COMICS: Superman Renounces His American Citizenship In Action Comics #900

Fox is a bunch of Looneys

this is great news. superman is here on earth for all of us, not just america. jor el didn't send him to america, he sent him to earth. he just happened to land in america.

Fox News is run by a bunch of racist idiots

@ denn1s

exactly what i was gonna say,well said.

action comics 900 thats impressive.

red son tp is a good take on this question - superman co-opted and defined by nationalism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Red_Son

And Superman rocks for doing this, it's about [frick]ing time

Ehh... this just seems like a move to stir things up. I don't think he should renounce his US citizenship. That would mean that he would have to follow certain rules while in America.

It just seems like a stupid plot device. He could publicly announce that he is dropping "the american way" from his slogan, or change it to "truth, justice and the democratic way." But this seems rash and spontaneous. That will complicate his marriage, cause work problems, ect.

Besides, those saying that he spends too much time focusing on America.... These comics are written in America! The majority of the cities associated with each hero are in america, and the majority of the villains are also based in America, so this is just a move to intentionally cause controversy. Stupid.

He doesn't have to renounce his ties to America in order to service the rest of the world.

U.S. still have Captain America. *lol*

@superman7, it's SUPERMAN that's renouncing his citizenship, Clark Kent will remain an American Citizen, as the government in the comics would recognize them as two seperate entities (Clark's identity isn't government knowledge, is it?) so it wouldnt affect his marriage, work, etc.

And Superman, as many have said earlier in the comments, was sent to Earth to protect Earth, not just America. And he kind of does need to renounce his american ties in order to protect the rest of the world, if only to remain as a neutral party who is only interested in protecting the world from evil (if he went to a country at war with the USA to save them from a disaster, while being an American citizen this could cause problems, while being nationless would make him more of a figure for Earth's protection, not just America).

Superman belongs to the world, but Clark Kent can still be American couldn't he? :P

it sounds like he's renouncing the government, doesn't mean he's gonna turn his back on you americans.

Here is the Fox news article. Wow you people are way off target. How many of you read the article before commenting on it?

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/07/01/new-wonder-woman-loses-patriotic-costume/

BTW, why is Superman using his 4d vision while saying this? (blue and green eyes)?

The Justice League International in the 80´s used the United Nations flag.

They were quite sucessful here in Brazil. Ice and Fire were my favourites along with Blue Beetle and Buster Gold.

The U.S.A. already has enough illegal immigration, so good riddance. Superman lives in the north pole anyways.

Ahem, does Iran and Iraq even exists in the DC universe?
So what happened to "Qurac", the ficctional country that replaces those arab countries? Does David Goyer knows basic DC universe backstory? I think this is reason enough to deport him, since he is lowering the quality of american comics.

@stack: I believe the comments were aimed at the various talking heads at Fox News that fill out the cable channel with their opinions on everything, rather than the dry reporting of the article.

As a liberal American who has no problem with anyone criticizing the government no matter who is in charge of it, I have to admit I don't care for this story idea. It sends the message that it's impossible to be from here and have the larger interests of the world at heart. It also suggests that, if America is unpopular in the world, disassociating himself from the country that raised him is simply easier than serving as a counter example that we are not some form of homogenous hive-mind.

[frick] u DC... sensationalism and politicizing supes ... he was and will always remain American..

They have to do this... because in 2013 they might lose the rights to Superman (LEGALLY) which is why WB/DC is rushing a JLA and Superman movies.. lets not kid ourselves.. this isn't for the fans.. This is something so that in case they lose the rights to him.. they can turn him evil and kill him off for being unamerican.. this isn't BOLD.. this is called COVERING your ass in case 2013 doesn't work out.

the court ruling says that if DC/WB don't do anything with Superman in regards to movie production by 2013 then they will lose the rights to the character to which the rights will go to heirs of Shuster and Siegal. This is why 2013 is such an important date. FACT

First, the "American way" is freedom...don't see a problem supes with you supporting "the American way" for the rest of the world.

Secondly, Fox bashers, I find it odd anyone would bash a news organization that just presents news with a less liberal slant. It certainly is not conservative-just less liberal.

What I am not surprised to read is many if the same people who think a news organization that is not an ultra-liberal one "sucks" are the same who are ok with Supes not being for Freedom of people.

Thats my two cents.

In my world Superman is a protector of the World BUT he is always going to be an American! His views, values, and upbringing are American and from the perception that he has given throughout with his heritage. Being American for him is just as much a part of being Kryptonian. Superman is older than anyone reading this blog or writing the comics these days so the values that were instilled in him in the begining will alway be the values he should live by. Even in a changing world!

Okay, I don't think I get this. It sounds like it's kind of a favor to both the world and America.

America has a problem when superman does something internationally and it gets construed as American policy, right? Superman goes to Iran, but America says we don't have anything to do with Iran, but the world doesn't believe it since Superman is there. But this would communicate the idea that the world thinks Superman is a bit of a government stooge. Is that the case? As many times as Superman has acted on his own volition to save people all over the world, would people really think this? Maybe, since people do suck.

Also, how does Superman get into a peaceful protest in Iran? Doesn't Iran usually fire on protesters? Oh, I guess not when Superman is there. Um, doesn't Superman have a moral obligation to be at every protest in every country like that? Super-Ref!

Also, Superman doesn't fight for American interest. He fights for the American way. I mean, ideally and historically, that's freedom and representative government. Has America really come so far that despite the actions of any given group of elected officials we think the primary ideal of the country has changed? I mean, everybody has at least one president they've liked out of the last 4 or 5, right? I mean, everybody's got some State that they think is doing it right, whether its California or New Mexico or Arkansas or Wisconsin, right? Is it really time to ditch the whole idea of an American ideal?

Finally, isn't clearly indicated from that last panel that Superman is possessed while making this decision? Oh! Also, will Clark Kent stop voting now?

This is absolute filth. Too bad you can't hook up a turbine to Siegel and Shuster's graves. Their spinning could power New York City. The real shame here is the innocent trees that were viciously slaughtered and butchered to produce this filth. I am sick and damn tired of this globalist anti-America propaganda being spewed from every corner of the media. The world is "too small"? Like hell it is! The only ones who think that are the ones who want to subjugate America's standing as the leader of the free world and want to reduce us to being a third-world police state.

And there is another story in where Superman is fighting against God Himself, apparently? What has happened to comics? Superheroes used to embody ideals that people wanted to aspire to. They reflected the best in humanity, and stood for morality and justice, and were fine role models for the kids who read their stories. Now, they are a bunch of spineless, gutless worms, as despicable and loathsome as the villains.

This is truly a dark day for the world.

Superman must return to his 1950´s movie serial mode.

Punching criminals and fixing things up, that´s inspiring.

That behaviour is criticized in comics like "Kingdom Come", but, Superman´s part is to inspire weak-willed people of the real world to do some ACTION.

Damn you Smallville.