tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post2857634103225810144..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: Captain America: People who value Truth, Justice, and Freedom vs. People who value Slavery, Murder, and the Nuremberg defensechris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-37758264651090573222016-05-26T07:05:01.087-04:002016-05-26T07:05:01.087-04:00But superhero teams can be democratic within the t...But superhero teams can be democratic within the team. They're basically always doing crime for great justice. In their world they can handle existential threats, leaving local law enforcement to actually protect and serve. And if they don't, a superhero could come kick their asses.Lonesparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278753827545905559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-64296282073863275042016-05-26T04:19:33.512-04:002016-05-26T04:19:33.512-04:00There's a non-diegetic problem which I think f...There's a non-diegetic problem which I think feeds into this: superhero comics are <i>all about</i> the one tremendously powerful person operating entirely without restraint. That's the fantasy they sell: nobody can stop you doing what you want to, but that's OK because you're a good guy so you don't <i>need</i> oversight. (See also <i>24</i> and, well, most cop shows really.) So putting that on one side and an opposed position on the other is never going to be a fair fight within the narrative, because that's the side that the writers and fans are already rooting for, subconsciously or otherwise.Firedrakenoreply@blogger.com