Hello Gary,
That remark tickled me, because it reminded me of a conversation I had with a gaming buddy over twenty years ago. He was a big comic book fan, as well as being a great gamer. One day, he prevailed upon me to play a superhero game (I can't remember which) but I was having none of it. I had fond memories of reading Spider-Man when my years were still in single digits and that's where I wanted to leave it.
"But in a game of D&D you're basically playing a superhero!" He argued. I thought he had a good point, too. Still never got me to play a comic-based RPG though.