Originally posted by CosmicCometIt's all metaphysical, there's no actual weight of the heavens they're holding -- since the heavens aren't actually free falling. In Hercules' case, Atlas and him are magical border patrol agents that Zeus drew alongside Pluto and Poseidon to split their territories [Make Olympus Great Again] -- whose center changes depending on which nation is most influential (atlantis, usa etc.) and puts Atlas in that place as the anchor. In Superman's case, it's a metaphysical burden of him bearing the responsibility of everything on his shoulders.
Why is the Supes version not impressive?
They're cool thematically -- but not as actual feats.
Originally posted by Philosophía
It's all metaphysical, there's no actual weight of the heavens they're holding -- since the heavens aren't actually free falling. In Hercules' case, Atlas and him are magical border patrol agents that Zeus drew alongside Pluto and Poseidon to split their territories [Make Olympus Great Again] -- whose center changes depending on which nation is most influential (atlantis, usa etc.) and puts Atlas in that place as the anchor. In Superman's case, it's a metaphysical burden of him bearing the responsibility of everything on his shoulders.They're cool thematically -- but not as actual feats.
Originally posted by abhilegend
I mean -- *cough* -- sorry -- Superman lifted the heavens themselves and kept everything from crashing down, which is an impossible weight. All literally stated on panel.
You can see Superman holding the panels themselves on his shoulders so Superman can shoulder press the entire DCU on a metafictional level.
Originally posted by Parmaniac
Originally posted by Philosophía
It's all metaphysical, there's no actual weight of the heavens they're holding -- since the heavens aren't actually free falling. In Hercules' case, Atlas and him are magical border patrol agents that Zeus drew alongside Pluto and Poseidon to split their territories [Make Olympus Great Again] -- whose center changes depending on which nation is most influential (atlantis, usa etc.) and puts Atlas in that place as the anchor. In Superman's case, it's a metaphysical burden of him bearing the responsibility of everything on his shoulders.They're cool thematically -- but not as actual feats.
Originally posted by abhilegendOk.
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I disagree, the physical weight is an actual point in the comic with Superman complaining of the weight while he lifts the heavens.
You have the actual statements supporting that, and we also see Superman lifting the panels themselves, so his strength transcends everything to metafiction.
I actually support you doing this, since I know it makes the trolls cry 👆
And unlike in Hercules case where we clearly know otherwise, here it's specifically a point that everything would collapse if he didn't hold it.
Originally posted by CosmicComet👆
Sounds like an outerversal feat for Supes. Way more impressive than if it had a measurable weight.
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