How is Attack on Titan a superhero series? It’s more of a survival story than saving the day and stuff.
Epic Of Gilgamesh? I have to question it being listed as an example. Pretty sure Nyctalope was the first literary superhero. Gilgamesh was only in the ancient Greek sense that he was strong enough to do whatever he wanted...well actually he wasn't be he seemed that way for a long while till the gods decided to humble him.
Modified Ura-nage, Torture RackI move that Naruto be struck from this list.
Why don't we have jetpacks yet? It's not rocket scie-... oh. Hide / Show RepliesAgreed it doesn't fit at all.
While you make pretty speeches, I'm being cut to shreds.Removed
That's why he wants you to have the money. Not so you can buy 14 Cadillacs but so you can help build up the wastesHuh...all this time, I never noticed Captain America in the page image. And I'm the one who put it there!
Edited by GGCrono https://angelskingsandweirdos.com ''Where imagination takes wing... and then gets sucked into a jet turbine." Hide / Show RepliesWhat is the picture of? He seems to be the only non DC character there.
edit:Oh wait, there's Vision and Moon Dragon too.
Edited by IndirectActiveTransport That's why he wants you to have the money. Not so you can buy 14 Cadillacs but so you can help build up the wastesI think the comic page should be organized into Marvel, DC, and other
I really don't think Heracles and Achilles should be listed on this page at all. "Superhero" refers to a genre that just didn't exist in ancient Greek poetry. Being a hero with superhuman powers really should not be enough to get mentioned on this page, when the context is entirely different.
Oppression anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere.Recommend changing the trope image. The idea is good but the art in that image is really, really ugly and does not in any way evoke superhero powers. There are other images that include both Marvel and DC characters that are just plain better-looking pictures than the current eyesore.
Edited by PretzelVictim
Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Rename:, started by Raso on Jul 17th 2011 at 9:01:19 AM
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