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<blockquote data-quote="Ryujin" data-source="post: 8198837" data-attributes="member: 27897"><p>The best description that I ever heard about Batman and Superman was from a film maker friend of mine. He said that they're two sides of the same coin; Batman is a Night God and Superman is a Sun God.</p><p></p><p>The times have changed and so has Batman. He's gone from being a detective with some combat skills, to a vengeful killer, and everything in between depending upon the times and who is writing him. Superman has had less variation though his powers have changed, in scope. I think that the Schneider Superman was a big misstep despite there being some precedent, mostly in one-off stories.</p><p></p><p>I think that the Steve Rogers Captain America has been more consistently the Boyscout, with the exception of the Nomad detour in the mid-'70s. Fortunately that was very short lived. I don't know anyone who enjoyed that.</p><p></p><p>The past couple of decades, especially, have been more about the anti-hero than the legitimate hero. I agree with some others who sai that we need some hope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ryujin, post: 8198837, member: 27897"] The best description that I ever heard about Batman and Superman was from a film maker friend of mine. He said that they're two sides of the same coin; Batman is a Night God and Superman is a Sun God. The times have changed and so has Batman. He's gone from being a detective with some combat skills, to a vengeful killer, and everything in between depending upon the times and who is writing him. Superman has had less variation though his powers have changed, in scope. I think that the Schneider Superman was a big misstep despite there being some precedent, mostly in one-off stories. I think that the Steve Rogers Captain America has been more consistently the Boyscout, with the exception of the Nomad detour in the mid-'70s. Fortunately that was very short lived. I don't know anyone who enjoyed that. The past couple of decades, especially, have been more about the anti-hero than the legitimate hero. I agree with some others who sai that we need some hope. [/QUOTE]
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