Doing a “versus” article with Cracked is kind of hard, not only because I really like the site but because it’s a comedy site that just happens to get some interesting information mixed into their comedy. I know getting my head into their style isn’t an easy thing for me, so these people are good at what they do. Maybe I’m not cut out for lists or something? Still, if this article isn’t being serious I know somebody will take it that way. Somebody once wrote a joke article about how dangerous it would be for Lois to make superwhoopie with Superman and people took it seriously, leading to the current Superman/Wonder Woman pairing at DC. It’s always possible.
So when this little number by contributor Luke McKinney crossed my path I thought it best to counter what worried me would become the norm in storytelling’s drive for a perceived realism before we actually started seeing it. Who knows? Maybe he gets one or two right? Maybe. The article is called “6 Realistic Changes That Would Improve Superhero Movies”, because nothing demands realism like people in tight fabrics flying around punching each other. Right?
