By Omar Kasrawi, CNN
Superman, the world’s most iconic superhero, has announced his plans to renounce his American citizenship. The Man of Steel has apparently had enough of the world seeing him as a pawn of American foreign policy.
“I intend to speak before the United Nations tomorrow and inform them that I am renouncing my U.S. citizenship. I am tired of having my actions construed as instruments of U.S. policy,” said Superman in a story written by David S. Goyer.
Superman, the last survivor of the planet Krypton, first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938 and crash landed as an infant in Kansas. From there he grew up to fight for “truth, justice and the American way.” But after this story, which appeared in issue no. 900 of Action Comics, he might have to alter his catchphrase.
The tale features Superman peacefully standing by in support of protestors in Tehran. That leads the Iranian regime to declare this an act of war by the Americans.
DC Comics, the publisher of Action Comics, normally tends to shy away from using real life figures and places in its comics. Instead of New York they use cities like Metropolis (home to Superman) and Gotham City (Batman’s hometown). Rather than using the actual President of the United States they had Lex Luthor, the villainous arch-nemesis of Superman, as the Commander-in-Chief back in 2000.
“It’s an interesting choice by DC [Comics] to choose real world figures and locations for this story rather than their usual fictional ones,” said Samad Rizvi, an assistant manager at Midtown Comics, one of N.Y.’s largest comic retail outlets. “It happens sometimes in comics. Back in the ‘40s [Marvel Comic’s] Captain America used to battle Hitler and the Nazis.”
However this isn’t the first time that DC Comics has used the Iranian regime in one of their more controversial stories. Back in 1988, after the Batman’s arch-nemesis, the Joker, murdered Batman’s sidekick Robin, the clowned prince of crime gets rewarded for his deeds by becoming the Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations. An offer extended to him in person by the Ayatollah Khomeini, as depicted in the comic.
While Iran hasn’t yet responded to this latest story, it appears to have rubbed blogger Jonathan Last of the conservative Weekly Standard the wrong way. “Does he believe in liberté, égalité, fraternité, or sharia? Does he believe in British interventionism or Swiss neutrality? You see where I’m going with this: If Superman doesn’t believe in America, then he doesn’t believe in anything.” says Last in a recent blog post.
Fox News commentator Mike Huckabee called the storyline “disturbing” and said “It's part of a bigger trend of Americans almost apologizing for being Americans.”
The media jumped all over this story a couple of weeks ago but perhaps some perspective is in order. This is a comic book story for a character that is over 70 years old, and who has repeatedly fought to save people across the entire earth.
“Superman has been positioned as a global citizen going wherever his special kind of help is needed most,” said Devon Sanders, who reviews comic books for Chud.com.
“What we need to do here is realize there's a huge difference between the words, ‘denounce’ vs. ‘renounce.’ Don't worry, Clark Kent, the boy who grew up on a Kansas farm is still very much a U.S. citizen. Trust and believe this will always inform the Superman side of his life,” added Sanders.
While Superman may be giving up his American nationality, The Guardian points out that he still holds citizenship to every other country in the United Nations. But perhaps more interesting than waiting to see if Superman will renounce all his other citizenships, or whether Donald Trump will try to somehow jump on board the “earther” movement, is what does all this say about Superman’s foreign policy views?
Is Superman a neoliberal ready to fly in and bring you democracy whether you like it or not? Does he believe in balance of power? Is global interconnectedness his bag? Is realism his real Kryptonite. Let us know in the comments section below.
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Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............
I HEARD THAT CAPTAIN AMERICA IS DOING THE SAME, he wants to be called pacifist united nations or p.u.n. from now on
Thats hilarious
I am glad I'm not a comic book nerd. That is all.
Just nerdy enough to read this article.
Has Superman paid any taxes... If he has not then deport him oh wait we can't deport him because some one has canceled the manned space program. How would we get him to the moon? Dammit...will someone from Arizona please petition the Federal government for a 20' high space fence so all his friends can get here and swamp our entitlement programs. Does anyone know what is our yearly quota is on extraterrestrial immigration?
The next debate: What to do with extraterrestrial anchor babies...
Superman incorporated years ago, during the dot-com bubble. Made millions on his IPO and numerous website creations since absorbed by Microsoft, McAfee, Norton's, and on and on. He has since been receiving subsidies from Uncle Sam, and made major donations to all political parties and all Presidential candidates. He is Antonin Scalia's good golfing buddy, but isn't above slamming a few brewskis with John Kerry. Superman is American whether he likes it or not.
The question is whether or not someone is paying Superman an income. The fact of the matter is that Superman is not employed by anyone (i.e. a corporation, small business, government). Since he actually doesn't earn an income or earn any profits for his services, he doesn't have to pay U.S. income taxes.
One would make the argument that maybe companies and government allow Superman to freely use their products as resources. But orgnizations such as the Red Cross, who take handouts from companies and government all the time, don't necessarily have to pay taxes on those products and resources received.
One could also say that Superman is providing much of his services for free. What is this worth to the rest of the world? If we were to go down this road, the countries who use his services (including the U.S.) should be funneling their tax revenue for his public service.
Clark Kent, on the other hand, has a job for a newspaper company. He earns a wage and therfore should be paying income taxes.
So unless the U.S. writes a new tax code for multinational superheroes, I would say Superman gets away without having to pay taxes to anyone for the time being. Besides, I think forcing Superman to pay taxes would create an adverse incentive for him to stop providing his services. Is a reduction in Superman's services be worth the amount he would pay in taxes? Something to think about!
Talking about that 20' high fence...to keep out, or slow down, the illegal Hispanic stream of immigrants, remember the everlasting debates on that in Congress? With a majority deciding it was too costly (100 billion USD, or so). Then we went to war, costing us now over what..a trillion dollars? In the end..it's all relative huh.
The manned space program is still very much alive, well into the foreseeable future. We went to the Moon from 1968 to 1974. Been there, done that, no reason to go again. Besides, if you go to the Moon, you're really still in Earth orbit. The next manned mission beyond Earth orbit is to an asteroid or to Mars. And the ships that take us there will be faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap...
The moon is already property of the United States, lol.
Since his services have value, and since he receives goods and services in return, that's a barter transaction, and as such, is taxable... Just sayin.
Clark Kent pays the taxes. Superman helps for free. Better hope he doesn't sue for back pay, the interest would cripple us!
He's decided to be a Democratic Intercontinental Commissioner from Kyrypton
Lex Luther.................I am fine with this as long as he does not take Supergirl with him....................she is kinda nice!
This has got to be the stupidest thing i have ever heard.
It could be questioned if Superman ever was a US citizen. He is originally an alien, he may have been adopted at some point by his US parents but they would have still had to take him through the adoption process of a foreign national. At some point growing up he would have had to provide proof of his US citizenship either by birth (he cannot get this) or through adoption. Hmmmmm...... perhaps someone needs to call Homeland Security.
