From a slightly more macro perspective, I don't think this was bad writing. The overall comic was done by Kurt Busiek and very was very good. I think Kurt was having some fun with this page give the fanboy arguments about Superman and Thor, a stereotype we're reinforcing right here. :)
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Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Superman schools Thor
From: Cary Preston <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, June 10, 2010 9:02 am
To: [email protected]
What happened when he handled Wonder Woman's magical sword in Kingdom Come? Now, juxtapose that casual contact with how much more powerful of an artifact Mijolnir is. No, it doesn't nullify his powers, but he's not catching it in his palm like it was a bank robber's bullet either. That hammer would have done him some noticeable harm in the blow depicted, but with poor writing (he's Superman! He can fight thru *anything*!) you can depict whatever you want. I don't care for the superhero Calvinball approach, though.I'm just pointing out the inconsistency in their superhero mythos. Batman isn't taking a villain like Bizzaro down without some creative plot development and some bending of comic book logic, just as Daredevil isn't going to be facing down Dr. Doom. You want a really unfair fight? How about Supes facing Dr. Xavier? As far as I can tell Kal El has a normal human intellect- his powers are physical only, and would fare about as well as Juggernaut without his helmet.--
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote:
Superman is vulnerable to magic, but its not kryptonite. It doesn't
shut him down completely. The fight against Atlas in James Robinson's
run is a good example of this. He could go toe to toe with Atlas even
though his strength was magical, but he recognized that he was in a
lot of trouble.
Over a prolonged fight Thor would be able to wear him down but Mjolnir
doesn't just negate Big Blue's powers immediately.
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