What does the "S" shaped symbol mean on Supermans outfit. And don't say, Superman. In Superman 1 Jorel had it on his outfit and Superman was already wearing that logo before Louis named him Superman.
2007-01-05 15:20:01 · 10 answers · asked by Jem 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
Initially, the S-shield had one meaning: S for Superman. One of the first alternative meanings was presented in Superman: The Movie, in which it represented Superman's family, the House of El. After the Superman reboot The Man of Steel, the symbol was designed by Martha Kent and once again stood only for Superman. It was eventually discovered that the symbol also doubled as the Kryptonian symbol for "hope." In 2004, Mark Waid's Superman: Birthright limited series established that it is also the symbol for Krypton as a whole.
2007-01-05 16:19:35 · answer #1 · answered by kriltzen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meh. This just baffles me. Really. I read the article. On the one hand...DC Comics is playing it really light-touch, saying it's just "a retelling of the origin". But. Geoff Johns already did this recently--about a year ago--with the mainstream character, complete with Gary Frank's artwork (and he draws Supes like he is Christopher Reeve). That was a much better and more respectful take on it than this new stuff. And the first name of the new book is now Earth One. That bugs me. The mainstream DC earth _started out_ being Earth One back in the day, before and during _Crisis on Infinite Earths_. The _Original_ event comic. The original reboot. So yeah, if they're name-checking _That_ it has me worried that they really are taking this _very_ seriously. And that's a problem. You see... I get it that there's room for a country boy from Kansas to be emo--hell, if you're raised out in the cornfields and have nothing to do, and have a frustrating life to deal with, it can (and does) happen. The problem is....DC already did an emotionally unstable take on a young Clark Kent (Superboy-Prime....don't ask, he's really messed up). And the thing with that is, you can't do it and keep the guy a "hero" that people trust. That's the thing. Original, Golden Age (late 1930s to 1940s) Superman was a darker, grittier, more street-level take on the character, but you can't really take someone like that to a place like that anymore in this modern day. People really do expect Superman of all people to be a fundamentally cheerful, optimistic character. Anything too different from being That Guy Who Flies and Smiles is going to flat-out terrify people. Take the human being out of Superman and you get the Eradicator. Keep the human being there, but take away the smile and you get Golden Age Supes--the guy doesn't fly, and he's basically this mean old tank who thinks nothing of crime-busting with his fists....and he's more powerful than a locomotive. I don't think this can work. I don't think you can turn Supes into a Twilight killer, any more than you could turn Smallville into a Buffy killer. See, that's the thing--it's been done before, and it's not a terribly bright idea. I don't get why DC Comics is letting the author do this--revising or reimagining the characters is one thing, but they're putting a _lot_ of ooomph into this like they mean it to stick, when it's a flaky idea.
2016-05-22 21:50:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "S" does stand for Superman. Jorel didn't wear anything like that in the original Superman comic. They just added it in the movie without knowing what the heck they were doing.
2007-01-05 15:31:06 · answer #3 · answered by Rob B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look like s just a actifact symbol only jorel's have on a spacecraft when a little boy bought to the earth.
2007-01-05 17:42:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have basis on this comment, but in relation to the movie/Jor-El, i believe the symbol is like a family crest-type thing for the House of El (Jor-El, Kal-El)
I know I heard the term "House of El" somewhere before but I can't remember when. It might have been a dream
2007-01-05 15:33:54 · answer #5 · answered by rules27 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in Small ville season four it was said ythe symbol ment crusade. but if you remeber that Episiod where Louis first came onthe show it looked more like the number eight 8 branded on his chest and he was acting weird. befor his mom freed him by using black kryptonite . that show it's different univers of it's own I know. so that's all the fans have to go on for now. oh and have two video links on the super history. well some of it any way.
here's one
Superman Returns Special
http://www.spacecast.com/wvx/2007/01/hs_weekly070102.wvx
and this
http://www.spacecast.com/wvx/2006/11/hs_weekly061127.wvx
source hyper space weekly.
http://www.spacecast.com/hypaspace.aspx
of
www.spacecast.com/
please watch them both in full.
2007-01-05 15:32:33 · answer #6 · answered by kc_wosu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is one of several things that the movie made up without basis in the comic books. I believe it was actually Marlon Brando's idea. The "S" DOES stand for "Superman."
2007-01-05 15:28:51 · answer #7 · answered by Geoffrey F 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i forget what it means but it is a kryptonian symbol and when it is upside down i think it means the oppsite
2007-01-05 15:27:28 · answer #8 · answered by GilliganGod2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the family crest. In kryptnian everyone have a family crest.
2007-01-05 16:20:54 · answer #9 · answered by Queenleo21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure -- http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=articles/the-s-story
2007-01-05 15:30:08 · answer #10 · answered by --------------- 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