This has to be a joke
for gods sake superman isnt real.and hes a citizen of all countries remember?must have very good lives if this is the worst thing happening in your lives.
No its not real .... but it IS just another example of how Americans are being trained to apologize for being American. For more than 70 years Superman has been a 'symbol' of America and all that it represents. If he now "tired of having [his] actions construed as instruments of U.S. policy" and is renouncing his citizenship over it – then by extention he is renouncing that policy and the country that it represents.
Hmm, Okay. Lame.
Even Superman knows that.
Everyone else knows that.
You wpuldn't know it if it bit you on the arse.
And far right conservative-republicans still believe in their stupid dogma about America
Yes Sia – and the far left liberal Democrats still believe in their rediculous plan of taking everyone's money and throwing it in a pot and giving everyone an equal share .... because THAT would be fair to those that haven't worked for it.
AND IDIOTS LIKE YOU ARE SELFISH GREEDY MORONS
Yes Mike. I belive I am a selfish greedy moron (nice name calling by the way – typical lib) because I believe that what I earn should belong to me and not to someone that hasn't earned it. You know what ... I'm sure that the homeless guy in front of my office would like YOUR car ..... why don't you give it to him. After all – he deserves to a car too doesn't he?
@mike in nyc – how about that homeless guy gets angry about seeing selfish guys walking in and out of the office building, being all scared and snooty, and decides to take selfish guy's car? when that happens, don't ask superman or anyone for help.
That a boy!
Looks like a spot just opened up for a new superhero... Fueled by the grease of a thousand McDonald's cheeseburgers it's, Americanman! He fights for lower taxes on the wealthy, subsidies for the richest oil companies in the world, abolishment of a living wage and the destruction of unions! Americanman to the rescue! Americanman does not cover pre-existing disasters, deductable applies, please allow up to two weeks for review of your disaster before action may be taken.
Sound better to you, Huckabee?
i would read that
MAY BE YOU COULD CALL HIM FATMAN
Maybe MIKE could figure out how to use Caps Lock and stop looking like a child pounding on his keyboard.
However, he will drop everything to preserve the banking industry in a single bound...
Considering that "Superman, the last survivor of the planet Krypton, first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938 and crash landed as an infant in Kansas", you might simply say that he's never really been a U.S. citizen. It would be different if his real parents crash landed and his real mother gave birth here, but the fact that his step-parents are U.S. citizens is entirely irrelevant. Superman is either a citizen of every UN country, or he's an illegal alien. And if he's an illegal alien, then he has no U.S. citizenship to give up.
Where's the problem?
That said, that doesn't mean he still can't act with the values of "Peace, justice, and the American way", regardless of where he's from or lives.
But, there is an additional issue; if he's giving up U.S. citizenship, will he be story-lined to get a visa in his passport and process through immigrations and customs each and every time he enters or departs the United States? Or will he story-line violate U.S. immigration laws?
Just asking is all. Just asking.
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Nice analysis (to a stupid story).
I agree with you 100% I am a comic fan (more marvel then DC) but I don't ever remember reading an issue where superman was given a US citizenship. Now by default for some act or action at some point there might have been a reference to superman being a US citizen by a government or military official.
Which brings the question to hand will superman in his effort to stop crime break it by entering the USA illegally bring with him weapons of mass destruction (laser eyes, super breath, super strength, ect).
With that some of the super villains who have US citizenship if they were to "kill" superman would they be in violation of the law since superman has weapons of mas destruction and has the intent on using them?
Good sense Jeff. As it was never shown that Supes never applied for citizenship as commentator Sage stated that makes him an illegal alien (no pun intended) LOL! But since he was declared a citizen of every country of the UN then that also made him a citizen of Iran and as such he had the right as a citizen to protest against what he thought was bad government. So He stood up for truth and justice but not necessarily the "American" way.
I agree he is not a legal citizen. The government probably wants to cover it up so they won't have to build a wall high enough to keep him from flying in. Besides, I doubt he checks in with customs when going from country to country. So he should have a criminal record and be deported to outer space.
Anchor-heroes...I am so sick of them.
Why, specifically, "every UN country"? What does Superman care about the UN?
Actually, Superman is a legal US citizen.
There have been specific stories dealing with this.
By US laws he is a "foundling" and has full citizenship.
But even if he weren't, he was actually born from the device that he flew to Earth in,
thus making him a born citizen.
Feel free to google any of that as there are numerous articles online discussing the topic.
I see what they're doing but how can he work here??
Superman used to fight for "Truth, Justice, and the American Way". But since the "American Way" doesn't contain "Truth" and "Justice" anymore (thanks to the GOP supported by Corporate and Rich theves), why not go to another country?
You might want to patch that tinfoil hat of yours; it's leaking and letting in the radiation from the spy satellites.
time to come out of your dream state.
blah blah blah...yeah, just another dumbass liberal.
Wake up Chris, it's time for your warm milk and cookies.
Good comeback. There's no argument that can't be countered with the ol' "blah, blah" response. Well done. Care to be Republican National Committee Chairman?
There are not many absolute truths around anymore, but yours is one of them.
If they're no longer around, they never were absolute truths. You are absolutely stupid.
That's okay ... as I recall from the last Superman movie – he doens't fight for that anymore anyway. In the last movie Superman fought for "Truth, Justice and ... all that stuff." lol
HOO BOY !ONE OF SUPERMANS CREATORS WAS CANADIAN.THE DAILY BUGLE IS BASED ON THE DAILY STAR,NO W KNOW AS THE TORONTO STAR.LOOK IT UP!
you talk of greed, and the rotten gop but is it wrong to want security in what i earn i may actually be able to keep. the greedy corporations like the oil companies get to keep about 10% of their income, which they use to pay executives and share holders like teachers, steel workers, and basically the middle class. 40% goes to the goverment and the rest payes for exploration, employee wages, equipment, and general overhead expenses. so whos greedy? take out the taxes and gas would be 40% cheaper! if you would take the time to research things you wouldn't look so foolish!
Well said Jay, I am not in oil but since I am a driver I have to use it. I wish more people would use their brains, do some research and not just regurgitate the same old pudding that's been pumped into their brains. these are the same people I suspect that sit back and expect the windfall to fall into their laps from others hard work. I AM ENTITLED should be the new catch phrase these days.
...and who pays for the roads you drive on? The Sanitation department? The Military? All those government services that make it possible for you to earn that living by utilizing the infrastructure put in place, built and maintained by your tax dollars... The ports, the inspectors, the regulators.. all TAXES. No taxes = no infrastructure = you can't make those piles of money.
Take out the gas taxes and there are potholes in the roads and unsafe bridges. Guess you don't really drive anywhere. I'm not saying the government spends wisely all the time, but it certainly can, and no one else can. OTOH, we possess the technology now to make every road, street, parking lot, and driveway an RFID tollroad. That could be better than a gas tax...
Also, the oil companies are a particularly bad example for your argument, as they are nearly tax exempt, and posted hundreds of billions in (untaxed) profits as a result of high gas prices.
