Superman
I grew up with my mom and dad being fans of superheroes—my family was lower middle class, so we couldn't afford comics and got hero information from magazines or people who were also fans of the superheroes themselves. We didn't have enough money... So why Superman?
Superman has always been a symbol of hope for me, and yes, I found him boring, I must confess, since I always preferred Batman as an anarchist, despite his morals being questionable, so to speak. In Superman Issue #2, Boravia was mentioned and is older than Kryptonite. Jarhanpur has existed for at least 3,000 years, constituted as an absolute monarchy for that entire time, and has been ruled by Rama Khan. Rama Khan became the first victim to have his soul and his metahuman powers absorbed by Gamemnae, who became a menace to the entire world.
In the 21st Century, a successor carried the title of Rama Khan and became an elemental defender of Jarhanpur. Carrying a conflict with The Justice League. After a violent struggle, Jarhanpur itself helped Wonder Woman to repair the Lasso, restoring reality and undoing the initial damage. The land itself then went on to reject Rama Khan, declaring that he was now focused more on preserving his position than the wishes of the land.
I must say it's a slow introduction to WW (Wonder Woman) herself, but now off to Superman. Superman was made to comfort people from The Great Depression, I mean, imagine you're depressed during that era, and probably gambling until he appears for your melancholic drinking to comfort you.
I saw an image of a Palestinian child wearing the Superman cape in Gaza (November 5th, 2024). It was heartbreaking to me, knowing that humans were dying in a country that took and invaded their country, killing and bombing their citizens. There is no superman for us but we can build hope for ourselves, and if you not have enough money to donate for the citizens of Palestine, the death in families surronding our earth, throughout Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Yemen. Use your platform well for the sake of everyone in a burning, fascist ruled world. We can't have a sign of hope but we can make one for their sakes and ours. IF YOU ARE A GODDAMN FUCKING ZIONIST, GET OUT OF MY PAGE.
Lex Luthor is an ordinary human with no superpowers or secret identity. He's a billionaire with big advanced technology, people describe as a closeted homosexual (Elon, I'm looking at you) and this reminds me of a tweet I saw days ago... Ahem— and this is only from what I remembered but Ahem— "Grindr threatened to share the identities of U.S. Republican politicians using the app, if Florida passes certain anti-LGBTQ laws." which was a satirical rumor but... In some comic I forgot the issue probably 2000. Lex Luthor & Superman sorta-kinda 'have a son' together named 'Conner'. Conner was the result of Lex taking Superman's DNA to create a perfect being and was known as "Superboy"... Just saying, just incase something happens.
In a scene between Clark and Lois, Lois wants to interview with Superman. After saving the people of Jarhanpur and guess what he responded with "People were dying". There is a reason for death any time but I'm not a philosopher nor experienced death in my life— Palestine has always been colonized by Israel and always has been... We must remember there is no superheroes but we only have each other in this world full of ignorant fascists since the point of fascism is ignorance and to make each other miserable... We need kindness in this world, needing liberation and justice for us. Kindness is punk rock, hatred is fascism.
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