What will hurt Superman will not hurt the shield.
But the fleshyness or whatever you want to call it of Superman can withstand and still be alive against attacks that can destroy the shield. Malleability works in his favor the higher you go.
Superman has give to him, the shield do not. Does that make him more durable? No, but it makes him more practical.
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
While terribly damaged, it survived the first strike. Thanos needed to slap it in the next panel.Thanos' slap > Thanos' punch. Canon fact.
Granted, but if it was just pieces I feel like it was already just falling apart.
Regardless, Superman could certainly survive a hit from Thanos within the context of the Thanos w/IG vs Avengers fight. IIRC several people who are weaker than Superman did.
Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Did Thanos amp his fist with the energy (or whatever he's doing), like in the Cap scan?
I just feel like we're headed into:
"That hit would kill Superman.
Why?
Because it destroyed Cap's shield."
In a thread dedicated to comparing Superman and Cap's shield 😛
To be fair Thor claimed that he did do some very small damage to the shield. However, scientists, etc. couldn't actually find any actual damage. I think Thor was just trying to save face..like "oh well my godly eyes detect a small amount of damage! you can't see it with any kind of technology only gods can, so take my word for it and let us never speak of this incident again".