This is a partial interview with Dan Jurgens, that I believe it has been posted here before
"RC: Now, regarding Superman in Hunter/Prey, how do you account for Superman’s abysmal performance against Doomsday?
DAN JURGENS: I always said that when it came down to a knock-down, drag-out, kick-ass fight, that Superman was always limited by his upbringing. In other words, if you take Superman and his upbringing, his moral code-the "governors" that put him in place to make him the decent human being that he is-and you take someone else who is raised, let’s say on Apokolips, and they are one nasty, mean-ass sonuva . . . even if they only have 95 percent of Superman’s power, they have the advantage in a drag-out fight to the death.
How many Superman stories did we read where he would be in a battle and it was presumed that he was going to die or lose or whatever, but somehow he outwits the opponent? It was never necessarily that he went absolutely nuts and beat him; and I think that’s what Superman needs in those moments.
RC: With that in mind, the question is begged . . . if Superman didn’t have to worry about other people and if he had cut loose in his first fight against Doomsday, would Superman have done better?
DAN JURGENS: Yeah."
Dan Jurgens subscribed to the idea of Superman holding back his power because of his upbringing, he also showed this in his fights vs Lobo and Dragga.
Originally posted by Rao Kal El[b]DAN JURGENS:
.....and you take someone else who is raised, let’s say on Apokolips, and they are one nasty, mean-ass sonuva . . . even if they only have 95 percent of Superman’s power, they have the advantage in a drag-out fight to the death.[/B]
If only Doomsday fought someone mean and nasty who was raised on Apokolips.....hmmmm.
There you have it. Darkseid is <95% of Superman. 😘
Originally posted by DarkSaint85
If only Doomsday fought someone mean and nasty who was raised on Apokolips.....hmmmm.There you have it. Darkseid is <95% of Superman. 😘
Dan Jurgens thinks of Darkseid to be more of a threat because of his intelligence more than his physical stats.
Personally I think Darkseid is more powerful with his other powers, physically they should be around the same level, IMO