Awesome. Wait til Palin and Fox News get ahold of this! Liberals destroying the very fabric of comic books! Socialism! time to get those consevative patriotic panties in a wad!
We reject, free enterprise!
And once again, the left will rise!
Prepare the flags to be unfurled,
we're seceding from the world!
We shall obtain the arctic oil,
we SHALL regain the georgian soil.
We shall arrange the blocks and toil forever and a day.
SO YOUR A BLOCKHEAD?
So he jumps ship during Obama's presidency... Why didn't he get 'tired' of being an American figurehead while Bush was on the warpath? Just goes to show you don't have to be from Earth to be a coded racist, you just have to be drawn and written by someone from there.
Fare thee well, Man of Steel. You should go chill with Trump now that you got Osama – oh wait...
Since Obama got to the White House, the American Way has been duplicity, double talk, promising prosperity and delivering debt, promising peace and delivering war, etc.
Nice semantics, but so far from the truth.
Uh, so when has it been different under ANY administration?
AND IT WAS ALL HONESTY AND TRUTH UNDER BUSH?
EVERY PRESDIDENT SINCE WILSON HAS SENT TROOPS INTO CCOMBAT FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER.WHO WAS THE LAST PRESIDENT NOT TO HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE WAR DURING HIS TIME IN OFFICE?
Maybe he jumped ship, just to generate more interest in comic books sales? Whether it be during Bush's term or Obama's term "doth protest too much!
So many people just analyze situations so much that thier lifes decisions are based on false thoughts and assumptions.
AND OCASSINALLY ON TOTAL FICTION
Yeah... you really wanna go down that road?
During Bush's presidency they represented him by having LEX LUTHOR as President.
'Nuff said.
This is one of the poorest choices I have read about in a long time. Superman is an American. Truth, Justice, and the American Way. So now, if my hand doth offend thee, strike it off? If you do not like where I come from, I will renounce it? So we are casting out Truth and the American Way. Superman is now a hypocrit and a liar. Thousands of young boys and girls look up to a fictional person who will now feel that to be like their hero, they should want to not be American. DC Comics should reconsider this choice and the US public should boycott DC Comics if they don't. DC Comics does have the right to free speech (its an American thing) and US citizens have the right to peacefully demonstrate and not buy thier products.
So you're going to boycott DC comics. Do you even buy comics? Would DC comics even notice that you are boycotting them? Have you even read the short story? It's one of six short stories in a special addition 900th issue. I guess that I'm asking too much for a moron to read a 9 page short story made up mostly of pictures.
Nobody ever said Truth was being cast off. Truth and "The American Way" are not necessarily on the same page these days. "The American Way" used to mean liberty. We should be defending liberty... and caring little for nationalistic labels that change definition on a day to day basis. Considering the way things have gone, Superman would have been better off standing for "Truth, Justice, and Liberty". Then he would have no country from which to ever renounce citizenship.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman
"Superman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics...Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 .
American and a Canadian... International from the start.
This is garbage..I thing we might have better things to worry about. Like an indebted country, jobs (and not the ones at McDonalds).
Pretty sure he was "born" in Toronto......
As a Kansan, I find this to be very disturbing and sad. I have always thought of Superman as a Jayhawk, because his colors, Crimson and Blue (with a touch of yellow) are the colors of the mighty University of Kansas.
Superman has become so boring that the writers are trying out new kinds of stories to make it interesting again. Most people are interested in this new story line, not because they are not tired of Superman, but because they are curious.
You do realize that this was just one short story out of a special edition 900th issue comic book that contains 6 short stories. You can't even be sure that it is part of the whole Superman continuity.
Hey CNN, any of you guys with a degree in journalism know how to run spell check?
I'm surprised that no conservative blogger has pointed out that Superman is an illegal alien living in the United States...how more un-American can you be?
That's no surprise. After the election of 2000, comic books written in NYC (the eastern capital of white guilt, apologetic anti-Americanism) took on a decidedly left-wing slant.
So now Superman won't be fighting for the American way but instead the writers' vision of a Global way. I say we deport this illegal alien back to the rubble of Krypton!
You have just been brainwashed by the party that doesn't represent you. But you wouldn't know that.
Super "man" is an alien, and his plan all along is to enslave our species. Scientists should get to work on a kryptonite bomb to save us from the alien menace.
why does any news outlet quote one of the Fox right wing fascists for a news story? just put a blank and say 'insert outraged righteous american indignation here' ... and saying that they are members of the legitimate news community is like using quotes from the National Inquirer ... there's no difference really
You made me laugh out loud! My husband and I sometimes watch FOX news just to laugh at the complete lack of professionalism, and the over-the-top dramatic...well...you can't really call it journalism, because journalism is unbiased. Anyway, it's hillarious.
You will have graduated once you figure out that all major media is just as laughable as FOX. You've just chosen which jokers to believe.
Another shining example of the social scourge that is Political Correctness. I'm definitely boycotting DC if this is what they will do. I had been telling my wife I'd like to see Green Lantern when it comes out in June, but now you can forget that.
Guess it's time to get that tattoo removed...
Goyer is politicizing a character that has NEVER been political. Just because Superman is an American icon does NOT mean that he's perceived by ANYBODY as an instrument of American foreign policy. This is all happening entirely inside Goyer's head and he's going to ruin the character. This does not bode well for the next Superman feature film, "Man of Steel", which Goyer is writing.
I agree. Superman is adhering to the principles that his parents taught him. Those principles define him. Truth, Justice, Freedom...The American way basically. If he was an "instrument of US Foreign Policy" then you can be rest assured that the comics would substantially boring since the world would being singing kumbaiyah out of fear of US retaliation.
The writer needs to have his head examined. Comics typically have some political aspects, but to be this blatent about it, is stupid. He is going to destroy the icon that is Superman.
...except that Truth, Justice, and Freedom and not quite the way of today's America. When the definition of "America" changes (and boy, has it), then of course it the responsibility of anyone to either take on the new characteristics of the label... or to denounce it.
Incorrect – perhaps you really should go comment on a subject you know a little about?
Superman comics have had decidedly political elements right from the start. The Superman comic – and most others have demonstrated some of their best capabilities when paired with social or political commentary.
Maybe the federal goverment should fine or shut donw Marvel Comics for employing illegal aliens.
Maybe the federal goverment should fine or shut down Marvel Comics for employing illegal aliens.
I think Superman is still a a little jaded from that 2000 election where they man who tries to destroy him and his loved ones every chance he gets, is made Commander-in-Cheif, whom, in an effort to really twist the screw, selected one of Supe's childhood friends as his VP.
Way to go Superman! Stand up for people, and fight against Capitalistic regimes. Superman was created by someone from Toronto anyway, so he is actually from Canada.
All this means is that Superman decided to become a ultra-politically correct socialist. Sound familar? Let's ask him to leave the country so he can live in a third world country, in a hut with a dirt floor. Apparently the cartoonist, supports the one world government theory. Maybe the cartoonist can leave his New York apartment or office building, and live in a third world country. I hear Afghanistan or Iran would welcome him.
