The best Superman stories are about some weird stuff going on his life that he has to deal with instead of punching some random space monster
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The best Superman stories are about some weird stuff going on his life that he has to deal with instead of punching some random space monster
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No it’s not. The best Superman is monster of the week shit where he flies in cool like and gets into a big battle.
It’s a nice change of pace but it shouldn’t be the norm
Modern age bullshit. Classic Superman is all about high concept shenanigans.
Quick vocab check anon. Monster of the week is pretty much the definition of high concept, so, does high concept mean:
A. A simple to understand concept, an elevator pitch, the kind of idea you can get across really easily
Or
B. A complex idea. Difficult to understand. High minded, classy.
I am genuinely not trying to be a dick, but I understand this message probably comes off that way, I apologize, I am a poor communicator, I cannot think of a better way to ask this.
Sounds a tad dickish.
What if he has some sort of super bean-counting abilities, like Clock King?
I like both. Ideally alternating between them depending what the writer can come up with.
That’s the best plan for Superman ,
Superman getting back to Earth after punching the frick out of some interstellar warlord, only to find that Clark Kent didn't pay his taxes on time and now he has to scramble to handle something so hilariously mundane is peak Superman.
The issue isn't even that Clark didn't pay his taxes. Clark paid his taxes. But *Superman* didn't.
Superman owns the diamond market?!
I hate illegal aliens!
The story was resolved with Superman pointing out that he gives all of his earnings to charity, meaning he has no income, right?
He claims everyone as his dependents
No he tries that and the irs agent says you still have to pay taxes since you’re not allowed to claim 100% of charitable donations over a certain amount
No, he didn't claim that.
The head of the IRS said "everyone is his dependent" and told Rupert Brand to frick off.
There was a web-comic, "Love and Capes", where the Superman-analog was an accountant. Better than a newspaper reporter since your hours are your own and you hardly ever need to see people. One year though, he was so busy doing other people's taxes he forgot to do his own. Super-speed doesn't help when it's ALREADY an hour past the filing deadline. But he swiftly flew to the West Coast where it was three hours earlier and dropped the paperwork into a mailbox.
Ha! Love it!
>All this time superman punching metallo in the face was tough love.
He's the star of a comic called "Action Comics", shenanigans are fun but he's got to hit something every now and then.
Oh, Superschizo, where are you now?
Now I know it's a ludicrous situation where we have to suspend our disbelief, but what does Superman's presence in the United States entail to? Would he be qualified as homeless? He doesn't have any assets or anything in the name of Superman.
This is Mark Waid's favorite Superman story.
I'm serious, I saw him do a panel and he actually got teary eyed talking about it.
What taxes could he possibly owe? He doesn't earn income and he doesn't have any US property. The IRS have no jurisdiction over him.
Even if you don't owe anything, you're still supposed to file.
Of course, that means you have to put down your SSN.
And he doesn't have one. Clark does, but he can't use that.
Neither does he have a birth certificate or proof he didn't enter the US illegally.
He won't be able to get a RealID and, in the near future, won't be allowed on an airplane. However, I suppose that doesn't worry him.
Perry White once questioned Clark how he was turning all those stories from overseas -- when his passport still in the office.
I don't know how he "explained" that away.
Help, anybody.