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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 2351721" data-attributes="member: 53">It depends on the time frame, though.&nbsp; Originally, Superman was just superstrong and everything came from that (could jump over buildings, very tough skin that bullets would bounce off).&nbsp; Through a time period he gained powers, heat vision, x-ray vision, flight, super hearing, etc.&nbsp; You can see the same thing with Batman.&nbsp; Over the early years he gained a sidekick, utility belt, batmobile, etc.At some point, though, the characters became iconic.&nbsp; Any changes after that became temporary, because people expected a certain core character.&nbsp; Very, very few changes were long lasting.So, it's not just the genre, but the expectation.&nbsp; In the 40's-50's, superheroes were expected to progress.&nbsp; In the 60's, superheroes were expected to do weird things (&quot;See Superman with Beppo the Super Monkey, Comet the Superhorse, Streaky the Supercat&quot;).&nbsp; Expectations often evolve over time, sometimes with certain things (Firestorm can evolve, Superman can't).I think the early period supeheroes have a lot more in common with D&amp;D.&nbsp; Yes, they had their shticks.&nbsp; However, having the heroes defeat the villians the same way quickly became boring.&nbsp; If Superman defeated supervillian A with heat vision, then the next time he meets him the villian has to have found away around heat vision.&nbsp; Superman has to find something else to work - Hmmmm...how about superbreath?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 2351721, member: 53"] It depends on the time frame, though. Originally, Superman was just superstrong and everything came from that (could jump over buildings, very tough skin that bullets would bounce off). Through a time period he gained powers, heat vision, x-ray vision, flight, super hearing, etc. You can see the same thing with Batman. Over the early years he gained a sidekick, utility belt, batmobile, etc. At some point, though, the characters became [I]iconic[/I]. Any changes after that became temporary, because people expected a certain core character. Very, very few changes were long lasting. So, it's not just the genre, but the expectation. In the 40's-50's, superheroes were expected to progress. In the 60's, superheroes were expected to do weird things ("See Superman with Beppo the Super Monkey, Comet the Superhorse, Streaky the Supercat"). Expectations often evolve over time, sometimes with certain things (Firestorm can evolve, Superman can't). I think the early period supeheroes have a lot more in common with D&D. Yes, they had their shticks. However, having the heroes defeat the villians the same way quickly became boring. If Superman defeated supervillian A with heat vision, then the next time he meets him the villian has to have found away around heat vision. Superman has to find something else to work - Hmmmm...how about superbreath? [/QUOTE]

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