It has to be done in a foreign land in the presence of a US diplomat. There's some paperwork. There isn't a process for reinstatement so Superman better be damn sure. He thinks kryptonite is bad, wait until he faces a determined bureaucracy.
There have been questions about his birth certificate for years anyway.
Okie Dokie Spanky!
If I risk everything I have and know, evrerything I am carrying out missions for you, and at some point disagree with you, would you treat me like Valerie Plame?
You can't give up what you never had in the first place. Kent was a fraud from day one! His parents weren't honest with the US government that he was an extra-terrestrial when he was adopted. He does not have citzenship by right of blood, nor of soil since he was born on Krypton. Therefore he must go through immigration as a refugee just like anyone else.
Wow – it's really sad that this has become a hugely polarized attack on political parties and freedom of ideas. In keeping with the ACTUAL story... DC Comics has already said this was a one shot, short story and is NOT part of actual Superman cannon – so he has NEVER actually renounced his citizenship. That story was released by WB/DC Comics a week ago. Way to keep up on current events CNN.
http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/05/12/bleeding-cool-superman-loves-america-again-its-official/
As always, cnn is at the forefront of yesterday's news. Must be that governmental censorship delay.
and yet here you are reading it and complaing.they posted this weeks ago.you just got around to reading it
Well....He could represent the IMF, I understand they're looking for a new leader.
Well said!
It appears that Superman does have moral principles so sadly lacking in most people nowdays. Look at what happen on the streets in this country upon the announcement of the murder of the purported Ussama bin Laden. If I were him,I'd do the exact same thing!!!
Because Americans have moral decency, we celebrated in the streets when A MASS MURDERER taken of the face of the planet. That in itself was an act of TRUTH , JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY. So blow it out your a$$ and go live somewhere else if you don't get it...
holy bat crap amanda,what about the right to free speech?jeez,you sound like any non democratic arse.if you dont like what some one says,ignore it.or maybe Iran would be more welcome to you?
Gee Amanda.did you say "Americans have moral decency"? Then why did we jump into Vietnam in the 1960's and why do we elect thugs like George W.Bush and Barack Obama to the presidency? Get serious!!!
I wonder what Martha and Jonathan Kent would say about this!
I’ll bet Jonathan Kent is rolling over in his grave, about this.
American citizen? Let's see the long form birth certificate!
Considering "Superman" was created by a Canadian (Joseph Shuster)..I am guessing Superman was never a full American citizen anyway, but maybe dual citizenship? Oh, Canada!
Seriously, if I were Superman I'd give everyone the finger in a global media announcement and say "I'm sick of all you @$$h0les, the lies, the wars, the economy, the stupidity. You don't deserve me, I'm out, hope you all die in a fire." Then fly off to some other planet where everyone isn't such a d!c#...
My name is Clark Kent. I am an American citizen. I don't know who Superman is, but I wish he hadn't renounced his American Citzenship. This act is just like the southern states succeeding over the issue of slavery. If you are allowed to leave a democracy when every you want then the democracy has no actually ability to govern.
This is an absolute betrayal of all Superman has ever stood for. Truth, Justice, and the AMERICAN way. Because only America expresses all of the ideals that he stands for. On a practical note, US law does not allow dual (or higher order multiple) citizenship. You cannot be a 'citizen of the world'. You are either a US citizen or you are not.
Actually, US law does allow Dual Citizenship, because that's what I have. I could easily renounce one citizenship and retain the other, no problem.
The "earther" movement.
That's funny, heh.
deport his azz
Deport him.
Don't see why so many of you are getting worked up. His decision to renounce citizenship is only going to be reversed somewhere down the line in a cheap and random complex twist as is true comic book style.
Uh, isn't Superman an alien? As in, extraterrestrial? Not even human...
If he's not even an Earthling, why should he be nationalistic?
And......this is news?
Oh, and I'm pretty sure this is old news and Superman has already re-committed himself to the USA in comic book fashion...
Probably not reported on CNN until they knew that...
What of it. He's an illegal alien anyway....
If he were to do this I would stop buying the comic. It's as simple as that.
If Superman no longer wishes to be an American. then he is no longer super. People literally die trying to get here. Like so many that have come before him and to the millions who will follow, America is and will always be the beacon of light in a world cloaked in the darkness of tyranny and ignorance. The only reason men and women of goodwill have achieved enlightenment within their own countries is because of truth, justice and the American Way. If Superman renounces his citizenship of this great ideal, his will commit an act of treason against all the men and women of this great country who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. This sin will never be forgiven
If you wish to know more about the actual Enlightenment, along with the Scientific Revolution that accompanied it, you should look it up. It started in Europe and predates America by a century
It is official, we are now no longer a super power and bending to the third world countries. Take superman created by writers in the US for patriotism and destroy it. They should make him g_ay now with flowers on his uniform and he should talk with a lisp. Change his cape to pink. Make him black. Give him a red dot on his forehead and let him wear a rice paddy hat.
Not only is this old news, but DC has already reversed their decision to have Superman renounce his citizenship.
http://www.examiner.com/pop-culture-in-oklahoma-city/dc-comics-reverses-decision-to-allow-superman-to-renounce-u-s-citizenship
Didn't he start out as an illegal alien?
Wow. So many taking this so seriously. Say it with me: Superman isn't a real person. Say it fifty times if that's what it takes.
Superman is the ultimate immigrant, sent from a dying planet from one loving parents to another on Earth in the USA, as Clark Kent, he was raised with good morals, ideals and courage to speak his mind and to take action, taught from Jonathan & Martha Kent.
He doesn't defend just only Americans, but all people of the world, he's a citizen of the Earth.
I think he's trying to help make positive change in the world for other people, especially in rough areas of the globe, to grow and rise out of the darkness (less wars and violence) instead of punching out another super villain or monster of the week.
Just a thought.......
Superman renounces his American citizenship to prepare the world for world government. He is like a John The Baptise.
He's the antichrist!
The most important question here is 'where the hell has CNN been, this stupid story came out three weeks ago and every other news organization has already covered it and forgotten about it?'
So I look forward to three weeks from now when CNN covers the answer to that question.
CNN covered it 3 weeks ago as well.
You know the rules. Even though he was raised in Kansas, where he learned American values; was educated in our schools; was gainfully employed at a newspaper: and did outstanding social work in his spare time; he is still an illegial alien. He is taking the job of some unemployed superhero. DEPORT HIM...
Superman shouldn't be a citizen of any country anyway.
Does this mean he will change his costume to green?
PC taken to the max! The man of steel now just wants to hold hands and sing "Kumbaya".
Seems to me that he was giving up the the U.S., but giving up the citizenship so that hostile governments like Irans couldn't use his actions as being ratified by the U.S. government, used as an excuse to attack U.S. citizens or the U.S. itself due to his own actions.
