Superheroes that exist only to get punked.
The Sandman* fascinates me as the golden age DC hero of modern death. He shows up regularly in recent DC tv shows...far more regularly than most characters. But he can't seem to make it more than 10 minutes of an episode before he dies. Which makes me wonder: "why do they always kill this guy?" What is it about this character that makes him instantly recognizable as an old hero, and yet too unimportant to the greater scheme of things to let live?
In related news, the Smallville 2 hour mini-tv moive episode "Absolute Justice" is totally worth watching for any fan of expanded DC universe stuff, and can be watched without really concerning yourself with smallville in general. It's like a short graphic novel lead in to an alternate reality storyline that Smallville will only screw up down the line.
*I've never read Neal Gaiman's Sandman, but I'm under the impression it's a very different take on things.
In related news, the Smallville 2 hour mini-tv moive episode "Absolute Justice" is totally worth watching for any fan of expanded DC universe stuff, and can be watched without really concerning yourself with smallville in general. It's like a short graphic novel lead in to an alternate reality storyline that Smallville will only screw up down the line.
*I've never read Neal Gaiman's Sandman, but I'm under the impression it's a very different take on things.