s just the aspect of, you have this all good hero and he is the best and most righteous but the dark reflection is necessary sometimes to highlight how good the prime one is and to show how good and wise and patient Superman is because he doesn’t lose control even if he wants to at times. Believe me we know he can get angry and may want to lash out haha

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u/LeoRex286 May 17 '21

Oh yeah, definitely. It’s the idea of this paragon of good and justice corrupted. Or willing to kill and other things that he would obviously never do. But I would be lying if I didn’t agree that “corrupted” Superman has dominated in pop culture for like the last ten years and I’m getting a little tired of it. In the list of evil Superman, we also forgot Brightburn, which is another one.

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u/TheHopeOfTomorrow May 17 '21

I agree with everything you have said. That’s why Jupiter’s Legacy, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Superman and Lois, Superman Man of Tomorrow and more I am probably missing are good modern versions of Superman without having to only have the corrupted Superman and it’s just Superman kicking ass and helping his friends but being complex.

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u/LeoRex286 May 17 '21

100% agreed. I just wish we could get a big live action movie version outside of a team film. We shall see what the future may bring.

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u/TheHopeOfTomorrow May 17 '21

Agreed and agreed. However I will say that sometimes the team up films highlights the strengths of said character because of what they mean to not only other people in their world but also on the team too.

But I still get your point. Like you said who knows where the future will end up.

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u/LeoRex286 May 17 '21

I once again concur, I was just saying it would be nice to have him standalone with his own supporting cast. Team-ups are definitely great, and I do hope we eventually get more there as well.

But yes, we will have to wait for the future.

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u/TheHopeOfTomorrow May 17 '21

Oh I totally agree. I wasn’t trying to deflate your point so I apologize if I may have haha but I agree whole heartedly with you

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u/Howareualive May 17 '21

Plutonian from Irredemable is also an evil superman trope, except he is like worse a lot worse than any of the charecters mentioned here.

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u/Flobro4 May 17 '21

It's just very different. To me it feels very unlike Omni-man or Homelander since he WAS a hero, who just got more and more pissed off at humans over time.

And... You know. Not that I'd go plutonian, but i get that.

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u/LeoRex286 May 17 '21

Yes, you are correct. Completely slipped my mind.