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It’s about me believing in myself to be the hero we both know I am. The girl from Smallville who rose to the challenge set by her best friend because he believed she was Superwoman.

Lana Lang as Superwoman (2016)

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being a Superman fan like this constant state of YES he is one of the most famous & iconic fictional characters of all time. YES he is hugely popular and has been for the entire 80 years since his creation. YES he has headlined multiple blockbuster movies. it’s just, no-one else gets him like i do. ):<

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Mysteries of Love in Space #1 - “Glasses” (2019)

written by Jeff Loveness art by Tom Grummett & Cam Smith

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DC’s Beach Blanket Bad Guys Summer Special #1 - “Help” (2018)

written by Jeff Loveness art by David Williams & Steve Buccellato

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Super kids posing

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the superfamily | we all fall from the stars into the arms of strangers

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I have your toy. But Alice always takes it from me. Superman’s her favorite.

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It is a remarkable dichotomy. In many ways, Clark is the most human of us all. Then … he shoots fire from the skies, and it is difficult not to think of him as a god. And how fortunate we all are that it does not occur to him.

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A concept:

A Superfam sitcom called “That’s Super” where Clark is a stay at home dad for Conner and Jon while Lois is off making the big bucks.

It’s 10% Clark adjusting to being a stay at home dad, 10% Lois being a boss ass bitch, 10% Clark having to run out at the worst moments to do Superman stuff, 20% cute family moments, and 50% Kon and Jon being conniving little shitheads (affectionate) that drive Clark up a fucking wall.

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i love superman i love kal el i love clark kent he’s a farm boy he’s one of the last of an endangered alien race he’s a reporter he’s the man of steel he’s a dork he’s brave he’s selfless he’s hope he’s a metaphor for immigrants everywhere he’s a son and a mama’s boy he’s a father and a husband he wears his heart on his sleeve he’s insecure he gets scared sometimes he just needs a hug he saves but sometimes he needs to be saved he’s a friend he truly believes in the goodness of humanity he is krypton reborn he wants to be normal he wants to fit in he’s extraordinary he feels so much he’s lovely and vulnerable he’s a hero he’s my hero

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every time i'm like "ah, i've seen the extent of golden age superman's radical politics" it's like nah now supes is gonna de-arrest a child who was DEFINITELY guilty of theft, catch the guy who snitched on the kids, and singlehandedly force the city to make the slum the kids are from more livable so they don't have to do crimes anymore. i am not remotely joking about any of this

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Mikel Janín's designs for the new Authority!

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Concept art for the new ‘My Adventures with Superman' cartoon.

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General Question to Superbat Fans

Why do some superbat fans disrespect Clark so much? 🤷‍♀️

Whenever I see superbat posts in the Clark/Superman tag most of them ignore his history, his trauma, personality, his family/friends/allies [Lois, his parents, other Justice League members, Jimmy, Kara, Perry, John Henry, Pete, Steve, Cat and etc] his city, his children, [Conner, Chris, Mia, and Jon] and general mythos.

It seems people are only interested in Bruce's character and his family. The general vibe I get looking into this fandom is an odd combination of being heteronormative [strict top/bottom debate], misogyny [Lois, Selina, Talia, Diana, Lana] and sometimes even highly abusive! [Evil Clark but no Evil Bruce] It's a very crazy combo, but that's how it seems to me from looking at the majority of works.

For example, people typically make Bruce the bottom or feminine one. When realistically they would be switches. Yet, overwhelmingly all the work is dedicated to "Brucie Wanye." Even though most of the time his true personality is a cold, macho, caring man. Heck, I see Clark preferring more the bottom role. But, why the strictness when it comes to these positions?

To my other point I'm personally going to focus on Lois since, I prefer Superman's stories more than Batman. Anyways, this brings me to the lack of care towards Lois, where she is either villainized or not made to be an important person in Clark's live. Regardless of ships and platonic/romantic feelings, Lois is Clark's closest friend. Yet, none of that is rarely displaced in fanart, headcanons, and fics. Yet, Bruce's people are always made sure to be included.

Also, what's with the influx of evil Superman and poor innocent babyboy Batman. Look I like dark tropes, fluff, and all in between. I wouldn't mind the dark stuff so much if we at least kept the same treatment with both parties. Instead of only favoring one person.

To me and I'm sure many other people, it's deeply upsetting and disturbing to see the kindest original hero immigrant aka the champion of the oppressed. To be used for such weird, oc, fetishistic works.

Again, it's odd due to Batman having so much privilege and is known for being very controlling, yet it's never displayed in these darker takes. Batman is a good man, and can have troubling qualities, as all good characters have. Clark has his darker attributes too, but that’s okay as long as it presented fairly. Which from the looks of things isn't in this fandom.

Lastly, Clark and Bruce have a close friendship. Yet, again I see no one making art/fics about Clark's other close relationships. But, everyone seems to be a huge fan of being a multishipper for Bruce. Example being Selina, Talia, Joker, Harvey, Ghostmaker, Hal, Barry, Arthur, Diana, and etc. Seems to be to be a bit biased no, for fans that claim to love Clark and ship superbat have no problem doing this for Bruce.

Where's the love for other Clark ships like Lois, Lana, Lex, John Corben, Brainiac 5, Hal, Arthur, Diana, Barry, Maxima, Volcana, Blanque, and etc.

Also, just want to point out it's not really special that Clark recognizes Bruce's heartbeat as the go to superbat trope. He does that with everyone like again to list Lois, his parents, his children, his friends both in the Justice League, at the Daily Planet, and in Smallville. Heck, he's even given Jimmy his own personal watch to call him!

This is not an attack towards anyone's preferences. I just sincerely want to know why there's such a strong bias in superbat. It's so overwhelming, this disparity. I personally, do like superbat as long as they are both treated like equals.

***TLDR

I’m tired of Clark Kent being used as a tool to prop Bruce or the batfamily, rather than a true equal.

It just seems to me everything that makes Clark a beautiful character, with his engaging personality, mythos, and family/friends were thrown under the bus for the superbat ship.

To me a ship or an OTP should be an additional expansion and fun for both characters. Not a definite favoritism towards one person in the majority of content.

If you like one character in a pairing a lot, why wouldn’t you want to know more about their partner? It just doesn’t make sense to have an extreme bias. Again, this is in reference to the majority of superbat shippers, not to anyone personally.

Thank you, for reading this and have a great day! 🌟