Talk:Apollo (comics)

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I just created this quickly to fix some dead links from the front-page listing of Superman. If someone who follows Stormwatch and The Authority more than I do wants to flesh it out, that would be great. Detail needed on origin (created by Bendix, but I'm not clear on who exactly Bendix is or why Apollo was created), relationship with Midnighter and perhaps some issue names/numbers for his initial appearances. Harmil 11:43, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Superman powers?

I may be going out on a limb here, and im no Superman expert, but im pretty sure he does NOT get his powers from the sun

Both Superman and Apollo have been explicitly described in their comics as deriving their powers (or rather the charge for them) from the sun. It is true that the origin and nature of Superman's powers has shifted over the years, though (first they were simply native to his race, then they were supposed to be caused or boosted by the different gravity, then finally the solar explanation settled). Read the article for more info.

The difference between Superman and Apollo is that Superman's powers are part of his Kryptonian makeup and brought out by yellow sunlight, while Apollo has been enhanced (in vague and unspecified ways) and these enhancements are powered by solar radiation. The basic idea of being powered by the sun is the same.

Just to add some more concrete evidence see Wikipedia's entry on "Superman's Powers" for more concrete examples. Or you can watch the CM's Smallville for other examples. Or even go to the comics (The Final Night saga, Our Worlds at War, Birthright, The Man of Steel, Superman in Space) which have dozens of references to his need for a yellow sun.

[edit] Canopy

From the volume 2 section: "This also marks the appearance of the infamous canopied four-poster bed. In the most intimate scene between Apollo and The Midnighter yet, the pair wake at dawn in their bed on the Carrier. Some fans found this scene objectionable, especially on account of the canopy." Maybe I'm just dense, but I can't figure out what's so objectionable about a bed having a canopy. This should be rewritten to be clearer. Jimpartame 13:36, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I think the last part may have been written by a homophobe. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.244.131.147 (talk • contribs) 23:12, 13 October 2006.

Please, refrain from personal attacks on Wikipedia. If you feel that an uncited sentence is nonsense, then that's really all that we need to deal with. Speculating as to the character of the person who wrote it isn't going to do anyone any good. -Harmil 04:09, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Apollo's power level VS Superman's

While it is pretty clear that Apollo is a powerhouse, his strength speed and invulvernability doesn't surpass Superman's. Both can become super-charged when getting closer and closer to the sun, both have vast strength and invulnerability. If the article in question is only taking into consideration the power levels of Superman immediately after the crisis on infinite earths, I would agree. But in the last 5-10 years Superman's power levels have once again risen to unbelievable levels that may even dwarf Apollo's. Apollo is considered a Majestic class superhuman, but when Majestic crossed over into the mainstream DC universe, he was just a poor-man's Superman. To take it one step further, Apollo and the Authority couldn't even handle Captain Atom, who has traditionally been seen as weaker than the Man of Steel.