Does the art on this McFarlane Super Powers Superman figure resemble Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, but with hair? I seriously cannot unsee this now 😭 I think it's just me...

Idk why but i liked it so much

So I'm rewatching some Superman: TAS and I really like the Unity episode.

Superman vs horror concepts is always hard. Like Superman vs Aliens doesn't work because Superman mogs the Xenomorph usually and they have to go out of their way to really make it feel real.

Compare to Batman vs Predator which is a way easier fight to pace/right.

But Unity does it real well. It's cosmic horror so it's scales better and the threat isn't

"Oh my god this thing will hurt me with it's Kryptonian piercing claws"

It's

"Oh my god this thing took over Smallville and now my parents are in danger".

Also focuses on Supergirl for a POV character which was neat. I always like seeing Supergirl be closer to Superman, family wise.

Anyways, I was wondering what ideas you'd have for a Superman vs Cosmic Horror arc for the comics or if there are any horror adjecent issues that you remember?

After seeing a lot of videos online of Smallville clips, I decided to give it a try and I must say that there were a couple of shots that took me by surprise. Now, I'm no cinephile, but I definitely can appreciate great cinematography, so here are a couple that I loved.

1. The red blanket under Clark's jacket, looking like his iconic cape. Great addition.
   

2. Clark being perfectly positioned in front of the angel statue; this one speaks for itself.

3. Apart from the foreshadowing, I was a fan of this.

4. Great zoom-out.

Overall, I see why people enjoy this show. It's that classic monster-of-the-week/X-files story structure with elements of a classic superhero, and I love how it structures Clark's upbringing. The soundtrack is also a nice touch. I'm curious to see what direction the show takes, as 10 seasons is definitely a lot to take in, but I'm all for live-action Superman.

Context: Clark and Kara are in the phantom zone and while they are looking for a why out, they're having a hart to hart.

I really just love this scene between my two favorite characters and so i wanted to share it.

What do you think are the most spiteful things that Superman villains have done?

From the top of my head:

All Star Lex giving Superman a toxic dose of yellow sunlight

Pre-Flashpoint Lex destroying New Krypton

Pre-Flashpoint Lex forcing Superman to relive painful moments like dying from Doomsday, Krypton being destroyed, New Krypton being destroyed, Chris Kent going into the Phantom Zone, Jonathan Kent's death

Pre-Crisis Lex refusing to cure a Lois and Lana of deadly disease all while taunting Superman over it

DCAU Lex doing a false presidential campaign to mess with Superman

Smallville Lex making Lana into a Kryptonite Woman that is deadly to Clark

Arrowverse Lex killing the Supermen of the multiverse during the Crisis of Infinite Earths and replacing Earth-96 Superman as the Paragon of Truth

Brainiac One Million capturing all the Legions that Superman had just saved

Cyborg Superman impersonating Superman to corrupt the Legion

Off-Continuity Brainiac recreating Krypton's destruction

Smallville Brainiac infecting Martha with a deadly disease, paralyzing Lana, possessing Chloe, banishing Kara into the Phantom Zone

Absolute Brainiac unleashing villains & victims to discourage/break Superman like Metallo, Toyman, Chemo, Atomic Skull, Bloodsport

Smallville Zod destroying Krypton and sending Doomsday after Kal-El

Mainstream Comic Zod taking out Superman's eye and spreading Kryptonite that is poisonous to everyone on Earth

DCAU Darkseid killing Dan Turpin and making Superman into a brainwashed pawn

DCAMU Darkseid devastating/torturing Earth, its heroes, and Superman specifically by forcing a Kryptonite tattoo on him depowering him as well

Mainstream Universe Darkseid making the Absolute Universe and thus the events of Absolute Superman's life

Pre-Flashpoint Darkseid "killing" Batman and taking control of humanity with the Anti-Life Equation

Mxyzptlk causing Superman's villains to become more murderous (Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow) leading to Superman's secret identity being exposed, the deaths of Pete Ross, Lana Lang, Jimmy Olsen, and Krypto

Mxyzptlk merged with Aethyr crashing the remains of Argo City into Metropolis leaving it devastated, covered in Kryptonite, and littered with Kryptonian corpses

Generations Ultra-Humanite exposed Superman's secret identity, killed Lois, manipulated and later killed Superman's powerless son to become evil and kill Superman's daughter, framed Superman for killing Lex

Pre-Flashpoint Manchester Black revealing Superman's identity to supervillains and faking Lois' death

I grew up watching this show, and to this day, Tom Welling is still my favorite Superman of all time!
I’ll admit, the pilot was amazing, but the show started off a little slow for me. As the seasons went on, especially toward the end when it started diving deeper into comic book territory, I fell in love with it even more.
But what really made Smallville special to me wasn’t just the superhero stuff. It was the life lessons and values that came with it.
• It reinforced the same morals and values my parents raised me with.
• It taught me that not everyone is born a bad person and that people can change.
• It taught me to look for different solutions before resorting to extreme measures.
• It inspired me to see the good in people, even when others don’t.
• It reminded me that doing the right thing isn’t always easy, but it’s still worth doing.
Whenever I’m feeling down or lost, I rewatch Smallville. It always helps clear my mind

Pre-Crisis Superman putting his indestructible and elastic cape that can protect people wrapped in it in inhospitable environments to good use.

Just read this issue and was shocked at how incredibly vile Lex’s behaviour is, but not just evil, believably terrible behaviour of the super elite, just set in the fantastical world of a comic book. He has Lana tortured, murders a guy with a smile on his face and essentially forces a female employee into his bedroom😳
Was not expecting that from a mid 80’s comic, I read this when I was a kid too but don’t think the implications really landed when I was 10 haha

I’ve been reading the John Byrne run of Superman, I got to this Happersen character and I thought this guy looks really familiar… it’s not that guy from the Control room in the Superman 2025 movie is it? It definitely is! I feel like they very specifically went for this look and nailed it. I thought it was cool.

Also, Lex Luther is a psychopath.

The end of Adventure Comics #5 has Laurie come back to Prime after he screams about how he’s regretful about what he did to Laurie, and while its never explicitly stated the fact that Laurie is seen with a black lantern ring heavily implies Prime killed her off-screen. I kinda don’t like Prime x Laurie now cause I feel like this scene strips her of her agency to make Prime feel better about himself. Hopefully the Superboy Prime special (which confirms Prime will try to return to his home world) addresses this and does Laurie’s character some justice.