George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards #3
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'We have never actually used the word “superhero” in Wild Cards. Our aces may have 'powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men,' but very few of them are the sort of professional heroes you come across in comics. They're ordinary men and women, flawed and human, who have been gifted with extraordinary abilities. The impact that those abilities have on their lives and on the world at large is the focus of our stories. You have to ask yourself, “How would my life change if tomorrow I woke up with a superpower? What would I do?” The answer to that, seventy years of comic books notwithstanding, is almost never, “I would dress myself in spandex and go out to fight crime.”' - George R.R. Martin








thanks for the reminder
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Date: 2019-02-13 01:09 am (UTC)These types of theories always assumes a Superman type character doesn't exist in that world. If a world has a Superman, All Might, Samaritan, etc you best believe the vast majority of other people who get super powers are going to try to squeeze into some spandex and go punch a forest fire.
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Date: 2019-02-13 12:40 pm (UTC)