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Those are, and should be, exceptions that prove the rule. For every angry Superman image you can find, there are literally hundreds of happy Superman images. Anger isn't something generally associated to Superman's character the same what it's associated with characters like Batman, Wolverine, Hulk, Punisher, etc. Superman has, in general, never been about anger or an angry character. That's what sets him apart and above.
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Actually if you delve into the psychology of the character he's not what would be considered "happy". He's a man out of place, living in world with people he could literally destroy at any moment if he wanted to. He walks a fine line between absolute power and moral right all while trying to find his place.
What sets him apart and above isn't his "happy attitude" but that he will always try to find the good or do the right thing even when facing insane adversity or evil.
If you think about it he's actually fairly tragic, yet inspiring.
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That's one interpretation, but not one I care for. Making Superman into a tragic figure, which is being done a lot these days, makes him more generic. Tragedy is much more Batman's thing, or Robin's, or Nightwing's, or Spider-Man's, or Daredevil's, or the Punisher's, or the Flash's (Johns killed his mom, then his dad), or Green Lantern's (Johns killed his dad), or the Spectre's, or the Martian Manhunter's, or Wolverines, or Hulks, or . . . If you make the loss of Krypton central to his character, he's just one more guy in a cape. All the characters mentioned above are driven to do the right thing because of some tragedy they experienced which put them on a path to avenge something or another or that they needed to experience to KNOW that with great power comes great responsibility. Clark just knows that and does that. Just like Martha and Johnathan taught him.
The best thing Byrne did with the character was bring his humanity to the forefront and push Krypton into the background. Lara and Jor-El gave him his powers, but Martha and Johnathan made him a hero. Clark is the best human being there is, not because of his powers, but because of what he does with them. And what he does with them is better than any other human would do with them.
Clark Kent grew up in a loving family with two parents who were both there for him and cared for him and helped him grow into his "happy attitude" and taught him to "always try to find the good or do the right thing even when facing insane adversity or evil." Lara and Jor-El and Krypton didn't have anything to do with that. Krypton is ancient history and Byrne nailed it when he made the point that because Clark has no first hand memories of it, he wouldn't really feel anything more than anyone about it.
At his best, Superman isn't a tragic figure.
I'm not of a fan of the Batman but Superman looks amazing! This could become THE statue to have... depending on scale.
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