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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Superman generally fights beings that are physical equals, wear mech-suits that allow them to compete with him physically, or weaken him with kryptonite. Zod, Bizarro, Doomsday, Darkseid, Black Adam, etc. can all go toe to toe with him. He couldn't rip any of them limb from limb, even if he wanted to. Then, of course, you have the whole "never kill" and "I don't unleash my full power because if I did too many innocents would die" dynamics.
I agree that he is vastly overpowered though. Look at this bullshit:
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That's indicative of the fundamental problem with DC in general: Generally speaking, they are much more likely to define their characters by their powers. Superman is a perfect example of that: They just pile powers on top of him when needed. Also consider their most intriguing character by far, Batman: When they want to underscore his martial arts abilities, they generally just say 'He has mastered every martial art' (while running a massive corporation, working out fanatically, fighting crime, and dating). The Flash can outrun *anyone*, including Death. Green Lantern can construct literally *anything* with his ring. Their company-wide belief has been (again, generally speaking) that powers make a character interesting.
They, of course, don't. Now, in the wake of Nolan's Batman series getting such high acclaim, DC has hired the less skilled and less subtle version of Nolan to darken and angst-fill and gloom-and-doom-ify even the most brightly-palletted characters in the belief that
that will create interesting characters out of their DC lineup.
I won't say that DC will never have interesting characters, but they don't so far. Their movies will make money and perpetuate their brand, but without only a few exceptions, they're working from a disadvantage in the characterization department.