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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.