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Costume continuity Polaroids - Batman (1989)

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Behind the scenes of Spawn (1997)

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Wolverine and Deadpool by Michael Dialynas

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'Supergirl' by Michael Sta. Maria

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Batman Returns (1992) dir. Tim Burton

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These images from J. Michael Straczynski's Rising Stars gestures in the same direction I was gesturing with that Aquaman post- there's a really interesting archetype in superpower fiction consisting of characters who "Step Outside" in the way described here. Superhumans who remove themselves from society- not in a "kneel before me" way, but simply out of recognizing that participating in society in a conventional manner offers them significantly less than it does an average person (though not nothing- insert that MP100 monologue about "can you make a soda can.") Libertarians who fuck off to the moon and carve a Gadsen snake visible from earth, that kind of guy.

Invincible featured the title character gradually sliding into something adjacent to this as he realized that he was just sort of going through the motions by attending college and so on, when his girlfriend can wish a house into existence and the Cecil throws money at him to do stuff he'd do for free. The entire main cast of The Power Fantasy is doing something like this- you're most likely in no danger if you see one of the Superpowers walking down the street but most of them probably haven't paid for a meal in years (unless they insist on paying, which wraps back around to having the same dynamic as not paying.) Superman yo-yos on the topic of how accountable he makes himself to human governments, but I strongly doubt he got a permit for that fuckoff-huge fortress in the arctic. And so on. Obviously not all superhumans can get away with this- Spider-Man is held back from becoming a full-time bank robber by way more than just his conscience. But whether they could get away with this is a great characterization question to ask of any superhuman, and it's a door you can't really close once it's open- any decision they do make from that point forward will be implicitly contrasted against their everpresent option to just Hit Da Bricks.

[nitpickrider]

Jesus, Booster what pissed in your coffee this morning. Action Comics 594

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I WILL FIND HIM. MAN OF STEEL (2013)

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"Ready for another night of using my vast wealth to cosplay as the Ultimate Cop while the city decays under late-stage capitalism, Alfred?"

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Daredevil by Michael Avon Oeming

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Texts From Superheroes

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Jackson Bostwick and Michael Gray - Shazam! (1974)

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Hi So What Do You Think Of Hero How Try To Make Money Off Of Being Heros Like Booter Gold?

or Hero Hoe Are Sponsored Or Work Under BIG Corporations Like LexCorp?

Those are really two different things so I'm going to answer the specific examples and then put my wrote philosophy at the end.

(Captured on the side of a bus, some years ago during my commute to class)

It's easy to call Booster Gold a clown, when he's hocking his cereal, or his lifestyle brand, or his collectable watches or this or that. It's distasteful. It makes us not want to trust him. We assume that his heroism is suspect, that he must "only" be in it for the cash to lower himself like this.

And yet

(Iconic photo of the JLI after being granted their charter by the United Nation) Here he also is, standing among the heroes he would become a common sight beside. The Justice League International. And yes, the JLI got up to a lot of hi-jinks. But they were still the Justice League. And there he is.

And since, has he ever failed to man the battlements when the lights got dim and the skies turned red and our heroes stood shoulder to shoulder it our defense? Would the people whose lives he's saved tell you they're less grateful because he puts his grinning mug on a box of cereal?

Booster has earned the right to stand tall, puff out his chest and say he is at least owed our benefit of the doubt.

As for your SECOND example, I assume you are specifically referring to...

(Publicity short of "Infinity Inc" released by Lex Corp upon their debut)

"Infinity Inc". Well given my profession and expertise you can assume my opinion. Not only are their rights to the name shady to the 10th degree, using legal loopholes to buy up the Pemberton Estate when, like all estates of Golden Age heroes, it was meant to be held in trust for the next generation of heroes and Pemberton's heirs. And the stunt that they pulled egging on a confrontation by mask-jacking Jennie-Hayden before her body was even cold.

And their conduct was aired out for the light of day when the team spectacularly imploded during a conflict with the Titans and Steel, where it turned out to be ANOTHER petty, spiteful vanity project at the hands of Lex Luthor.

Look, here's the rub. A hero's actions speak louder than their words, even if those words are tacky ad reads.

Booster Gold needs to make a living and this is how he has chosen to do that. When the chips are down, he leaves his blood on the street.

"Infinity Inc" turned tail and ran during Black Adam's rampage in Bialya and fought the real heroes when they were called on their conduct.

I can't make it any clearer than that.

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Sabretooth!

1st slide is by Jim Lee.

2nd slide is by the Hildebrandt brothers.

3rd slide is by Dimitri Patelis.

4th slide is by Mark Texeira.

5th slide is by Michael Bair.

6th slide is by Joe Jusko.

#sabretooth #xmen #90s #joejusko #hildebrant #jimlee #dimitripatelis #marktexeira #michaelbair

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Actors were told to DROP THE ACCENTS for X-Men: First Class! 🗣️

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Batman (1989) dir. Tim Burton