Comparitive Power Analysis: God vs Superman
June 3, 2008 Posted by Al Castle
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Tags: god, hulk, powers, superman
To continue on with my Hulk versus Superman proofs, we’ll see below that Superman is such a pansy, the writers have continually tried to increase his powers to the point that he should be omnipotent in a few short decades. Even so, it is clear his weaknesses are the same and the Hulk can beat him senseless. I present the following which is only part of the information presented on the original website and is stolen verbatim from David Schultz
Superman has over time gained powers including (but not limited to):
- Effortless Flight
- Strength to stop planets
- Vision powers: telescopic, microscopic, x-ray, infra-red
- “Heat-vision” and fireball blasts from eyes
- Freezing breath
- Photographic memory
- Time travel
- Phasing through solid matter
- Absorbing energy from electrical sources
- Absorbing energy from the sun
A graphical analysis follows, with an explanation underneath
The chart above represents development of power levels of both God and Superman beginning in 1940, and extrapolated to predict trends up to 2030. Several features are worthy of note. First, note that God has had no substantial increase in Power Level during the time period analyzed. Supermans powers, on the other hand, have been increasing steadily. The largest gain in Power Level can be seen in 1980, which followed Supermans discovery of his ability to travel back in time, violating physics as we know it, and presumably requiring an infinite amount of energy. A reader also points out that in ‘93 Superman died and was resurrected, which Presumably indicates a large jump in power as well.
Using conservative estimates for the development of Supermans powers, we can see that they will exceed those of God by the year 2030 (if present trends are a reliable indicator.) By 2040, Superman will not only be omniscient and omnipresent, but will most likely be capable of altering the logical fabric of all existence.
- LEGAL DISCLAIMER:
The characters described in above chart are entirely fictional and are the intellectual property of DC comics and the church.
The Hulk: More Powerful Than Superman
June 2, 2008 Posted by Al Castle
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This will probably be the first of many posts to address the misguided, fanboy, delusional belief that DC Comics Superman could defeat Marvel Comics The Incredible Hulk. This is a topic that has always bothered me and my friend Lauren Miller recently reminded me that this gross, almost religious denial of fact continues.
An excerpt from Wikipedia
The Hulk possesses the potential for limitless physical strength depending directly on his emotional state, particularly his anger.[32] This has been reflected in the repeated comment “The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets.” His durability, healing, and endurance increase in relation to his temper.[33] The Hulk is also extremely resistant to most forms of injury or damage, including physical, psychic, environmental extremes, and is immune to disease and poisons. His powerful legs allow him to leap into lower Earth orbit or across continents.[34] He also has less commonly described powers, including abilities allowing him to “home in” to his place of origin in New Mexico, and to see and interact with astral forms. He has been shown to have both regenerative and adaptive healing abilities, including growing tissues to allow him to breathe underwater, surviving unprotected in space, and when injured, healing from almost any wound within seconds, including regenerating lost mass.
As Bruce Banner (and the Merged/Professor Hulk), he is considered one of the greatest minds on Earth. He has developed expertise in the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, and physiology, and holds a Ph.D. in nuclear physics. He possesses “a mind so brilliant it cannot be measured on any known intelligence test”.[35]
The image ^ is from Incredible Hulk Vs Superman (1997) where the Hulk easily breaks the surprise hold Superman nabs him with and throws him into space.
So to summarize, the Hulks power (strength, durability & regeneration) is essentially unknown and possibly limitless. It’s important to note that magic, viruses, diseases, and psionics have no effect. He’s also the smartest man on the planet.
Let’s now take a look at this “Superman”.
Excerpt from Wikipedia.
As an influential archetype of the superhero genre, Superman possesses extraordinary powers, with the character traditionally described as “faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound”, a phrase coined by Jay Morton and first used in the Superman radio serials and Max Fleischer animated shorts of the 1940s[75] as well as the TV series of the 1950s. For most of his existence, Superman’s famous arsenal of powers has included flight, super-strength, invulnerability to non-magical attacks, super-speed, vision powers (including x-ray, heat, telescopic, infra-red, and microscopic vision), super-hearing, and super-breath, which enables him to freeze objects by blowing on them, as well as exert the propulsive force of high-speed winds.[76]
As originally conceived and presented in his early stories, Superman’s powers were relatively limited, consisting of superhuman strength that allowed him to lift a car over his head, run at amazing speeds and leap one-eighth of a mile, as well as incredibly tough skin that could be pierced by nothing less than an exploding artillery shell.[76] Siegel and Shuster compared his strength and leaping abilities to an ant and a grasshopper.[77]
….The extent of his powers peaked during the 1970s and 1980s to the point where various writers found it difficult to create suitable challenges for the character.
Superman began as essentially that, a super man. Overtime though Superman was so over inflated with God like powers that it became too ridiculous of a storyline to continue. Ultimately though this alien, (but a very human alien) is charged with power from our sun Sol. His power is then finite and not able to increase depending upon his mood. His use of this power in turn must then diminish it. Additionally he is highly susceptible to psionics, magic, several viruses and of course Kryptonite.
It is simply too unbelievable that this little man, with his silly underwear, cape and boots could possibly pose a problem for the intelligence and raw power of the Hulk.