Wheeew. For a second I thought Superman was coming out of the closet, not literally but figuratively.
It's a comic. Super patriotism is old hat. Who cares?
Technically Superman is an illegal alien. He wasnt born here and I dont think he ever went through the process of naturalization. Im kidding btw. You people attacking this should probably read the article before you post.
Time to Boycott DC Comics. Superman is supposed to be a icon of what is good in America. As a country we have helped almost every other nation on Earth and so has Superman. Take the Political BS out of the comics and return to the days where Superman stands for "Truth, Justice, and the American way"!
ITS AN EFFING COMIC! NOT REAL! THEY WANT TO SELL COMICS! IFTHIS IS THE WORST THING IN YOUR LIVES,ID SAY YOU MUST BE DOING QUITE WELL!GET A LIFE!
If Superman was to arrest CIA agents acting illegally (but in America's interests) would he be committing a crime?
2 words ppl : SUPERMAN'S FAKE!!!!!
and some more words: GET A LIFE!!!!! We get more V.I. stuff to worry abt !!!
Ali's got so much VI stuff to worry about he can't be bothered to spell out 'people'!
Good grief. This was just one short story out of a special edition 900th issue comic book that contains 6 short stories. You can't even be sure that it is part of the whole Superman continuity. I wonder if those two idiots, Jonathan Last and Mike Huckabee, even read the story. I wonder if any of the idiot posters in this comment section ever read the story. It was only 9 pages made mostly of pictures. It would take MUCH less time to read the short story than to read the short story. Then again I guess that I'm asking too much of idiots.
Umm, Superman (aka Clark Kent) is an illegal alien, and therefore, never had US citizenship in the first place. Throw the bum back to Mexico.
Superman was an illegal immigrant anyway.
Didn't he come out of the closet with ricky martin?
who cares? any guy who wears thights should not be issued a US passport.
now, lets boycott Dc comics for their mooresque attempt to undermind the american interest...
obama followers are sinking the country!!
Does an idiot like you even read comics? SO you're going to boycott them by continuing not to buy them?
Untied States? Is there an editor in the house?
Jeez, anyone who can possibly find this offensive to their little nationalistic ego is ridiculous. I mean, you gotta be really insecure about being American to be the least bit bothered by this (in addition to being a bigger comic book nerd than I ever was as a child). The article even explains it in an extremely rational fashion: Superman renounces citizenship to prevent America from being drawn into wars it doesn't want. This is a bad thing?
BTW, the co-creator of Superman was Canadian. Just throwing that out there.
You people actually get paid to write these types of articles for CNN?
This storyline was written to see which talking head would make the most noise about it. Which IReporter will catch a public figure reading this comic book? They snap a picture send it to CNC, a talking head shows the picture and reports it as news. They may even make you question the person character. Broadcast journalist speaking: "You may have to ask yourself, if this person is reading this particular Superman – what does it say about thier loyalty to the USA?"
One more thing that seems to have gone over everyone's heads.... Being that Superman is not a human, nor a plant, fungus, or bacteria, he is an animal. Animals don't have citizenship to any country no matter where they were born. Case closed.
I'll bet Batman would never do this!
Mike Huckabee said, “It's part of a bigger trend of Americans almost apologizing for being Americans.”
Frigging idiot. NO IT IS NOT.
In the story Superman becomes upset because during his attempt to stand for Democracy in the Middle East Iran accuses America of being behind it, and declares that it was an act of war by America. Superman doesn;t want the USA being blamed for his independent actions. At NO POINT is he "apologizing" for America's actions. If anything he doesn't want HIS actions to reflect badly on America.
Quit blaming everything on "Libruls" jeez. Sometimes a fictional story is JUST A FICTIONAL STORY.
You'll are really missing the symbolism in the article. This is about you, me, everybody. Superman fell through Matter or which is were we get the word mother. He landed in kanas air borne so to speak. We landed into the hands of the doc in the hospital from out of our mother or matter-it is still one in the same. Citizenships does not exist and shouldn't we all are apart of the earth and apart of something bigger. No one should limit were you can go- period. This goes so much deeper. Wake up
I'm sure the comic's creator is now rolling in his grave!
SUPERMAN NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#winning
What citizenship? He'a a 70-plus year-old illegal alien.... REALLY alien.
He would have been a great addition to Obama's apology tour.
Well...Superman's an idiot. First, it's the media that plays up his action as part of US policy. Second, as a US citizen (for now, or maybe we should see his citizen paperwork...hmm) he should make his real opinion known by having a press conference to state that the media is the problem and "THESE ARE MY OPINIONS." Perhaps he should write a book stating his position. Clearly, it wouldn't be for the money.
I just think its funny that so many people care about what a comic book figure does, and actually take time out of their lives to have debates and arguements over nothing hahaha.
I suspect that Bruce Wayne will have harsh words for his otherworldly friend the next time they powwow at the Hall of Justice. Actually, Bruce would have harsh words not just for Clark, but for Peter (Parker, aka Spider-Man, who brashly blew his own cover some time ago), Tony (Stark, aka Iron Man, who could hardly wait to unmask himself), and every other superhero who's ever had the urge to sound off before the microphones. And Bruce should know, because the time when he did the very same thing - back when he had that ridiculously campy show on TV - was when his stock sank the lowest in the eyes of the people he served.
The thing is, having a superhero call a press conference - or endorse a product, or even accept the key to the city from a grateful Mayor - undermines the whole idea of his being a superhero. While he wears that mask or cape, he can't indulge in any dominance games we ordinary citizens indulge in because he's no longer one of us. In fact, while masked or caped he isn't even human any more. He's a force of nature. He's a guardian angel who appears out of nowhere when all hope seems lost, does the impossible to save the day - and then, his work done, disappears as quickly as any thunderstorm, leaving behind an awestruck populace and a legend: "Just who was that masked man?" (And please note: the Lone Ranger never went in for press conferences.)
Put in less high-flown terms, superhero writers labor under much the same constraints as dedicated preachers like Billy Graham. Maybe they tend to espouse truth, justice and the American way (whatever America currently thinks that is), but they can't say so out loud because their product has such a broad and indiscriminate impact. Remember, Superman's lifeboat could have landed anywhere on Earth. Likewise, the right combination of means, motive and opportunity could've created the Batman anywhere on Earth, at any time in Earth's history. Superheroes are our modern idea of the gods of old, and you can't limit their power by tying them to any one country or platform. Do that and you make them look foolish, just like Superman giving up his U.S. citizenship or Batman with that ridiculous TV show– or for that matter like poor Captain America, who's had a bad seventy-odd years because he bore the burden of being the Stars and Stripes come to life.
I thought Superman was dead.
Is he an illegal alien?
Masculinity, war and bad boys aren't trending on hash tags neither making a wealthy living these days. He probably casted away from the American society because of pressures to defend gay rights, while there's much more going on around the world. Shall we thank CFR for the "Education"?
It’s an interesting article and vision.!
