Originally posted by xJLxKing
It hyperbolic statementClearly if he was holding the weight of the star, the gravity from that weight would have destroy a lot of the surrounding area
Clearly, whatever wacky comic book rubber science technology that went into creating the spear prevents that from happening.
Originally posted by DarkSaint85Both feats are rife with lip-service. But if we really want to bear down on this, it seems we can compare both (i) what character statements were made about Last Son and Proxima's spear, and (ii) what exactly Superman and Hulk did on-panel.
Why are you questioning the feat? The topic at hand is that he resisted the pull of a star. Dang!
First, what was said? Correct me if I am wrong but:
Last Son said he was born in the wake of Krypton's explosion and was described as a "living star"? Kind of some disconnect there? Why would a planet blowing up even involve a star? But clearly he had a core of helium and hydrogen. And then Superman is overwhelmed by the sunlight emitted by Last Son along with the Anti-Life that he was already afflicted with. Now sunlight usually amps Superman unless its red sunlight. And there's no indication Last Son was emitting red sunlight. Eventually Lex seemingly takes Last Son out via a black hole event.
Proxima Midnight said her spear was forged from a captured sun that was... distorted into also being a supernova? But then Corvus Glaive comments that Hulk was held down by the weight of a star. Not a supernova. She has used her spear against other characters but AFAIK not with the same "dense net" effect she used against Hulk. So before proceeding, has she used her spear's weight-bearing "dense[] [net]" effect after Infinity?
Second, what did Superman and Hulk actually do? Correct me if I am wrong but:
Superman bullrushed Last Son into outer space. After re-reading Dark Nights: Death Metal: #3, Darkfather was torturing and killing his kryptonian cells so that Superman'd be consumed by Anti-Life. But Batman interrupted the process with his Black Lantern ring. Even though Last Son was emitting sunlight, it's unclear if it was ever beneficially amping Superman. Last Son's sunlight clearly overloaded him but maybe Darkfather mutated Superman enough that sunlight hurt him? One step below that, it's also entirely possible that Superman was simultaneously amped beyond his own tortured body's limits, so Last Son's sunlight emissions would be a wash.
On the other hand, Hulk simply succumbed to Proxima Midnight's "dense net" spear effect. To the point where he reverted to his Banner state. Clearly Hulk wasn't infected with Anti-Life nor did he actually bullrush Proxima Midnight into outer space. Conversely, there was also no possible gamma amping effect in the scene. Furthermore, Hulk didn't have a bunch of other Hulks attacking Proxima Midnight like the scene with Last Son where multiple Supermen were fighting him before he was bullrushed into space.
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I'm 12 beers in but I think all things considered equal, I think Superman's feat is better. 👆