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[entremet]

I know Marvel has some theory about humanoid shapes in terms of sentient beings preferred morphology. I forget exactly what it was. How does DC explain this?

 

[SnakeswithLasers]

why we still got Kal-El?

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

I know Marvel has some theory about humanoid shapes in terms of sentient beings preferred morphology. I forget exactly what it was. How does DC explain this?

Siegel and Shuster were making it up as they went along.

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

Jor-El looked for a planet with a species that looked like them so that Kal-El would fit in.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

Red Son offered an interesting explanation, but it's an Elseworlds.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Maybe the question should instead be why do humans look like Kryptonians.

 

[BadAss2961]

I don't see why this would need explaining.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Or why a glowing green rock from your planet can kill you.

 

[ashrafazlan]

Maybe the question should instead be why do humans look like Kryptonians.

This.

Kryptonians as a race are much older than humans (last I checked, I have no fucking idea what's going on with the new reboot though)

 

[Escape Goat]

I don't see why this would need explaining.

and yet Kryptonians look like humans. It is strange but hardly confusing why they would design Superman to look human. They want people to relate to him while still having the alien backstory to draw on.

Or why a glowing green rock from your planet can kill you.

Lead can kill Daxamites who are descendants of Kryptonians.

 

[dbztrk]

So that white people could relate to them (or rather Superman).

 

[Phoenix]

 

[Trojita]

Superman probably has tentacle peni.

Or why a glowing green rock from your planet can kill you.

It's radioactive. Why it only affects Kryptonians? Who knows.

 

[Jarmel]

Jor-El looked for a planet with a species that looked like them so that Kal-El would fit in.

This makes sense. Is that true though?

 

[CornBurrito]

I don't see why this would need explaining.

You have planets with vastly different selective pressures. Species on those planets should look different.

 

[Vice]

Superman probably has tentacle peni.



It's radioactive. Why it only affects Kryptonians? Who knows.

IIRC, it gives humans cancer.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Because lazy art?

 

[Phoenix]

You have planets with vastly different selective pressures. Species on those planets should look different.

Not if some Kryptonian explorers came to Earth (they seem to know a ton about the planet) and ejaculated in the primordial ooze.

 

[Monumental]

Humans look like Kryptonians. That's why Jor-El sent his son to their planet. So he could more easily integrate with them.

 

[BadAss2961]

You have planets with vastly different selective pressures. Species on those planets should look different.

It's fiction. Species will look like whatever the creators want them to.

 

[nomis]

Because fiction.

 

[entremet]

and yet Kryptonians look like humans. It is strange but hardly confusing why they would design Superman to look human. They want people to relate to him while still having the alien backstory to draw on.



Lead can kill Daxamites who are descendants of Kryptonians.

That's what brought the question. I'm not a DC guy, but seeing the GL Corp in the movie, yeah it sucked, but it was entertaining and on HBO so I caught it, and seeing the varied morphology across the galaxies was pretty cool.

 

[sleepykyo]

Maybe the question should instead be why do humans look like Kryptonians.

Interesting.

 

[Kinyou]

Because Powergirl's boob window

 

[Anticitizen One]

 

[Rentahamster]

Maybe their anatomy is different in the way Centauri are different from humans.

 

[dark_chris]

This.
Who cares? Seriously. Just enjoy it.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I know Marvel has some theory about humanoid shapes in terms of sentient beings preferred morphology. I forget exactly what it was. How does DC explain this?

Superman Red Son has the best explanation.

 

[Pimpbaa]

Because Powergirl's boob window

I prefer to call it a motorboatin hole.

 

[suaveric]

Here's a question. The Kryptonians were obviously very advanced, they could send their children across the universe to another planet when the shit hit the fan. How did they not have multiple other planets colonized? Even if Krypton blew up shouldn't there haven been thousands, if not millions, of other Kryptonians out in the galaxy?

 

[Synth_floyd]

The same reason every alien in Star Trek is human but with different ridges on their forehead.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

probably because they evolved from Ape like creatures?
Doomsday is also from Krypton and his DNA was mixed with the local wildlife of 250,000 years ago.

 

[entremet]

This.
Who cares? Seriously. Just enjoy it.

I know this. But I also know DC has provided explanations for other stuff and as Marvel, via retcons and the like.

I remember when Marvel tried explaining Spidey's power because of the ancient Spider god lol.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Here's a question. The Kryptonians were obviously very advanced, they could send their children across the universe to another planet when the shit hit the fan. How did they not have multiple other planets colonized? Even if Krypton blew up shouldn't there haven been thousands, if not millions, of other Kryptonians out in the galaxy?

