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Published: 2017-11-26 13:32:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 10943; Favourites: 259; Downloads: 46
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The new 52 Superman was awful and I think Rebirth Superman is so much better. Recent Superman designs have missed the point of the character. Man of Steel and such is too focused on "the last alien" aspect when Superman should always be about a small-town man standing up and making a difference because he has the power to do so. This is why he should always have a "working man" look to his costume and thus the low neck and short sleeves no "high and mighty" alien collars.Superman will always be an alien but he is very much of this Earth.
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Personally, I feel the problem with Superman is the most people tend to make him seem like a god instead of just superhuman. They try to make him seem overly powered and Mary-sue-ish, when really the best version of Superman have shown him just as mortal as the humans he lives among. The best example of this was Bruce Timm's animated version because in his show he was solving problems with his mind rather than his fists. There were many characters, elements and situations in the show that posed actual challenges to Superman. I feel one of the best defining moments of the series is when Superman battled Darkseid, a character in the show who nearly killed Superman in the final struggle until Supes gave it his all, but in the end Superman didn't really win because he saw how broken Darkseid's people were, and knew he would have to fight him again someday. There was no immediate winner in that battle.
Anyway, I'm sorry to spam you comments with my ramblings. I only have so few people to talk comics with in real life or on DA. So to make it up to you, I'm going to critique your design:
I really like where you are coming off on this small-town, farm boy style uniform. And I agree with you about the collar because it's one of supes' best features. Though, I am a bit more use to the neck collar look now, but what do I know. I do feel that the symbol on his chest is a bit "larger than life" for Your superman though, and I think the sleeves are a bit too long to be called short. Maybe something more like Supergirl's rule 63 version: dc.wikia.com/wiki/File:Superla…
Other than that, this is really impressive!
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Thank you for your detailed critique!
I largely agree with Superman and I am not the biggest fan of the God stuff that is continually peddled in DC. At the same time I do think Supes stands apart from other supers and should always be the pinnacle in terms of example-setting and power. As I think the most interesting thing about Superman is that he is so absurdly strong yet displays staggering south control ( a la the JLU finale). I think there is a great message in there about being responsible, being the better man and living by a morale code.
I understand that the S is probably the most controversial aspect of my design and it is possibly a little too large. I’m not sure why I went so big if I’m honest
I may have been too liberal calling the sleeves short but it’s not so much about him having short sleeves (like Superboy) and appearing like a T-shirt but I wanted it to look more like long sleeves that had been rolled up (and thus the message “it’s time to get to work).
Cheers
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I really like the concept of shorter sleeves to show he's ready for work!
Cool design!
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Cool man! That’s exactly what I was thinking. The original superman design was intended to have a “workman” feel to it so that’s why I went for the short sleeves, considering he grew up on a farm it makes sense.
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