bluewaterrider
Senior Member
Nearly exactly 2 years ago, on an entirely different non-KMC message boards, a poster presented Superman #6 as "proof"
that DCnU Superman was stronger than DCnU Supergirl.
I copied and pasted the page and e-mailed it to myself because it was an interesting discussion, quite long and involved.
The man's screen alias was Rainzo.
The following, re-edited now to fit KMC formatting, is one of the more pertinent messages sent in that exchange in response to him.
I'm breaking it into 2 posts for read-ability.
Keep in mind, again, though, this is from roughly 2 years ago.
Some things have changed since then, arguably demonstrably so.
Originally posted by rainzo
I simply don't get this!
Before the link was broken, we see the "Eradicator" giving Kara multiple punches before Lois starts screaming
"Superman!Stop! You're killing her!" pg. 6.
and that is when supergirl lands a hit on the "Eradicator".
True or False? Just re-read the entire comic and there was never a time when Supergirl dominated the battle whatsoever! When superman lost to this infestation, he wasnt over powered physically like supergirl was! And saying supergirl was shut down?
There is no prove to that! he grabs supergirl as she tries to punch him, blasts her with a beam blows her away
and super speed punches her ... that is called OVER POWERING!!
If the "Eradicator" had the power to shut "beings" down -which is just absurd- why didn't it do that to superman!
This "shutting supergirl" hypothesis is just -_-.
No offence to you guys though.
Originally posted by rainzo
I simply don't get this!
I know! That's why I'm here discussing this with you!
Originally posted by rainzo
Before the link was broken, we see the "Eradicator" giving Kara multiple punches
We do. Or at least it's heavily implied.
Originally posted by rainzo
Lois starts screaming "Superman!Stop! You're killing her!" pg. 6.
She does! Page 6! Just like you said!
Originally posted by rainzo
that is when supergirl lands a hit on the "Eradicator".
That is when Supergirl lands a hit on Eradicator!
She smacks him good!
Originally posted by rainzo
True or False.
It's true! Or true enough for MY tastes!
Maybe give or take a few seconds for him to scream beforehand, but true!
We are in agreement!
Originally posted by rainzo
Just re-read the entire comic and there was never a time
when Supergirl dominated the battle whatsoever!
There isn't! She's totally dominated by him!
Eradicator runs right over her!
He nearly, like, eradicated her and stuff ... !
Eradicator rules!!
Originally posted by rainzo
When Superman lost to this infestation, he wasn't over
powered physically like Supergirl was!
So, this is where we start having problems.
For starters, even in Superman form, Eradicator IS the infestation.
Proof is that he dissolves into a sort of "insect" mass at the end of his final battle with Superman.
But so is the beast in Superman #2 knocking Clark all over the city.
And so is the ice creature of Superman #3.
And so is the fire creature in Superman #1.
And so, too is the fake Clark fighting Kara.
All of these are the Eradicator. And at all times Eradicator is really this cloud of supernanobugs.
He doesn't betray the same properties as your run-of-the-mill brawler/flyer/tank.
He doesn't attack quite the same way.
He's not vulnerable to quite the same class of forces.
You're trying to equate Eradicator with some flying brick like Thor or Superman himself and saying Eradicator is a perfect stand-in for Superman.
He's not.
You're saying there is no "second layer" to his assault on either Kara or Kal.
There is. Kara even starts to tell Eradicator, thinking it is Superman, that he's nuts to think his "Heat Vision" will be an effective weapon against her.
To her surprise, it is.
Meanwhile, her own is almost ineffective against HIM.
Does that scene makes sense as a whole if Eradicator and Superman really ARE identically powered beings?