Originally posted by Board Walker
It is the same as me asking How does thor lift a serpent that was wrapped around earth? He shouldn't even be able to lift it because it would shatter the earth if it moved to quickly.It is the same as me asking, how does Thor manipulate the Odin force, it is but a source of mystical energy, he should not be able to touch it?
Superman is able to manipulate a black hole because he manipulated the gravity.
T-vo is not a form of "telepathy" as it is quite real and warps reality, it is a zen like meditation state of the kryptonians, it is mystical in nature not telepathic.
Silver surfer did start out as a Earth based hero, he started as a scientist of his home planet which Galactus came to destory, Norrin gave his life so Galactus would spare his home planet. Silver Surfer shortly after rebelled against Galactus for not wanting him to destroy the Earth, Galactus then imprisoned him there. All of silver surfers early comics were on earth, SS was in all accounts a earth based hero.
It is the same a me saying Thor was originally a earth based hero, his creation from Asgard but none the less a earth based hero.
What does your favorite character have to do with superman? Why else would you have a dislike for superman, is it because you are a fan of his character and see the current writing as worsening what he is? Because I for one see character development as good, for a character to expand and grow and not be confined to a cage.
If you are not a fan of superman, then what other reason would you psychologicaly have for disliking superman? you must in some way dislike him then because he in some way or anther crosses your perceptions or you see him as a threat to your percption in some way.
How so? the Midgard Serpent was a solid object of matter and was able to be lifted with an efficient amount of strength. Holding a black hole on the other hand is physically impossible, seeing as a black hole is an area or tear in space-time. There's no explanation for that considering there's no possible way to hold "space". Because of this I consider this feat PIS, and another way to make Superman look the "best".
How does Thor manipulate the Odin Force? it's an internal energy source just as the power cosmic is Surfer. It's kind of similar to someones life force, except magic.
When did Superman gain the ability to manipulate matter? All I saw was the physically struggle with a tear in space, I didn't see or read the manipulation part.
Considering my favorite character is a Marvel character, this debate has nothing to do with which character is you or I's favorite. It's all about poor writing with no explanations.
For one the planet Norrin originally inhabited wasn't earth, and for two you just gave me an explanation of how Silver Surfer went from man to cosmic being. Now do the same, and explain to me how Superman was able to physically hold a black hole. Oh yea and while your at it explain to me how Superman went from being faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, to being able to move faster than the speed of light, more powerful than Darkseid, and able to transverse a galaxy in seconds.
There's a simple reason for why I dislike Superman, and it has nothing to do with Thor. The reason being is Superman is a poorly written character.