I'm just shocked that people still read comics.
Ya know, his crash landing in Kansas made him an illegal right? He never even had a green card much less citizenship. How do you renounce something you never had??
Goofy story!!
I am waiting for X men and New Mutants to say they are not Americans but Utopians, a nation of their own.
Yet another display of some idiot dragging politics into the make believe lands we all use t get away from the real world. South Park had it right with the War in Imagination Land. This move is just plain stupid.
Wait a minute!!! Superman is Dead anyway right. Didn't he get killed by Doom's day back in the 90's. This guy is a cheap knockoff. Marvel Characters are fall better anyway.
Heck, we've outsourced everything else. Why not Superman?
Finally something worth talking about- As an American, A proud one at that, I am of the opinion any of the super heros whom wish to leave our country are welcome to do so with the understanding that once they leave there is a possiblitiy they will not be welcome should they decide to come back unless they have all of the requre documentation. Very simple- leave dont leave its a free country-until you leave it and then its a whole other ball of wax. As for the rest of the world and those whom dislike america, take a pill and get in line. America is a land where anything is possible if you have the money, gumtion and or grit to follow through with your ideas and or plans and as long as they are within the letter of the law. Superman was great to eat cearel too much like the lone ranger and the three stoogies but as a real topic of interest I would of thought you guys would of been watching the presidents speech which was interesting if not boring. I also would recommend looking into the latest inovations at the convention going on currently. Or even the advancements of the robots they have been talking about for the last four years.. wonder if that one ever got her degree.
up up and away!
Hopefully for Superman his comics will start selling in Iran because they will be toilet paper here. Maybe it's time Superman found another planet.
"Truth, Justice and the American way." Not anymore I guess. DC has to do something to stay relevant I guess. Their stories are just not as good as Marvel Comics. Their characters are tired and old. No one is interested in a Wonder Woman TV show either. The last Superman movie made me WISH he was gone; it was HORRIBLE!
In the real world Superman would just kill all the other superheros and rule over the planet. Supreme Emperor Kal-EL
Nobody asked him to come here. seems like whenever things go to pot in their homeland, everyone wants to sneak into America.
If I was superman, the USA would be renamed the USNK (United States of New Krypton). I would take 1000 of the worlds hottest, healthiest, and most athletic women, and make them my concubines. Then I would impregnate them with my superseed to produce an army of superbabies, and take over the rest of the world. The UN would be renamed NK (New Krypton). I would make lex luther my vice president.
He's going to leave and come back as an Illegai Alien. Why work for a living when you can have everything handed to you?
IIt is good to see know the days of blood and soil politics are still very much alive in us all.
'Superman' is just another name for 'US Corporation', an icon with incredible powers, selfish, and a traitor to the American way of life.
Good
This is a whole lot of controversy for a nine page back-up story that isn't part of any greater storyline and is probably not even counted in continuity. Congratulations, gullible mainstream media. You've given D.C. an absurd amount of free advertising for nothing.
Has Clark Kent (Superman's real identity) seriously considered how foresaking American "freedom of the press" will effect his salaried "day-time" employment? Now just where does he think he will be able to enjoy the freedom of free speech as he has all these years in America...Russia?...South America?...Mid-East? And will Lois Lane follow him anywhere? I doubt it. To leave the US she would have to abandon the advanced women's rights she enjoyed in America and take on ...a burka? perhaps. Me thinks Superman better think his decision over a few more times...after all, exactly What other country is going to allow free air space to a news reporter dressed in red, white and blue cape and matching tights ? Seriously.
Superman is an illegal! He arrived to the US illegally! I don't want to pay taxes and not get healthcare while he does on MAH TAXES!
I thought Superman died a bunch of years back? This sounds like an imposter to me...
That's what I thought.
He got better. No one EVER dies in comics.
WOW:::;Its a comic w/capitalist rewards.Do the climate or feed the starving, or just get real. { I'm just saying }.
He will not be able to renounce his citizenship unless another country would accept him as their citizen. Any bets?
He's a citizen of Krypton. I'm an "earther." All these super freaks coming to Earth, like Suoerman, Hawk Man, etc... I want to see some Green Cards! O.K., Supergirl gets a free pass, 'cause she's pretty hot. Maybe Hawk Girl, too, although those wings don't do much for me.
Well, we don't want him anymore anyway. Where the hell was he when terrorist were flying planes into the world trade center and the pentagon. That was his cue....... totally let us down.
He was 200 light years away, saving the planet Myrghjklz from an asteroid collision! 9/11 proved that we still need heroes here on Earth. Fortunately, the NYFD and NYPD showed us that we have plenty of heroes. And the US Navy SEALs just showed us that some are capable of almost superhuman feats! And a big shout-out also to the CIA and Presidents Obama and Bush. Super job, people!
I grew up with Superman
He was someone that as a child I enjoyed the stories of his heroics.
I am saddened this day that DC Comics would do this to an Americian icon.
I may very well be over reacting to this, after all he is still just a fictional character.
But it's not just the character, it's what he stands for.
Superman is "Truth, Justice and the Americian way"
I am a naturalized citizen of this great nation.
I find it insulting that any corporation who makes their every dollor of profit on the backs of the Americian value which they now turn their backs on.
I for one will never buy another DC Comic.
I hope others will feel the same way and send a message to DC that their behavior is not acceptable.
God bless America where we stand for Truth, Justice and the Americian way
Shame on you DC Comics for what you are doing.
This is wild to me. I always considered him to be an ultra right wing conservative, or in the very least a republican a he was depicted as having very conservative views in the 1980s comic The Dark Knight. But then again, what do I know?
I'm just a Batman fan anyway.
I like Batman as well (Better in some respects)
I think Batman is a better representation of the real world, but that's why I think Superman is better .
I don't follow characters for their real world views; I've got my real world for that; No fairy tales needed.
He is the embodiment of all that is good, right and true.
Corny, but it's good for the world
@Sam, if Clark Kent were conservative, he'd work for FoxNews, not the Daily Planet!
Superman has always been a very liberal character, which is one of the reasons why he so often clashes with Lex Luthor. Superman is all about the benevolent use of wisdom and strength in the interest of freedom and justice. Luthor is all about the malevolent use of wisdom and strength in the interest of greed or desire to dominate others. Clark Kent may be a citizen of America, but so is Lex Luthor. No matter what Superman calls himself, he still embodies American virtues, which is probably a subtext of this "citizenship" story line.
We must all see the world as a unified global gathering, not a collection of fractured, separate nations or tribes, so it is fitting that Superman relinquishes nationalism of any kind and becomes a world citizen to serve all.
A global gathering still needs it's moral compass.
I agree that as an Americian we are not a perfect nation, but I belive that we are better than any other country and that's what my comment is about.
I respect your view and understand why it's best to belive so.
However until we evolve further I still belive in Truth, Justice and the Americian way
@Tom, even AFTER we evolve further, we can still believe in truth, justice, and the American Way. That's what the world is evolving toward. Granted, they won't call it the "American" Way, because each country will embrace it as their own.