I believe they did. Daxamites are their descendants. but they did this all a VERY long time ago. so a lot of civilizations maybe were wiped out, who knows.

 

[sleepykyo]

Here's a question. The Kryptonians were obviously very advanced, they could send their children across the universe to another planet when the shit hit the fan. How did they not have multiple other planets colonized? Even if Krypton blew up shouldn't there haven been thousands, if not millions, of other Kryptonians out in the galaxy?

Maybe the other kryptonians happen to be isolationists. Maybe the space program got canceled.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

also if they aren't near a Yellow sun they're just normal folk.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Here's a question. The Kryptonians were obviously very advanced, they could send their children across the universe to another planet when the shit hit the fan. How did they not have multiple other planets colonized? Even if Krypton blew up shouldn't there haven been thousands, if not millions, of other Kryptonians out in the galaxy?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daxam

 

[G-Fex]

I thought they were humans but just on a different planet under a very different sun thus changing their inner molecular body workings to the point they're superior to humans.

 

[Master Thespian]

Red Son offered an interesting explanation, but it's an Elseworlds.

Superman Red Son has the best explanation.

It's my preferred origin story for him and even make sense with one of his lesser used nicknames.

 

[Wellscha]

The same reason every alien in Star Trek is human but with different ridges on their forehead.

It means that every sentient being at their core will evolve the same way. The reason why they look different on the appearance level is due to the unique environment each species evolved in. That's why I love Star Trek.

 

[CornBurrito]

The Little Mermaid isn't set in an almost realistic setting, unlike say... Batman.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

This makes sense. Is that true though?

I haven't read much Superman, but I'm pretty sure that has in fact been used in some of his origin stories.

 

[Viewt]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daxam

Ding ding. And to answer the inevitable question, "Why didn't Jor-El just send Kal-El to Daxam since it's much closer?", well, the real answer is that there was no Daxam for the original origin. Later on, as we learn of Daxam and its proximity to Krypton, it wouldn't make sense to send Kal-El there. Daxamites are notoriously xenophobic, and likely would've killed Kal-El after finding out he wasn't native. And since Kal wouldn't have had the benefits of a yellow sun, he'd be fairly easy to pick off.

 

[thetrin]

Grant Morrison is one of my favorite people in comics. Love the guy.

I love his idea that being optimistic is a lot more counter culture than being pessimistic.

The Little Mermaid isn't set in an almost realistic setting, unlike say... Batman.

Batman exists in a world with human looking aliens, imaginary cities, and time traveling bullets. There's nothing realistic about it.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Batman exists in a world with human looking aliens, imaginary cities, and time traveling bullets. There's nothing realistic about it.

What?

 

[TheKaeptain]

What?

You read that right.

 

[G-Fex]

You read that right.

I thought that was captain america

 

[Manmademan]

Grant Morrison is one of my favorite people in comics. Love the guy.

I love his idea that being optimistic is a lot more counter culture than being pessimistic.



Batman exists in a world with human looking aliens, imaginary cities, and time traveling bullets. There's nothing realistic about it.

This. Batman's involvement in the JLA means that batman has seen some SHIT. the DC universe is actually far, far LESS realistic than the little mermaid- hell, it HAS the underwater kingdom of atlantis, complete with talking fish people if you really want to get nitpicky.

I thought that was captain america

it was both, and nearly at the same time, too.

 

[Vincent Alexander]

I thought that was captain america

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Batman_Family

Spoilers...maybe? Read at own risk.

Most recently, the Batman Family has been put to the test during the events of "Batman R.I.P.," "Final Crisis," and lastly "Battle for the Cowl." After Bruce Wayne's struggle against the Black Glove which nearly cost him his life during "Batman R.I.P.," Batman found himself being used to create an army of super soldiers to help Darkseid take over New Earth in "Final Crisis." However, Batman was able to use his own memories to destroy a machine that was built to clone his likeness into a slew of identical Bat-Soldiers. Batman then tells Darkseid he will make a "once in a lifetime exception" and shoots Darkseid with the time-traveling bullet that killed Orion, leaving Darkseid mortally wounded.

Guess he razzles Darkseid with a time-travelling bullet. Crazy.

 

[entremet]

Grant Morrison is one of my favorite people in comics. Love the guy.

I love his idea that being optimistic is a lot more counter culture than being pessimistic.



Batman exists in a world with human looking aliens, imaginary cities, and time traveling bullets. There's nothing realistic about it.

I think the Nolaverse has redefined people's expectations of the Batman universe, for better or worse lol.