“It’s not his powers, it’s not his costume, it’s not his heritage. It’s that, unlike his myriad counterparts, he has more faith is us than we have in ourselves […] that faith elevates and redeems the human race.
Notice how the men and women of Superman’s world, from Perry White to Jimmy Olsen to even the loutish Steve Lombard, have so clearly been fortified with Superman’s courage and reverence for truth and life. And most important, watch how Superman achieves his ultimate victory - not with a swing of his invulnerable first but with a gift of understanding. In every fight, Superman punches when he must and grapples when he has to, but at the end of every battle, he wins his best and most decisive victories when he allows his foes to see their world - our world - through his eyes.
When Superman, without a second’s hesitation, takes time from his world-building feats to embrace and comfort a suicidal young girl. When he tells her, “you’re much stronger than you think you are”, they become the most moving words we have ever read in Superman history. And they are perfect because they reveal, in one sentence, the fundamental secret of Superman and why we love him so:
Gods achieve their power by encouraging us to believe in them.
Superman achieves his power by believing in us.”
Mark Waid, 2008
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“The fate of your planet rests in your hands.”
Watch the epic new trailer for Man of Steel.
They’ll kill us if they can, Bruce. Every year they grow smaller. Every year they hate us more. We must not remind them that giants walk the earth.
(Source: batmaned)
JL8 #120 by Yale Stewart
Based on characters in DC Comics. Creative content © Yale Stewart.
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This is actually just the first page of a three-part strip, but given everything going on in the world right now, I figured it best to post what I’ve got done in hopes it brightens someone’s day.
Hope everyone’s doing all right.
-Yale
trinity appreciation post #1
urgh these three slay me, they do
look at them: kicking ass, sparring while talking about their babies, becoming gods together, trolling each other at weddings, hugging at funerals, teasing each other about their civilian identities
just … their friendship is so damn beautiful
i swear i was going to write something coherent
basically i love these three and the ~polyamorous platonic life partners~ thing they have going on and i want to smush their faces together but not in a romantic senseThis is a great photoset.
(Source: graydaughters)
oh my gOD
i hAVE BEEN LAUGHING AT THIS FOR 29834798234 YEARS
(Source: timkarinn)
JL8 #115 by Yale Stewart
Based on characters in DC Comics. Creative content © Yale Stewart.
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As some of you may know, I’ve been dealing with some fairly serious personal issues lately, and I wanted to take a moment to thank you guys for being patient as JL8 has had to be put on the back-burner for the last few weeks. Your understanding means a lot.
-Yale
The cuteness. THE CUTENESSSSS.
Welllllll this is officially my favourite thing today.
