why is superman always a journalist?
what are some other alternatives careers that he could have?
could he work as a doctor?
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why is superman always a journalist? what are some other alternatives careers that he could have?
Journalist is a mundane enough job to blend in while also allowing him to be out of the office, potentially investigating areas where crimes occurred and gathering information so he can track down the culprit
If he was a full-time office worker at a desk he wouldn't have many chances to leave
How does he make enough money?
Perry White pays him a decent wage
Part time??
Full time, He's a Journalist not an office drone. He's fricking Superman, if he can't show results for his leads then what the frick is he doing?
YOU'RE A TEACHER??
Enough money for what? He's Superman. He literally needs nothing but sunlight and that's free. If he ever needs money, he can just crush coal into diamonds and sell them.
>Metropolis journalist selling blood diamonds arrested
DeBeers getting increasingly frustrated with their attempts to arrange an 'accident' for this mild mannered reporter who keeps selling large diamonds and crashing the market.
His parents own a farm. They're probably slightly wealthy.
Government subsides. Superman saves them from getting sued for GMO false flags.
while Spider-man can just off live off selling his selfies Superman is making bank by having his blogposts printed in a metropolitan news paper.
His bat boyfriend owns the daily planet he makes sure clark gets a good salary
Last I heard, Lex Luthor owned the Planet. But Jimmy Olson was blackmailing him into funding it but otherwise keeping his hands off.
Originally, Clark became a reporter to get immediate access to breaking stories through wire services so he could save the day. Sort of obsolete in this internet age.
There's a web-comic (Love and Capes) where the Superman-analog is a tax accountant with his own business. So long as the work gets done, he doesn't have to be there 9 to 5 or account for his time to anyone.
Journalist usually wrote novels.
homie clark literally has his free pad in antarctica or north pole. Doesnt alsk need food or a car
Yes he needs to be able to just drop at anytime.
If you wanted a fun modern take maybe he could be a gig worker/dasher
No version of Superman would toleratep the Gig Economy's continued existence.
A doctor can't just fly off to save the day in the middle of an appointment.
His newspaper connections allow him to know where he can snoop for crimes to thwart.
A doctor would be a bad choice, because it would consume all his time.
so could he work as an anchor?
No because he has specific times he has to be present. "Sorry Darkseid, need to pause for 30 minutes I'm due to read the headlines"
No because then he would never have a chance to stop using laser eyes to do surgery and go fight some crime.
Considering how many incarnations he's had he might as well already be a Doctor
He's previously been a News Anchor which they didn't do anything wrong with but I just don't think Clark would want such a public role for keeping up the identity or for his own personal sake.
I'm cool with it, give him Jay's face blur while suited. It could explain in universe superman merchandise and marketing as well as why people who've never met him don't trust him.
Stop trying to fix what isn't broke.
>You will never again enjoy the simple pleasure of yelling "Up up and away!" while pretending to fly out of the room.
You still can.
You risk meeting the nice young men in the clean white coats.
librarian
It’s a job that allows him to “disappear” for hours on end as long as he turns in his articles on time, same as Peter Parker taking photos. A doctor wouldn’t work because Clark would be fired or sued for missing appointments because he was off saving people.
>another way to hear about stuff happening that need his attention
>has a way to go deal with stuff and report on them so it's a win win for him
>able to do non-superman reporting to help the common man
>earn a decent living
>work with lois
I know journalism has a bad rep but the Daily Planet was shown to be run with integrity so there's also Clark exposing the truth to the public which is another perk. It's a job that's perfectly suited for a hero that can and needs to be anywhere.
Accounting. Human Ressources.
>why is superman always a journalist?
>what are some other alternatives careers that he could have?
He worked as TV anchor in the 70s. It didn't work so they went back as journalist.
I felt that this job work unlike Spiderman than being a scientist made more sense because he is friend with some of the most brilliant mind and he is a poorgay who worked with Jonah for decades
lol remember when Journalism was respected? Back when news was respectable and the sources had integrity, dignity, and responsibility?
lmao
Still is, still do. You gays are just salty that they're not parroting your agenda.
And by you gays I mean both the left and the right.
Not him, but starting from the history of yellow journalism, and news organizations spreading warhawk propaganda, I don't believe it's EVER been a field that's generally respectable
Clark's best friend, Jimmy, is rich.
Superman's best friend, Batman, is also rich.
Wait when did that happen
why is he white
Is another Earth. There's about 52 of those.
Jimmy kept getting turned into different stuff, no surprise if he got turned into a rich guy once.
I'm sure there's alternative universes where he takes over the family farm and it's just his own boss?
If he did, then he’d marry Lana.
So his Bat boyfriend gives him a higher salary and said screw everyone else even if they work as hard?
>could he work as a doctor?
No because then he'd just be ripping off Thor, you fricking casual.
what kind of homosexual leaves out John Haymes Newton AND Gerard Christopher
>Clark becomes an influencer.
>HEY GUYS CLARKYBOI HERE WITH ANOTHER RAMEN REVIEW
if he had an entry level job at a newspaper/news site any time in the past decade his job would have been reading social media for shit to rip off
Every influencer type of character I've seen is either an antagonistic force or one of those heroes who are doing it for the wrong reasons. Are there any influencer characters that are actually good people?
I'm thinking maybe something like Bruce Wayne where he's a frickboi in public but a good guy superhero in secret.
Booster Gold is close, he truly feels most alive when he's basking in the glory and fame of an adoring crowd. He still likes money and he's got exuberant tastes. He may sell out and do some stupid commercials but he's not gonna kill someone for cash.
I forgot that Booster Gold technically counts as an influencer. Now that I think about it, Johnny Storm would also fit the bill.
O yea. Blue and Gold's last mini was them being an influencer as they did day to day heroing.
>why is superman always a journalist?
Because that's part of the character.
In the Batman beyond comics after Lois dies he changes his civilian name to Kal Kent becomes a fire fighter.
Superman is a journalist because that establishes him as someone on the side of the people against the establishment.
That association isn't so prominent nowadays, but back when Superman was created, the idea of the muckraking journalist was still prominent.
it's like in old TV shows where every main character is a private investigator
>Why does Clark want to leave Smallville?
>Why does he break up with Lana?
>Why Metropolis?
>Why journalism?
Using his Superman powers to be a good journalist > being a journalist to know when Superman is needed
he could be a male escort because he's hot and maybe he would hear a crime while he's servicing a customer and he would show up to the scene but his penis would still be half-hard and it would show through the spandex haha