Re: Is Superman Too Overpowered?
Yeah, it's not really sane to ask "what's Superman's focus?" outside the context of a specific story or a specific run.
It would be like asking "what's Leonardo Dicaprio's focus?" Superman's like an actor, he's played many different roles in many different stories.
On another note, I'm with Lacuna Caster here: much of the stupid in superhero comics is only due to out-of-universe reasons, with in-universe reasons rarely standing up to scrutiny. In particular, the stupidest things in DC and Marvel are caused by the conceits of shared universe and shared continuity. That's why many of the often-named superhero classics are "non-canon" or otherwise self-contained stories: such formats can do away with much of the stupid and explore concepts better.
Re: Is Superman Too Overpowered?
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Frozen_Feet
Yeah, it's not really sane to ask "what's Superman's focus?" outside the context of a specific story or a specific run.
It would be like asking "what's Leonardo Dicaprio's focus?" Superman's like an actor, he's played many different roles in many different stories.
On another note, I'm with Lacuna Caster here: much of the stupid in superhero comics is only due to out-of-universe reasons, with in-universe reasons rarely standing up to scrutiny. In particular, the stupidest things in DC and Marvel are caused by the conceits of shared universe and shared continuity. That's why many of the often-named superhero classics are "non-canon" or otherwise self-contained stories: such formats can do away with much of the stupid and explore concepts better.
At the risk of flogging a live horse, the adept press blog has another interesting entry on the subject. The overall gist being that long-range consequences and setting development are all important to storytelling, but handing a particular centralised commercial agency final veto over it's form tends to have cons that vastly outweigh the pros. You get the form of continuity without the substance.