Modern writers in the superhero genre seem to have abandoned the idea of superheroes. Some prefer to darken heroes, make them more into anti-heroes while others have outright stated they’d rather write villains. They tell us the villains are more complex and the traditional “tried and true crusader of justice” is “cookie-cutter” and outdated. Bullcrap! You want to watch the news right now and tell me that the heroic hero is no longer in style, but I say that’s part of the problem. The traditional superhero has been abandoned by the writers but has it been abandoned by the fans? Is Superman, the embodiment of what modern writers tell us is everything outmoded about superheroes, relevant today? He darn well better be.
This is a long video from YouTube essayist Literature Devil but it’s well worth watching. So grab a seat, put your phone or tablet on a stand if you aren’t using a computer, and let him explain why superheroes like Superman and My Hero Academia‘s Izuku “Deku” Midoriya are exactly the heroes modern mythology and the superhero genre need as they not only define what a superhero is, but show how complex they really are as they follow the hero’s journey. It’s not the superpowers that make them superheroes. Remember, villains can has superpowers as well. That’s why they’re called supervillains. So what makes a superhero the hero? Get ready to get philosophical.
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Superman, Deku, And The Relevancy Of Heroism
Modern writers in the superhero genre seem to have abandoned the idea of superheroes. Some prefer to darken heroes, make them more into anti-heroes while others have outright stated they’d rather write villains. They tell us the villains are more complex and the traditional “tried and true crusader of justice” is “cookie-cutter” and outdated. Bullcrap! You want to watch the news right now and tell me that the heroic hero is no longer in style, but I say that’s part of the problem. The traditional superhero has been abandoned by the writers but has it been abandoned by the fans? Is Superman, the embodiment of what modern writers tell us is everything outmoded about superheroes, relevant today? He darn well better be.
This is a long video from YouTube essayist Literature Devil but it’s well worth watching. So grab a seat, put your phone or tablet on a stand if you aren’t using a computer, and let him explain why superheroes like Superman and My Hero Academia‘s Izuku “Deku” Midoriya are exactly the heroes modern mythology and the superhero genre need as they not only define what a superhero is, but show how complex they really are as they follow the hero’s journey. It’s not the superpowers that make them superheroes. Remember, villains can has superpowers as well. That’s why they’re called supervillains. So what makes a superhero the hero? Get ready to get philosophical.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on September 30, 2020 in Book Spotlight, Comic Spotlight, Movie Spotlight, Television Spotlight, Video Game Spotlight and tagged commentary, Izuku "Deku" Midoriya, Literature Devil, My Hero Academia, superhero, Superman.
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