A follow up serious question about fountain pens and Superman...

So I previously asked a question of this forum and was delighted with all the responses I got.
Thank you all for your time and thoughts... however... I made an error in my original question...

So to back up and start again...

I am having a custom pen made with the theme/connection to Superman... It's a long story based on an idea I had after spending too long in Instagram.

The pen is more the opposite of what I originally asked!!!
What nib would Superman NOT use?
What nib would he cringe at with disgust?

I am comfortable using all nibs from UEF to 3B to stubs to italics to flex... But what should I put on an anti-Superman pen?

All suggestions gratefully received, even better with sound reasoning and a solid connection.

Thanks all for your time for my idiotic question.

p.s. I'm a Marvel guy!... Go figure!

Well...nothing made from Kryptonite for sure!

Not vintage flex but that's not an option anyway. :)

Assuming stub or double broad WOULD suit - because more robust and enough tipping to handle white-hot writing speed - then the opposite, whatever that is. Flex or UEF? Or an oblique because he's a straightforward character. I vote a combination of all three - oblique extra-fine with some flex. Would it make him cringe with disgust or, being both farm kid and reporter, would he register mild irritation and then whip out a pencil?

Well now, I seem to remember Superman's alter ego Clark Kent was a journalist. Now in the UK, anyway, that would mean he'd have to have learned shorthand - apparently somewhat less in evidence in US newsrooms, but he might well have been a Pitman user. In which case, he would have wanted a certain amount of flexibility from his nib (unless, like my father, he preferred to use a pencil. Pencils are also easier to chew and can handily be tucked over your ear. I think my father should probably not be trusted with a fountain pen, but I did get him a P51 set for his 80th birthday...)

Glad to be a feature writer so I don't need shorthand :-)

Italic, for that native Krypton script that Supe's ol' man (Jor-El) would approve of.

(Oops, I answered the poll incorrectly. Why do I get involved in such things?)

I surmise that Superman would eschew any Fine nib if for no other reason than his inherent super-strength and super-speed would make writing without gouging the page more of an issue than with Medium or Broad nibs.
OTOH, a Broad or BB might produce a little too wide a line for one who spends his time jotting notes as a journalist.

Thank you all for your comments and votes.
Right now it looks like I'm headed for some kind of soft EF/UEF.
I think I will really like this pen... Even if Superman wouldn't... But now I think I need to add some nibsmith time and money 😮😊

Check out this post over in the other place. :)

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Originally Posted by catbert

Check out this post over in the other place. :)

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Thanks for this, this looks amazing... My options just keep opening up!


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Well, the pen is nearlly done and on it's way to me.
Thanks to all that offered opinions or thoughts, I sincerely appreciate all of your input.
The pen will be getting...

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Drum roll please...

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A Regalia Writing Labs ("Reaching" Ralph) Regalia Semiflex nib.
It has been made for the pen and is on it's way to the pen maker as I type.

Thanks to Shawn Newton for helping me to realise my mad idea and supporting the purchase of this amazing nib.
I am now way too excited to recieve the pen!!!

I think Superman is mostly like to use a zoom nib.

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Originally Posted by Medieval

I think Superman is mostly like to use a zoom nib.

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Hi Medieval, if you re-read the question it was "what nib would Superman not use?" [emoji6]

Thanks for the suggestion though, maybe I can use it for my next pen [emoji16]

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Originally Posted by Sammyo

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Originally Posted by Medieval

I think Superman is mostly like to use a zoom nib.

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Hi Medieval, if you re-read the question it was "what nib would Superman not use?" [emoji6]

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Superman only wants zoom ;). That's why I stated my opinion without ticking any.