Originally posted by Metalmanx
Okay, maybe you can help me out here. I know this is probably blasphemy for not knowing...but I truly don't know what this "Crisis" is. I keep hearing "Pre-crisis Superman" and "Post-crisis Superman". What does it all mean? What is the crisis and how did it change the DC characters? I'm really, truly curious for I have no idea at all.
I havn't read the original, although i own it (Reading its on my to do list). The new one (Which is DC's answer to the 'disapointing' House of M), is the best comic out at the moment (with exception of maybe the Ultimates and the old Supreme Power serries IMO). The whole DC universe is being turned upside down by Luthor and Super boy ! 🙂
Originally posted by DarkCrawler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_on_Infinite_Earths
That was pretty useful, but it still didn't explain some things.
For example, why does everyone say that Pre-crisis Superman was far stronger/more powerful than Post-crisis Superman? Did something happen to the DC characters that depowered them?
Originally posted by Metalmanx
That was pretty useful, but it still didn't explain some things.For example, why does everyone say that Pre-crisis Superman was far stronger/more powerful than Post-crisis Superman? Did something happen to the DC characters that depowered them?
Yes .... John Byrne 😄
D.C.'s sales where plummeting. So Byrne decided to make Superman less 'god like'. Its ironic that his powers have returned to ridiculous levels of the Pre Crisis days, in time for the latest crisis. 🙂 I suspect it has a lot to do with his impending fight against Pre crisis Supes ! 🙂
Originally posted by Fishy 500
Yes .... John Byrne 😄D.C.'s sales where plummeting. So Byrne decided to make Superman less 'god like'. Its ironic that his powers have returned to ridiculous levels of the Pre Crisis days, in time for the latest crisis. 🙂 I suspect it has a lot to do with his impending fight against Pre crisis Supes ! 🙂
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See, this is EXACTLY why I'm a Marvel guy myself.
So...now Post-crisis Supes is gonna fight his Pre-crisis self?
Yea, that makes sense. 😕
Originally posted by Metalmanx
That was pretty useful, but it still didn't explain some things.For example, why does everyone say that Pre-crisis Superman was far stronger/more powerful than Post-crisis Superman? Did something happen to the DC characters that depowered them?
Well...Pre-Crisis Superman did sneeze away solar systems among other things... 😉
Originally posted by Metalmanx
Did he really? How the hell did they get away with that?I'm guessing it wasn't his own solar system, right? What other crazy feats did he accomplish?
Here are some:
Originally posted by DarkCrawler
Here are some:
My God. That is just insane. I'm very glad he was severely depowered then. I would've hated him even more had he kept that kind of power.
It was really odd, because Pre-Crisis's powers fluctuated a lot. One day he destroyed galaxies. Second day, a grotesque man on pogo stick beat him.
Beat him was an understatement. That pogo stick man dominated! Superman was his *****, not worthy of licking the dust off his ugly eyeglasses!
No I have not read the issue, I just looked the cover and could sense that pogo stick is the key to beat Superman.
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He also happened to be a dick.
Originally posted by Fishy 500What is Namors greatest feat of strength?
'level 10'That doesn't exist 😮 Don't worry ....
'Ult. Colossus is EASILY level 7.'
There are characters i consider to be stronger e.g. 616 Iron Man, Wonderman, Photon and Namor, who are all listed as level 6. Lifting submarines and stopping trains doesn't guarantee you a level 7 position for some ridiculous reason !
🙂
I saw some of the scans but they are kinda "iffy".
Originally posted by Fishy 500
Yes .... John Byrne 😄D.C.'s sales where plummeting. So Byrne decided to make Superman less 'god like'. Its ironic that his powers have returned to ridiculous levels of the Pre Crisis days, in time for the latest crisis. 🙂 I suspect it has a lot to do with his impending fight against Pre crisis Supes ! 🙂
Originally posted by The Ion
He's not even near his Pre-Crisis self.
He's getting there ! Read Whirlys thread ! .... Pre Crisis Supes wasn't always sneezing away solar systems ! 🙂
'Somebody stated that if your car runs out of gas you can push it but you can't lift it.'
Try pushing it with its brakes on ! 🙂