the hulk's origin is pretty interesting too, although I could care less about him saving the retard on a motorbike. it's the fact a creator of WMDs is transformed into one by his own creation that does it for me. also remembering hellblazer (vertigo one, not DCNU) deserves an honorable mention. joker as per the killing joke is an interesting concept as well.
Overall, I'd say V, Magneto and SS have the 3 best origins all around.
Originally posted by -Pr-
I honestly completely disagree. For years he was definitely a loner, and still is in many ways.Superman grew up feeling different. Not like gay or black different, but literally "there's nobody else like you in the world" different. He got his powers long before most heroes do, and was told even from a young age that he had to hide who he was. He's not a metahuman, because he's not human. He's an entirely different species, and is the only one "like him" in the world.
Or at least he was for a time until Supergirl turned up.
And in plenty of incarnations, Superman does remember being in the pod as he was sent from Krypton, or he's met Jor'El by travelling through time/space.
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Also, back when Superman was first created there weren't a million other metas, which makes the "different" feeling more pronounced than it is now.
It's not *exactly* a comic, but Terry McGuiness.
Basically it's "What if Spider-Man was Batman? And what if he was kinda Iron Man too?"
His father died and he failed to save him, so he decided to become Batman to strike fear into the hearts of criminals. At the same time, he has to deal with real life normal problems like school and friends, while he has a thankless job of literally 'gopher', and sometimes he needs to get involved in big company stuff to try and stop people from using it for nefarious purposes.
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Not trying to sound like a ass...but Supes and Bats are not that good when it comes to their origins story...
Superman-Shot to earth in a pod and grows up different...boring...a lot of children before and even after reaching Teen years felt like that...well in my opinion
Batman-his parents die in front of him,yes but seriously he decides to dress completely like a Bat...not only me but even in the comics his own teammates question hid mentality...
Originally posted by TheHulk
Not trying to sound like a ass...but Supes and Bats are not that good when it comes to their origins story...Superman-Shot to earth in a pod and grows up different...boring...a lot of children before and even after reaching Teen years felt like that...well in my opinion
Batman-his parents die in front of him,yes but seriously he decides to dress completely like a Bat...not only me but even in the comics his own teammates question hid mentality...
Too late. 😛
But seriously, I'm baffled that anyone can disagree that Superman and Batman don't have great origins. Even if they're not your favorite characters (I like Superman, but he's probably my fourth favorite DC guy and phuck Batgod), their origins are incredibly dynamic.
Originally posted by TheHulk
Thanos
Big G
Surfer
Spider-Man
Wolverine
Hulk
Captain AmericaNot trying to sound like a ass...but Supes and Bats are not that good when it comes to their origins story...
Superman-Shot to earth in a pod and grows up different...boring...a lot of children before and even after reaching Teen years felt like that...well in my opinion
Batman-his parents die in front of him,yes but seriously he decides to dress completely like a Bat...not only me but even in the comics his own teammates question hid mentality...
Actually, the point about Superman isn't that he just feels different, but the fact that he IS different. More different than anyone else, so no, he's not just like every other kid.
The funny thing is that Superman, at least his upbringing as Clark Kent, makes him infinitely more relatable to the average person more so than Batman.
Clark's felt different from his peers, somewhat teased as a child, has to take care of his folks (your canon may vary), deals with been "friendzoned" by the woman he loves, constantly plays the role of "nice guy" (though in the past couple of decades, he's had a pair even as Clark) and has to deal with making ends meet.