I love the character of Superman, and was long a fan of the original two Superman films. (We won’t get into the atrocities that are III and IV, naturally.) When Superman Returns came out, I was ecstatic, and I loved the movie. For some reason that I don’t totally get, there are people out there who didn’t like it, and one of those people is apparently comic writer Mark Millar, the man behind the film Wanted. Recently, he announced that he has plans in the works to reboot the Superman film franchise. To me, the thought of restarting the Superman franchise after such an amazing installment that was so long in the making should be a crime. To my friend Bruce, this sounds like a wonderful idea. So what happened? We had a debate about it, naturally.

This debate has been turned into a week-long series of posts over at The Comic Collective as a new feature called Geek-Fu. Get it, as in two geeks battling over something?  It was Bruce’s idea, but I think it’s a damn catchy title.

Now if you’re up for it, I highly recommend these articles (even Bruce’s – though he may  be all turned around on this subject, he’s still a good writer and a good dude.) But I am issuing a fair warning: these posts are loooooooooong. As in, “Wow, you guys need to go get lives. Fast. Like, really. No, I mean it. Seriously.” That kind of long. But if you’re into nerdy debates, the Superman movies, or the Man of Steel in general, this should keep you occupied for awhile.

Without further ado:

First, there’s this little introduction to the concept of Geek-Fu.

Followed by:

Round 1 – My initial thoughts on the subject

Round 2 – Bruce’s rebuttal to my argument

Round 3 – My rebuttal to Bruce’s rebuttal

Round 4 – Bruce’s rebuttal’s rebuttal’s rebuttal

Round 5 – Closing arguments by both myself and Bruce

Enjoy!