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My Opinions About Superman. Because You Care.

If you have not picked up a copy of Superman #900, you may want to skip this due to MASSIVE SPOILERS. Then again, it has been posted everywhere already.

In issue #900—a very topical issue—Superman renounces his American citizenship. Naturally, people have a problem with this. 

While the old’n days of comics never officially stated that Superman is the American hero, you must take into account what was going on in the world when Superman was created. 

Superman hit Action Comics in 1938. This was an era where people were pulling from “The Crash” and going through the depression. The people had to actively find things to find happiness in. This is a time that has marked America’s true grit and sorrow all in a few years. I encourage any American to throughly study what happened between the crash and the start of the war because it is a great view of what America is as a whole.

Superman was exalted because at the time, there was not much to be exalted. He was a symbol of hope and strength. As a comic based in America, by an America (though arted by a Canadian) he became everything that America needed at the time.

So yes, people are going to be mad. Because guess what? There was a time when having an icon and a symbol of the American people was a good thing. When patriotism as great as Superman’s was a goal to be achieved.

But you know what? The flip side of the coin is that Superman is 1) a fictional character made and worshipped by man and turned into a larger than life character and 2) HE IS FROM SPACE. FROM A MADE UP PLANET IN SPACE.

Honestly, it’s not like Captain America did it. It’s Superman. And he’s kind of a dick sometimes.

At the end of the day: Go America! And everyone needs to chill the hell out for a minute and realize what they are arguing about. 

This is just my opinion. For now. It could change. I find the whole conversation interesting and enlightening. I’m loving the feedback from the community as a whole.