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Kal-El_08
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The difference is that each version is different(as well as the powers)and the storylines are somewhat different too.
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"It wasn't even about the eggs. Quite frankly I like the eggs, I don't have no...problem with...It's just there's always been a lot of tension between me & Lois. It's not so much as I want to kill her...I just want her...to not be...alive anymore. I sometimes wonder if all women are this difficult. Then I think to myself, wouldn't it be MARVELOUS if I turned out to be a homosexual?"
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Nov 13th, 2005 07:03 PM |
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crazylozer
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Brief history lesson: At the beginning of the Superman comics, the limited imagination of the people of the time severly limited his powers. As time went on, he became more and more powerful, eventually becoming nearly omnipotent with all those powers aforementioned. That period of time is now known as pre-crisis. In the 1980's, there was a mini-series called Crisis on Infinite Earths, which is the turning point of the series. All comics after that are known as post-crisis. After that point, Superman was depowered, but again, over time became incredibly powerful.
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Nov 13th, 2005 07:45 PM |
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ZephroCarnelian
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Exactly. 
Superman before The Crisis On Infinite Earths series (1985) was massively powerful, capable of travelling through time and dimensions, with strength to kick planets across the universe and tear apart the fabric of space with his bare hands.
Superman nowadays is not capable of the same logic-defying feats.
It's not yet clear, whether Clark in Smallville is going to end up with Pre-Crisis powers, or post-crisis.
So far, there's been a great focus in Smallville about the effect that KNite has on him - it's usually the only way that Superman got beaten in the old days. Whereas current Supes can be beaten by physical means.
I personally think that Clark in Smallville is going to grow into the original, unstoppable iconic hero that Superman used to be.
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Nov 14th, 2005 12:36 PM |
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crazylozer
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I hate being a science geek.
So here's a hypothetical question: since Supes gets his super powers from the yellow sun, what would powers (if any) would he gain if he went near a higher level star (white or blue), and went onto a lower-gravity planet?
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Nov 15th, 2005 01:45 AM |
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Kal-El_08
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I don't think that has ever been established but it could give him higher powers or very well take away his powers.
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"It wasn't even about the eggs. Quite frankly I like the eggs, I don't have no...problem with...It's just there's always been a lot of tension between me & Lois. It's not so much as I want to kill her...I just want her...to not be...alive anymore. I sometimes wonder if all women are this difficult. Then I think to myself, wouldn't it be MARVELOUS if I turned out to be a homosexual?"
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Nov 16th, 2005 09:28 PM |
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Dan-El
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He could become an omnipotent being outside of this dimension, able to mold the universe to his will. Though God would be pretty pissed, lol.
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Nov 19th, 2005 03:06 PM |
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ZephroCarnelian
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Nope - in the old comics, it's clear that Supes is one of God's 'chosen' heroes.
And the effect of a star on his powers depends on how much life the star has left.
Our sun is in the prime of it's life and gives him great power.
A red star, which is older, has used up whatever radiation it used to emit that gives Supes his powers.
Thus, under a red star, he has no power.
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Nov 19th, 2005 05:52 PM |
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H. S. 6
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Gotcha. So Pre-Crisis was like, ultra-god Superman, and post-crisis was like, weaker-yet-more-understandable-and-cooler Superman.
What happened on Crisis on Infinite Earths?
(This is becoming a q & a thread.  )
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Nov 19th, 2005 08:51 PM |
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crazylozer
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Crisis on Infinte Earths was created basically to allow DC to recreate the majority of their comic franchise. So in the mini-series, a character named the Monitor gathered all the heroes of all the universes in order to stop his counterpart, Anti-monitor, from destroying all time and space. They won, but the Monitor was killed, and the death of Anti-monitor caused the five DC universes (which the comics focused on before the series) to be merged together, combining aspects of all.
Thus, the new universe allowed DC to update their characters to be more plausible, e.g. Superman.
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Nov 20th, 2005 04:03 AM |
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Dan-El
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Is a white or blue star in the prime of its life? I'm not too knowledable on the subject. I'm actually pretty new to the Superman universe as a whole. I kind of thought he was a pussy till I watched Smallville, then I read Superman: Birthright and Superman: Secret Identity. They kind of changed my perspective when it comes to Big Blue.
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Nov 21st, 2005 02:54 AM |
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crazylozer
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A blue or white star are different types of stars. Our sun is a yellow star, that doesn't neccessarily tell you how old it is. It's sort of like the colour spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. The higher left it is, the hotter the star is.
Oh, and second part of the question: if Clark gets power from radiation, if he gets caught in a supernova (the explosion of a star), what kind of powers would he get? Come on, be creative! Use your imagination!
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Nov 21st, 2005 03:31 AM |
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ZephroCarnelian
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He doesn't lol - he dies, cos supernovas contain the radiation that redsunlight gives out, lol.
I've got an issue where he has to fly into a supernova wearing armour to protect him from the radiation.
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Nov 22nd, 2005 01:43 PM |
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Kal-El_08
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I thought he could perform Supernova without any suits?
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