It really isn't a case of him hating Superman, but having a very poor understanding of the actual character beyond the visuals.
Snyder's Superman is all about the imagery and iconography. He likes lifting stuff directly from the comics he thinks looks cool, but never shows much interest in going any deeper than that. His Superman is a model, there to pose for all his pretty pictures and do as little talking as possible. It's no coincidence that Cavill has fewer and fewer lines with each movie (just 13 lines in a 4 hour JL movie) because Snyder also thinks superheroes talking to each other is just too silly.
Snyder doesn't hate Superman, he just isn't interested in the character or idea of Superman, only the image of Superman, and if he could make it an r-rated image for one of his trademark director's cuts all the better.
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dc comics presents 72, “superman and the phantom stranger and the joker: madness in a dark dimension!” 1984, script paul kupperberg, pencils alex saviuk, inks dennis jensen, colors gene d’angelo, letters milt snapinn
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Honestly would not put it past Bruce to have invented some kind of worldwide mass hypnosis-inator that makes it impossible for anyone to connect the dots of the League’s secret identities without being told. And then he just. Doesn’t tell anyone about it. For years.
Like everyone in the League with a secret identity is just going about their daily lives, taking constant precautions to try and conceal their superpowers, and it’s just completely unnecessary because Bruce has this little machine in his basement constantly covering their asses. And nobody knows this.
Until one day Clark is hanging out in the Batcave and he spots it and asks Bruce about it, and eventually gets Bruce to explain what it is. And then Clark is just like:… ok. WHAT???
Bruce: hmm.
Clark: DON’T HMM me asshole; I repeat, WHAT?????
Bruce: Clark. Your disguise is a pair of glasses. This was a necessary precaution.
Clark: Hey! There is more to it than that, I-
Bruce: A pair. Of glasses.
Clark: It’s Not. Just. A pair. Of glasses!!! And it’s been working just fine so far!!
Bruce: *eyeing the invention* Yes. I wonder why that is.
Clark: isidjwjqk well why haven’t you told anyone about this??? Don’t you think it would have been useful information for the League to have??!
Bruce: Clark. Again. Your current disguise is a pair. of. glasses. Hal regularly uses the Lantern ring to commute to work if he’s running late. And Oliver wears a domino mask every night, but at seemingly no point has it occurred to him that maybe covering up the most distinctive facial hair in the whole country could be more useful. You are all terrible at this. This tech is intended as a backup measure; I wasn’t about to tell the League and allow the knowledge to make you even sloppier. Even my inventions have limits.
Clark: Quick question, how thick are the walls in this cave? Trying to figure out how much force I’d need to use to Throw You Through One
Bruce: You’re welcome, by the way.
Clark: … *valiantly represses the by now familiar urge to strangle Bruce*
Clark: …ok, but - wait. Wait. If you knew you had this, and that no one was going to figure out your secret identity…what’s with the whole Brucie act???
Bruce…
Clark: Bruce?!! You’ve been acting like a complete idiot?? In front of the whole world??? For decades???? And you DIDN’T HAVE TO???
Bruce:…
Clark: …WHY?!?!! Why would you do that????
Bruce:…
Bruce:…
Bruce:…
Bruce: Stress relief
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My favorite part about playing DA2 is Meredith Stannard looking me DEADASS in the eyes and going “I’ll overlook your use of magic FOR NOW” like MAAM. I have been running around this filthy ass town waving my stave in front of your templars with reckless abandon, committing all sorts of apostasy and OSHA violations while making 0 effort to hide the fact I’m a mage for the last SEVEN YEARS like???????
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