Superman - What/who do you picture?

[Backward Galaxy]

@Backward Galaxy

I was looking for a screencap from the movie for this...but that image of Chris sums it up for me.

Glad to be of service. I tried to find a good one.

[nate-dog1701d]

Ditto.

Jim Lee's Superman from stories like Hush and For Tomorrow also comes close (can't find suitable pics atm).

This?

[LoveHurts38]

LoveHurts38:

that's the one forever engraved in my brain.

[Harrison_Bergeron]

Mine used to fluctuate between the TAS version and the long haired after death version(even though I hadn't read any of it yet), but since I read "Superman/Batman: Supergirl" it is usually the Michael Turner version with the manicured eyebrows(which I really disliked).

Sometimes I picture Matt Bomer. Before we knew who the new Superman was going to be I saw his name thrown around a lot, so I started watching "White Collar" and I convinced myself that he would be great as Supes, so his face pops up a lot.

-I can't find a good long hair pic to post, only one in Google is from CBM-

[Kal-ed]

Jim Lee´s It certainly wasnt my first contact with the character but I think its the one I find most of the time lurking in my head when I think about Superman, he looks so bada$$ which is awsome, I still love a boy scout but I´ve always been inclined to a Superman who gets angry (although not an angry god or crossing any lines). Lately I´ve been also thinking about the Superman from the DC Online trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJYLylxc2iE&feature=fvsr

ETA: oh and a few times Superman from the Doomsday era, dont know who exactly drew him, since there were many pencilers involved in that storyline at the time.

[Austin 3:16]

Chris Reeve's always comes first to my mind, especially since when they did Superman: Secret Origin i think it was, it looked like Chris on the cover. Good times.

[Qcore]

Im not sure why I cant post pictures, but my first thought would be pretty similar to how Jim Lee draws Superman.

[Backward Galaxy]

Jim Lee getting a lot of love in this thread. I've always thought of his Superman as a little... forbidding. I honestly would not have predicted that people would pick his version as their definitive Superman, at least the one who first comes to mind. I'm really glad I made this post. This has been very informative.

[Rival X The Great]

For some reason when I hear Superman i just picture the S emblem. I don't really see a person.

[j03superbat]

Jim Lee getting a lot of love in this thread. I've always thought of his Superman as a little... forbidding.

I love Jim Lee's art, and I think his Superman looks great. The reason he's not the definitive version for me is because of the way he draws his eyes. When they're not lit up red, he usually draws them with this intensity that makes him look mad. I don't understand why some people prefer to see him mad. He's not the Hulk, for crying out loud. This isn't a character whose main characteristic or personality trait is that he gets mad, and yet a lot of the promotional Jim Lee drawings used for Superman make him look that way.

I'm not saying he shouldn't or can't ever get mad, but it would need to be in context. If I look at a simple promotional image of Superman, the last thing I want to see is him mad.

[Backward Galaxy]

For some reason when I hear Superman i just picture the S emblem. I don't really see a person.

Another cool response.

[vantheman77]

When you say Superman, the first thing that comes to mind is the symbol and the artistic portrayals of the character over the years.

[Theshadow129x]

to me the true portrayal i think of is the animated series from 96.

[Austin 3:16]

That animated series sticks in my mind as one of the greatest shows about Superman ever! Tim Daly was amazing. I can't think of Kids' WB without thinking of the show. They went together like ketchup and mustard: perfection.

[PHOENIXZERO]

Dammit should have checked my messages last week, would have if I noticed the notification but I too have the emblem pop into my mind first and foremost.