Something that has been written before, but this time it's SPECIFIC TO ME SO YOU TOTALLY CARE NOW!!

[arthoniel]

Here's why superheroes are important. ARTHONIEL-STYLE!

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[rapturesmusic]

Good point. I'd forgotten about the angst arcs. But that was another thing DC abused. Lois was ALWAYS the damsel in distress. I laughed when I first saw Megamind, because they were making fun of that with Roxanne Ritchie and Metroman. HOWEVER, if you remember Superman (1978, starring Christopher Reeve), they DID delve into that, and Lois was originally killed. He was only able to "save" Lois by flying around the Earth so fast that he went back in time and was thus able to thwart both missiles (with a little help from Luthor's girlfriend).

Despite all that speed and muscle, none of the members of the Justice League (or Justice Friends, if you want to go back to the 1960s/1970s) would be able to pull off a win against Darkseid without Batman. His intelligence provides balance. That's not to say that GL and GA aren't smart, nor Wonder Woman for that matter, but if you want someone who's adaptable and is able to think on his feet against an opponent like that, you want Batman there.

Marvel was definitely topical, and it still applies today. In X-Men, you see discrimination. The times have changed, and so has the band, but the theme is still the same. Back then, it was the civil rights movement. Today, it's gay rights/marriage. In a way, that makes Marvel timeless.