The American Way is called liberal democracy, maximum human rights and the protection of those rights through laws. This is also the Canadian Way, the British Way, the French Way... Don't have to be called an American to live the "American" way.
Superman is Jewish (kalel is hebrew name and created by Jewish writer Jerry Seigel. Maybe he sees that Israel is in trouble after Obama's recent speech and the arab spring, so he's going there to protect his people.
@JonDC, Israel needs no protection from the outside. It's already got supermen (and superwomen) called the IDF! Still, I always suspected that Kal-El was based on a Jewish carpenter who was born about 2000 years ago in Bethlehem.
You know, nothing surprises me anymore! I agree with Huckabee, why do we apologize for being American? You don't have to support every decision that our government makes...that's the beauty of our country. Now, we are teaching our kids that being an American is wrong! So how are we supposed to think? I guess the liberal comic book heroes, media organizations and ofcourse our entertainment industry will be more than happy to show us how to think. Has anyone ever heard of Harrison Bergeron? WOW, talk about deja vu!
@George, NOBODY is teaching our kids that there's anything wrong with being an American. Superman's choice is all about making sure that his citizenship can't be used as a propaganda tool by those who oppose American actions. His choice is very pro-American. He's not renouncing America and he will continue to fight for the American Way, which is the heart of liberalism. Clark Kent is his American persona, but Superman has no nationality. Several decades ago, Steve Rogers quiet being Captain America for a while, and nobody griped that he was "ashamed" of being American or any such thing. Guess the time's are a' changin'. Now some people get all riled up by what a fictional character does. Still, I'm willing to bet that kids are more influenced by what their parents do than by what a fictional character does. American parents are the real heroes of American kids.
Where was Superman on 911?? I smell a conspiracy
After much deliberation with my wife Lara, I sent my kid to the U.S.A. Even though the society was in a Great Depression at the time, we rather liked the concepts of democracy and ideals set forth in your Constitution. Considering the other alternative planets that we could have chosen, and the other countries and religious systems that he would have been exposed to on your planet; we chose the American mid-west. It wasn't a mistake. While its true that your planet is much more global now than it was, I stil like that the colors of his outfit are red, white and blue, and that his ethics are informed by his foster parents values. After all, he couldn't have made his current decision if we had sent him to Hitler's Germany. (You may remember there was the awkward issue at the time stemming from Nietche's original writing about a race of Supermen) Or anywhere else. The very thinking that could give rise to his current choice IS immensely American. God Bless You Son...
Greetings, Jor-El! The only white in his costume is his underwear! Maybe you're thinking of Captain America? Good choice sending young Kal-El to Kansas. If he'd landed in New york and been raised by Donald Trump, he might have grown up to be SuperEgo insteadand have really weird hair.
What truly amazes me is the lack of information in this article.
There was a specific reason for the incident, which is the meat and potatoes of the story.
While I havent read a comic in years, I skimmed enough of the articles on the topic to at least understand WHY They would do a story where Superman renounces his citizenship...
The premise is that Superman saw an injustice, swooped in and saved they day.... as he and other superheroes are prone to do. The incident took place in a foreign nation, who did not want Superman interfering, and chose to see his interference as an act of war, and since Superman represents America.. They were going to declare war on America.. and so by stating he is not an American Citizen.. and that he acted on his own... That he was declaring himself a Citizen of Earth, and not just one nation... That he was not going to have anyone get retribution on the US for his actions...
Completely changes the context of the article...
People need to report with facts... and not just go for the sensationalizing headlines.
Not that anyone reads the comments anyway.....
If this article had been published in the Daily Planet, Perry White would have made sure to include all of the facts.
Superman is an illegal alien! So what if he fights for truth, justice, and the American Way, show me a Green Card, buddy!
For the record the oringinator of SUPERMAN was a Canadian. And all the rumbling you are hearing is Geoirge REEVES , tv's 1st SUPERMAN & Christoipher REEVES who plkayed him in the movies. And if he does renounce his US citizenship arrest him and deport him. I am sure Lex LKuthor can find some geen krpytonite to weaken him. Come on Supermsn stay as an American icon.
For gods sake, superman isnt real. Why the hell do the UN care. He is a character out of comics and movies, not a real person. And its not SUPERMAN himself saying hes not a citizen anymore, its the creators of the comics.
I have a few things to say to this.
1.) I swear Mike has to be trolling this thing =.=
2.) There seem to be far too many people that are concerned over something this petty. So a make-believe superhero has "renounced" a citizenship he never actually had in the first place. Big deal! Get on with life, go drink your coffee. People should be more focused on what's really happening in the world, like the troops we have overseas right now or the people they see every day that are going through hell. As a woman in the Navy AND a young person, I can still say that there are more important things to be concerned with than this ridiculous article. That being said, I do have a problem with the way the media has been lately...seriously, CNN, an article on Superman? Is CNN going to be changing its name to The Daily Bugle now? Hahahaha
3.) Another random note: since the world will supposedly end today at 1800, does that mean I have to finish my homework? And if it doesn't, I can always blame that fact on it not being finished on Monday...heh, foolish.
haterd causes violence,so be nice instead of hateful,please.shannon
peace is good, but peace and charity is greatest.
I know this is completely irrelevant and I'm going to get trolled for it-But isn't Captain America a Marvel character?
OK.. This is insane. If I was wearing the cape, I would just kick in the door of whatever "world leader" was causing a problem, drag him out into the street and with everyone watching, ask him if he would like to start playing nice. If he answers with ANYTHING other than "yes sir" I would toss him out of the sandbox (into orbit) and look at the guy next in line in that country and ask him the same question...
Unless he was naturalized, he's an illegal alien - sorry, Man of Steel, you can't renounce citizenship you don't have.
Superman is not real. I enjoy reading his comic book, but to think that this could cause controversy certainly underlines the stupidity of the average American politician. And truthfully, if i was from another world and living on Earth, i'd renounce my citizenship to a country that has a clear Constitution that guarantees our freedom but has leaders that consistanly piss on it and an apathetic society that does nothing to stop it.
Superman is synonmous with saving people. I think Superman is tired of American Politics.
No matter who he tries to save, millions more wait.
Government bail outs to crooked banks, no oversight on regulating the oil industry, no accountability for their continued negligence causing death to their workers (HBO-homicide by oil) and damages to the earth and livlihoods.
After all the damages, American politicial leaders learn NOTHING.
How to citizens protect themselves against the next fraudulent scheme the bank's send our way?
Why hasn't the Glass–Steagall Act been reinacted?
Why is the FOX still guarding the hen house?
No new regulations...instead it's status quo and new drilling permits.
Who at the Mineral Management Agency was fired from lack of oversight? Parties with Hooker lobbyists and cocaine and only ONE person fired?
The SEC is suppose to protect people from fraud. How many times did complaints come into the SEC and nothing investigated? Who was fired from the SEC? Where is the new laws to protect against the next Bernie Madeoff?
