Hynad said:
Samus Aran said:
Hynad said:
Samus Aran said:
Someone should really do a study to explain the difference between Franco-Belgian comics and American ones. Why does America like overpowered superheroes so much? I can't answer that question, but I have some ideas as to why that would be.
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Seriously, what the heck are you trying to say here?
The appeal of superheroes isn't specific to Americans. Greeks, Chinese and Romans (among plenty other cultures) have their mythological characters just the same. And let's not forget the Japanese with their Goku, Natsu, Naruto, etc...
The appeal of superheroes is universal. You're the one isolating yourself. Probably thinking you're cool for it. -__-
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You can't compare Greek, Chinese and Roman religion/mythology with comic book characters. Greeks, for instance, invented tragedy, and those always ended in a tragedy for the main character(s). And tragedies heavily drew on mythology(also on history).
The appeal of superheroes in comic books is NOT universal. We're not talking about religion here.
Religion, by definition, needs something higher than human beings. Comic books need no such thing.
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You're kidding, right? xD
Man, go back to your history books, and come back once you've acknowledged yourself with those mythology. OK?
Seriously. xD
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I've read most of the mythology stories already. ;)
Scored 9/10 on the course Greek literature at my university, I don't think I need lecturing from some kid online.
Why would I need to read history books to "acknowledge" myself with mythology? Much better to just read the damn thing yourself lol.
In the Iliad and the Odyssee the gods are as petty as human beings with the same flaws. The only difference is that the gods are immortal and powerful. They aren't freaking Mary Sue type characters like Superman with his sickening "perfect" morals. Zeus, the king of the Gods, still gets tricked quite easily by Hera.
Perhaps you should actually start reading something from antiquity before commenting on such things.
