Comments on: Where are all the heroes? http://www.freakcomics.com/2006/11/28/where-are-all-the-heroes/ comic books, rants and raves Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:23:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Eric http://www.freakcomics.com/2006/11/28/where-are-all-the-heroes/#comment-13345 Eric Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:18:48 +0000 http://freakcomics.com/2006/11/28/where-are-all-the-heroes/#comment-13345 i read this and instantly thought of this post. http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91059-1246969,00.html i read this and instantly thought of this post.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91059-1246969,00.html

]]> By: Joe Louis http://www.freakcomics.com/2006/11/28/where-are-all-the-heroes/#comment-9911 Joe Louis Sat, 02 Dec 2006 05:34:35 +0000 http://freakcomics.com/2006/11/28/where-are-all-the-heroes/#comment-9911 I think that if a "super" hero were to emerge, he would be somewhat along the lines of the Tick... a mental patient escapee :) Actually I think all the guys who dress up at comic conventions should take it a step further and fight crime afterwards... I think that if a “super” hero were to emerge, he would be somewhat along the lines of the Tick… a mental patient escapee :)

Actually I think all the guys who dress up at comic conventions should take it a step further and fight crime afterwards…

]]> By: Ben http://www.freakcomics.com/2006/11/28/where-are-all-the-heroes/#comment-9598 Ben Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:24:58 +0000 http://freakcomics.com/2006/11/28/where-are-all-the-heroes/#comment-9598 You obviously haven't seen me in my tights and cape when I get in a crime fightin' mood. ;) I'm not sure why there hasn't a super hero type emerge from society yet. There are plenty of heros for sure, but my guess is that if a real super hero ever emerged they would be shot down -- literally -- as a wacko. You obviously haven’t seen me in my tights and cape when I get in a crime fightin’ mood. ;)

I’m not sure why there hasn’t a super hero type emerge from society yet. There are plenty of heros for sure, but my guess is that if a real super hero ever emerged they would be shot down — literally — as a wacko.

]]> By: Matthew Oliphant http://www.freakcomics.com/2006/11/28/where-are-all-the-heroes/#comment-9586 Matthew Oliphant Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:53:47 +0000 http://freakcomics.com/2006/11/28/where-are-all-the-heroes/#comment-9586 It all depends on what you think it takes to be a hero. My take is that super heroes don't exist because it isn't needed. I think a "super" villain is needed before a super hero takes form. Besides, there are much more subtle and effective ways to do heroic things. Such as peer pressure. It makes people do things that are bad, but it also keeps people from doing bad things. And most people are good at it. If I could be a super hero, I wouldn't be like Batman. He's too tactical for my tastes. Not that tactical isn't needed, but I'd prefer to use my evil genius, er, I mean good genius (good cover Matthew) to move the way societies think and act to lower the amount of crime across the board. I'd rather attack the causes than the symptoms. It all depends on what you think it takes to be a hero.

My take is that super heroes don’t exist because it isn’t needed. I think a “super” villain is needed before a super hero takes form.

Besides, there are much more subtle and effective ways to do heroic things. Such as peer pressure. It makes people do things that are bad, but it also keeps people from doing bad things. And most people are good at it.

If I could be a super hero, I wouldn’t be like Batman. He’s too tactical for my tastes. Not that tactical isn’t needed, but I’d prefer to use my evil genius, er, I mean good genius (good cover Matthew) to move the way societies think and act to lower the amount of crime across the board.

I’d rather attack the causes than the symptoms.

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