Superman has had enough of the circus and has just jumped off the Ameri-go-round.
Ah New World Order. When will you learn? Actually I myself am an ambassador to Canada from the kingdom of Heaven if you want to get technical.
But I am proud to be Canadian while down here.
Gotta get rid of these aliens anyway...
Superman is outside the governance of any country. On the other hand, right-wing extremists are pretty much out of their minds.
Superman is an illegal alien anyway, The Kents lied on the adoption papers, so if he hates America then ram a piece of Kryptonite up his a$$ and deport him back to the last known location of Krypton!!!
Stan Lee would never write a treasonous story like that. Read Marvel Comics folks because DC sucks!
The interesting thing about Superman as a character is that he's so powerful he can do anything. This puts him in a constant moral quandary about what he should do. What wrongs should he seek to right, and what should he leave for humanity to work out on it own. Poverty, crime, injustice, war, famine, floods, etc., etc. The comics mostly avoid the issue by concocting supervillians and alien invaders. It's interesting having a storyline that takes a more real-world approach.
The man who created Superman was born in Toronto, Canada. So give me a break here.
Interestingly enough, in his original motto Superman fought for Truth and Justice. in 1944 During WWII "The American Way" was added. Superman was never an American. His papers were forged by Lionel Luthor through a fake adoption center for the Kent Family. He came to earth in a pod, forged papers were needed for Clark Kent, Superman however has NO citizenship what so ever on earth. He can't renounce a citizenship he never had, he is an illegal ALIEN, a REAL ONE. David S. Goyer doesn't know this? An is profiteering written lies to sway political agenda?
so there going to make the man of steel an AMERICAN ICON since 1938 renounce his american citizenship. boy DC these days are retarded. Really, the greatest American superhero, i wonder who came up with this idea, he should be fired !!!!
Superman = Ultimate American Illegal Immigrant.
this is one of the lamest stories ever told. period.
D.I.S.G.R.A.C.E.F.U.L.
what about citizenship in non UN countries too!
I think that many of the replies posted here would be the reason that Superman doesn't want to be associated with the United States agenda. I think it's a statement on how most Americans don't think like Superman any more, but think like Lex Luthor. It's not so much the government as it is the citizens. We are greedy, selfish individuals. Superman stands up for all people in need, and we don't like that. Most people want to cut foreign aid, but have no problem with unprovoked war. They want what is convenient for them, where Superman wants what is just. How can you associate with a people that shun what you do? He defends the defenseless, the poor, the weak...everyone Jesus would tell us to protect. The people many Americans call "freeloaders" and "parasites" on the system. Superman is making a statement that he cannot be a part of something that doesn't believe in the same things he believes in. He believes in the American way, but it's the American way of 70 years ago. We aren't the same America. He may be fictional, but his point is very real.
Fun. What I most like when I see north-american citizens discussing about global politics is the way they rhetorically americanize the rest of the world. Americans must not apologize for being american, they just must know that the rest of the world isn't the 51st US state.
Superman renounces his American citizenship? Then screw him! Throw the bum outta the country! If he comes back, kryptonite his ass.
Isn't Superman an illegal alien? Is he trying to take away the job of our American law enforcer's. Shouldn't we try to capture him and deport him to Mexico?
Superman is not real, nor human. A storybook character written by a person with human emotions, ideals, biases, and imperfections. Anything "he" does can be considered a plot line similar to Spongebob, Cat-dog, Tom-and-Jerry, Gladdys (Portal), Mario, Cortana (Halo), Mumble (Happy Feet), Dug (Talking dog in UP).
Wow, That was kinda fun listing wierd references. Anyone care to join me?
Superman better check out Internal Revenue Code Section 877A. He'll have a big tax bill next year!
So Superman and DC comics has finally decided to join the terrorist regime of Ahmadejan of Iran, it is a good thing we have the Marvel Heroes to kick the DC butt, Go Avengers!
Well I find this article and the long list of comments to be ridiculous (if spelled right). A lot of people are arguing about superman who is a fictional character. I'm sorry if our 2D hero offends foreigners but once again superman is a fictional person and no one should be taking offense to his actions, if anything people should be more worked up about what "real" americans are doing instead of what a comic book hero is doing.
wow, millions of little boys and girls who like Superman are going to say "I dont want to be an American anymore either" I know Superman isnt real, but for everything he's ever stood for "Truth, Justice and the AMERICAN way"......this counrty is going down hill, Im almost against the right to free speech because the only people talking are liberal A-holes.....This country needs a real life hero
World News? Are you f-ing kidding me? Fictional nonsense makes headlines, yet we allow more than 20,000 people to die EVERY SINGLE DAY due to starvation and many other preventable cause? Are we really this imbicilic? Do you have any updates on Betty Boop? Rocky & Bullwinkle? How about Bugs Bunny?.......... WAKE UP, SHEOPLE!
Wow, I thought I would never see the day when an American hero would turn against his own country. I agree, he (the comic writers) doesn't (don't) believe in anything!!!! He isn't a hero if he does this, a hero wouldn't turn his back on people when they needed him most. How very sad....
Does this mean they're not going to be selling us those $3.00 comics anymore?
For all the people who ignorantly claim that Superman would not be a legal US citizen...
"Foundling Statue: a person of unknown parentage found in the United States while under the age of five years, until shown, prior to obtaining the age of twenty-one years, not to have been born in the United States," shall be citizens of the United States at birth."
Additionally, the device which Jor-El used to transport his son to Earth, was actually an artificial womb. The moment that the Last Son of Krypton emerged in Kansas, he was actually born in the USA. This has all actually been dealt with in the comics, but people like to make snide, uninformed comments on Superman's legal status all the same.
DC Comics: paving the way to National Lampoon daily. Next story: Jimmy Olson clubs baby seals.
Interesting to read all the ignorant posts which interpret through the conservative lens. If America is going to reclaim the position of international importance it once held we must assert it with more than lies about being the beat at everything and bankruptingly expensive military might.
We must actually become the best at leading the world in many areas again. Production, education, and every form of wise leadership (sorry fundamentalists) all understand that for America to lead in the new global setting that we must become more than Americans by growing the roots of the American culture with wisdom.
Sadly, conservatism and fundamentalism have merged into a powerhouse of ignorance that is destroying America with all manner of social decay. The ignorance that has seeped into this thread is clear evidence.
Americans must rise above American egotism if America is going to truly continue to be a great nation.
This is plain stupid. If Superman wants to go the way of the hollywood elites, then it is time Patriotic American stop buying his comics and seeing his movies, and playing his video games. For me Superman is now no longer on my list of superheros. I am tired of Americans (liberals and Progressives) being so ashamed of being American and hating this country so moch. You do not like liveing here or being American, then please do me a favor leave my country and quite taking my money and the money of other Americans who actually love this country and think the founding fathers vision for the country is the greatest thing to have every happend to mankind!
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