The whole "boyscout" aspect is something that people on message boards bring up a whole lot more than the actual comics do nowadays; in fact it's been a good decade or so since Superman was consistently portrayed as the kind of boyscout people like to claim he is.
Being a good person doesn't make someone a boyscout. Refusing to toss Lex Luthor in to the sun doesn't either.
Hell, remember when people used to call Cyclops a boyscout?
Re: Thor Vs Superman(With a twist)
Originally posted by Igniz
Not a direct confrontation between the two 😛 But rather, who would be easier to write a story between this two if we consider history of feats(barring the ones that are PIS for both of them),rouges of villains,character development,loved ones involved in their stories(family & friends)variety,more potential and etc.The goal here is to make a story that just wont cater to the fan base alone.So which of this two would be easier to write a story if you were tasked to write a story about them(for Superman or Thor)?
Thor would be much easier.
With Superman I would have to lie to myself almost everytime and ignore his speed.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
If Land started drawing Superman, I think the perception of him would really change tbh
Don't even joke about that.
Originally posted by h1a8
Thor would be much easier.
With Superman I would have to lie to myself almost everytime and ignore his speed.
if you didn't ignore his personality, you wouldn't have to.
Originally posted by -Pr-
Don't even joke about that.if you didn't ignore his personality, you wouldn't have to.
He doesn't have a personality. He doesn't exist. Writer's write whatever they want him to do. One writer would have him use his speed like flash (vibrating through attacks, seeing things in frozen time, traveling miles at the sound of a gun shot to stop it, blitzing enemies, etc.) and another would have him operate at the same speed as his enemies (like metallo, Grundy, etc.). Remember we have plenty of evidence that Superman's reflexes are always on. So either writer's ignore his powers or he chooses to turn his reflexes and speed off.
Superman being gifted (or slightly genius) contradicts him forgetting his power of super speed or purposely turning it off. It's the writer who is ignoring the truth (or forgetting the truth).
Originally posted by h1a8
He doesn't have a personality. He doesn't exist. Writer's write whatever they want him to do. One writer would have him use his speed like flash (vibrating through attacks, seeing things in frozen time, traveling miles at the sound of a gun shot to stop it, blitzing enemies, etc.) and another would have him operate at the same speed as his enemies (like metallo, Grundy, etc.). Remember we have plenty of evidence that Superman's reflexes are always on. So either writer's ignore his powers or he chooses to turn his reflexes and speed off.Superman being gifted (or slightly genius) contradicts him forgetting his power of super speed or purposely turning it off. It's the writer who is ignoring the truth (or forgetting the truth).
Honestly, I disagree with pretty much everything you just said.
Great responses so far guys.TBH, I got the idea of this thread from a friend of mine.I answered him Thor would be easier to write a story on the basis that his character is plagued with CIS(Thor and Hulk dance routine for example).And his a character from mythology.Which means he even gets to encounter Gods from other pantheons.Which give him a bit of advantage in the variety and potential department.I would agree on the basis that Superman would be easier to market since he's the more popular of the two.
I think Thor stories are harder to write simply because Thor tends to work better (imo) when you can heavily reference the mythology and the Asgardian aspects of the character. For instance, while stopping bank robberies and catching a falling Lois is Superman's bread and butter, Thor would almost seem out of place doing it, I think.
A good Thor writer has to have a good grasp of the mythology, whereas a good writer just has to be a good writer to write a decent Superman story, imo.