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A thought on #Superman 
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> -- a lot of people I know claim shows like @TheBoysTV and @InvincibleHQ portray Kal-El "if he were real." These are great shows, don& #39;t get me wrong. I& #39;m especially a fan of The Boys. But they have Superman totally wrong. (a thread).
The way we interpret Superman as being a borderline-fascist, super-dictator type is emblematic of a fundamental misunderstanding of the character. It says more about the way we read comics
When we talk about Superman as being "real," do we mean real as in "if a small boy from Kansas grew up with superpowers, he& #39;d be insane"? Or do we mean real as in "if I had those powers, what would I do?" It& #39;s usually the latter, reflecting more on how we think power affects us.
#TheBoys & #Invincible portray the facade of a Supes-esque character, but it& #39;s just that: a mirage hiding a deeper cynicism. Both change a key aspect: their supermen are not raised by honest, humble people. They& #39;re the product of military and deception, reflecting us post-2001.
This is what makes Superman fundamentally a reflection of us in the modern era: that he embodies our ideas of what power looks like. What if we imagined people doing good with their power? Always choosing the right thing? Never backing down from defending the powerless?
