Hulk---simpler definitions on anything really is the way to go
your definition seems to nail it nicely
and the rest of the stuff you said about a hero and villain's parallel
to humanity's moral compass/spectrum rings dead on to me as well
THATS why I've become a deeply interested superhero fan over the last
18 years or so
Specifically, a fan of Superman as an icon defined a lot by his various morals
most poignantly, for me, his code against killing at all costs
but many superheroes and villains fill in other niches as well
Just for one example I find the Joker's fascination with chaos and
(to a lesser extent) lack of emapthy to be intriguing as far as villains go
It seems the Joker really embodies alot of evil to me, the black to
Superman's white----they may not normally go up against
each other in the comics etc., but as far as DC & Marvel characters
go----they are my favorites because of the whole moral icon thing
your definition seems to nail it nicely
and the rest of the stuff you said about a hero and villain's parallel
to humanity's moral compass/spectrum rings dead on to me as well
THATS why I've become a deeply interested superhero fan over the last
18 years or so
Specifically, a fan of Superman as an icon defined a lot by his various morals
most poignantly, for me, his code against killing at all costs
but many superheroes and villains fill in other niches as well
Just for one example I find the Joker's fascination with chaos and
(to a lesser extent) lack of emapthy to be intriguing as far as villains go
It seems the Joker really embodies alot of evil to me, the black to
Superman's white----they may not normally go up against
each other in the comics etc., but as far as DC & Marvel characters
go----they are my favorites because of the whole moral icon thing
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