Define "too long".

That was the f*cking point. They were completely, utterly anti-establishment. They were trying to be assholes… and they succeeded.

I'm douchechill, no worries! :-)

You're shrieking.

No, people who are humorless and are offended by everything are the WOOOOORST.

You list a handful of stories and then follow it up with the notion of "countless others".

Those characterizations are on two extremes of the spectrum — there are certainly more nuanced takes in between.

I don't see any issues with my usage of "fallacious argumentation" in this instance but, hey, I'm not claiming to be an English major nor do I really care as I think my point was pretty clear. Playing the grammar card is weak sauce, sir.

Yup. That's exactly my argument. Nailed it!!

1. I never stated that "being a good person" is "one-note" or "stale". Nice straw man.

First paragraph: cute.

Neither extreme of which you've presented seems particularly appealing or "fresh" — the "powerful man gets drunk with power" nor the gee-whiz, "Superman saves someone" trope.

I could count on both hands how many Superman stories have truly been exceptional. The character has been around for almost 80 years — not exactly an impressive track record.

It's tedious when you continuously explore the same themes over and over again. How often do we need to explore another story where Superman's god-like abilities may not be enough to solve a particular scenario?

Perhaps I didn't articulate it quite perfectly. The point I was trying to make is that some people hate things when they are presented differently. Some people hate when things remain the same.

I think it's more likely that the lead up to the election inflated their numbers as conservatives came out of the proverbial woodwork to read all of the anti-Hillary articles and pro-Republican proselytizing.

I'd agree with you if there wasn't literally decades - and thousands - of Superman stories to refer to.

So why not ignore the Superman stories that don't conform to your rigid interpretation of the character?

Yes, I realize that. My point had nothing to do with comic book heroes ALWAYS winning in the end — it had to do with a specific character who literally has God-like powers and how boring it is as a result. If a character is invincible there isn't even the slightest illusion that the hero may stumble or fail.

Wut?