Sunday, 18 October 2020 05:02 pm
Super Understatement
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deckardcanine“Not all superheroes wear capes” — a phrase that’s often said,
But it’s not the most educated take on superheroes I’ve read.
Whoever said it first must not have known the genre well.
The myth that it perpetuates is one I’d like to dispel.
It’s true that Batman and Superman wear capes most of the time
(Well, not as their alter egos, just in costume and fighting crime),
But what about other famous ones, like Daredevil, Wolverine,
The Hulk, or even Spider-Man? These guys you’ve probably seen.
The Green Lantern, Iron Man, the Flash, and all the Fantastic Four
Have taken Edna Mode’s advice, and I could name dozens more.
It seems a minority of heroes don capes in comic books.
Perhaps the artists realized capes do only so much for looks.
In any case, I appreciate the sentiment of the phrase
When used to give helpful folk in reality the utmost praise.
But it’s not the most educated take on superheroes I’ve read.
Whoever said it first must not have known the genre well.
The myth that it perpetuates is one I’d like to dispel.
It’s true that Batman and Superman wear capes most of the time
(Well, not as their alter egos, just in costume and fighting crime),
But what about other famous ones, like Daredevil, Wolverine,
The Hulk, or even Spider-Man? These guys you’ve probably seen.
The Green Lantern, Iron Man, the Flash, and all the Fantastic Four
Have taken Edna Mode’s advice, and I could name dozens more.
It seems a minority of heroes don capes in comic books.
Perhaps the artists realized capes do only so much for looks.
In any case, I appreciate the sentiment of the phrase
When used to give helpful folk in reality the utmost praise.