Poor Image: Flying Brick

Shouldn't this page has a proper image instead of a Visual Pun? An image of Superman could do.

See also this prior thread.

The current image is fine.

Current is fine.

Current is a pun and nothing more.

Current is a pun and this is good.

Whilst having every page image be a Visual Pun would be bad, the odd one is fine and funny, especially when the actual trope would be hard to illustrate. Provided the image is far enough removed from the trope (like in this case), I like having the puns; I vote to keep the current image.

Short answer: Keep Until Better Image Suggested

Long answer: Yes, a real example will be nice. However, it proved to be difficult and, since visual puns are allowed, the current should stay until a better replacement is found. Feel free to suggest.

Why is the actual trope hard to illustrate? Dudes flying and bricking: [1]◊

edited 15th Mar '12 1:26:57 PM by pawsplay

Are they flying? Looks like a screwy-angle action panel with them just punching each other.

Anything of Superman punching something mid-flight?

Clearly mid-flight, I mean. With his body positioned horizontally and such. And a background that's clearly a sky.

edited 15th Mar '12 2:16:07 PM by ThatHuman

Leave it as is.

Thumbs down to the Superboys pic...not nearly clear enough.

Here's an idea. My only concern may be that Superman may be a bit small. However, he's still pretty much the main focus, and his size compared to the train might actually help illustrate the feat of strength on display here.

edited 15th Mar '12 4:33:15 PM by Enlong

Is there a single panel in which he's flying and showing off super strength?

To quote Fast Eddie: "The existing image is funny. Can't think of a reason to change it."

edited 15th Mar '12 6:04:56 PM by Mattonymy

When I see a picture of Superman I don't see a picture that's about Flying Brick powers any more than I see a picture about red and blue spandex.

edited 15th Mar '12 6:19:07 PM by rodneyAnonymous

He stopped a train and then flew away.

I don't know how to make this simpler.

It would have to be called attention to, or something. Like the spandex.

Also, the things are in two different panels. Isn't there something like say, him catching an airplane?

Supes flying [1]◊ Fist forward with ring [2]◊

Those pictures all say "Superman", not "Stock superhero setup: Flight + Super-Strength + Nigh-Invulnerability".

You kiddin'?

Look at the helicopter picture. Specifically, look at the metal near Supes's hand.

And I think it's pretty obvious that they're flying.

I don't mean those things aren't apparent in the picture, I mean it's not apparently about them. It wouldn't be a good picture for an article about sun halos, or news journalism, or spandex, either.

edited 15th Mar '12 9:14:02 PM by rodneyAnonymous

One would be hard-pressed to find a superhero picture where the superhero is showing off his powers and the picture is not focusing on him.