Fans Are Debating How Strong Homelander Actually Is and Whether It Makes Any Sense to Compare Him to Superman

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Fans Are Debating How Strong Homelander Actually Is and Whether It Makes Any Sense to Compare Him to Superman
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The Superman prototype of an American superhero is a concept that has long been very popular but as comics have gotten darker over the years, authors wanted to distort that prototype a little and the public seemed to like it. We know that the original Superman initiated a revolution in mainstream American superhero comics, but as we’ve said, the concept has been evolving since then.

Not only has Superman as a character has been evolving, but the concept has been used and reused in different ways, including the now-popular manner of distorting the concept into a villainous one. Invincible‘s Omni-Man, the protagonist of Brightburn, evil alternative versions of Superman, and – of course – The Boys‘ Homelander are prime examples of this.

In this report, we are going to comment on a recent online debate, initiated by popular insider DanelRPK, that aimed to determine just how strong Homelander is and whether he had any chance of beating Superman, the character he is a parody of.

Before we provide you with our arguments, we are first going to present you with some comments from the online debate that inspired this article, which started with this:

And now the comments:

As far as we are concerned, Homelander cannot beat Superman. Sure, Homelander is powerful, but he is severely limited. He is the result of an experiment, whereas Superman’s powers are his own and while he does have a significant weakness, he still has so many abilities and secret moves that he could use against Homelander. They might be on par in terms of basic physical strength, but Superman far surpasses Homelander in every other category.

Do you agree with us or the arguments of the other side? Let us know in the comments below!

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Arthur S. Poe is a writer based in Europe. He has a Ph.D. and speaks five languages. His expertise varies from Alfred Hitchcock movies to Bleach, as he has explored a lot of fictional universes and authors. He is currently focusing on anime, his childhood love, with special attention given to Bleach, One Piece, Pokemon, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Demon Slayer. He has also written movie reviews and analytical articles and has been featured on sites such as IMDb. He is currently writing for Fiction Horizon on a permanent basis. Most recently, he has been following The Thousand-Year Blood War arc of Bleach, Nier: Automata ver1.1a, One Piece, Digimon Ghost Game, and is waiting for new episodes of Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen. He likes interesting storylines with philosophical themes, as well as quirky and psychologically intriguing characters that he likes to debate and talk about. His aesthetical approach has been influenced by Hitchcock and Kubrick, while his favorite film writer is Roger Ebert.

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