As a comic dork, i really hate when writers just ignore the characters powers (I would imagine they should probably consider it a creative “rule set”) for the sake of a cool panel or explosion. To make a very soy joke turns directly to the camera it’s just lazy writing.
However, I like drama in my stories and so I can’t be too mad at 'em.
I rarely read superhero comics anymore because “bleh.” Way too much reliance on McGuffins, deus ex machinas, and recycled plotlines. It doesn’t seem like there’s much thought into superpowers or how superheroes affect society.
For example, Spiderman. If he invents his own webs (rather than it being a power), he’d accomplish much, much more by sharing that invention. Imagine the industrial applications of Spiderman webs. It can be stored in a small cartridge, shoots long distances, and is sturdy. Why isn’t Spiderman giving that shit to emergency services and hospitals? Why is he only using it to tie up bank robbers?
Then there’s all the vigilante shit. Because you have special powers, you can just break the law and assault people? Or you don’t have to buy malpractice insurance? Oh neat my car got totalled on the way to work because some asshole with a savior complex threw it at an alien (also aliens are real and your reaction is to throw stuff at them? What the fuck).
As a comic dork, i really hate when writers just ignore the characters powers (I would imagine they should probably consider it a creative “rule set”) for the sake of a cool panel or explosion. To make a very soy joke turns directly to the camera it’s just lazy writing.
However, I like drama in my stories and so I can’t be too mad at 'em.
I rarely read superhero comics anymore because “bleh.” Way too much reliance on McGuffins, deus ex machinas, and recycled plotlines. It doesn’t seem like there’s much thought into superpowers or how superheroes affect society.
For example, Spiderman. If he invents his own webs (rather than it being a power), he’d accomplish much, much more by sharing that invention. Imagine the industrial applications of Spiderman webs. It can be stored in a small cartridge, shoots long distances, and is sturdy. Why isn’t Spiderman giving that shit to emergency services and hospitals? Why is he only using it to tie up bank robbers?
Then there’s all the vigilante shit. Because you have special powers, you can just break the law and assault people? Or you don’t have to buy malpractice insurance? Oh neat my car got totalled on the way to work because some asshole with a savior complex threw it at an alien (also aliens are real and your reaction is to throw stuff at them? What the fuck).