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I think I dislike Marvel Comics
13 years ago
After the event comic “Civil War”, I have become less interested in their comics. I want to point out that I don’t hate marvel and I know that there will be good and bad comics in any comic book company. However, I would like to point out what I personally don’t like about the Marvel Universe.
The “Civilians turn on their heroes” Trope
This is my biggest turn off when it comes to not only Marvel Comics but any comics in general. You see it really pisses me off when people who are saved by superheroes act either ungrateful or just down right hostile towards them. I get that not everyone shows gratitude and that you can’t please everyone, but that’s not an excuse. Spider-man has been saving people like James Johan Jameson for years and what is his reward? He labeled as a criminal by the police while the Daily Bugle would paint him as a menace. Spider-man may have gotten some respect after the events of “Spider Island”, but JJ Jameson still hates spider-man. One other thing, why are the x-men still feared and hated by humanity? I mean the X-men have saved the world by themselves and yet people still see them as freaks and would plot to have their kind destroyed. The X-men were created to relate to people who had to endure prejudice and hatred themselves and while there’s still intolerance in the world, we live in a century where practically everyone who is black, gay or etc. are treated with respect in most countries. Because Marvel likes using real world matters into their comics, why can’t we have stories x-men have finally achieved their goal to co-exist with humanity, but they have to fight harder to keep that dream alive. In my opinion when a character shows little to no gratitude after saving them, you just don’t care about them. There are stories in comics where heroes are hated and feared, but in the end you care about the supporting characters. For Example, In the Justice League comic “The Nail”, superheroes were hated and distrusted due to xenophobia. In one scene, Hawk-girl flies in a burning building to save some kids. The police try to arrest her, but the parents of the children as well as the rest of the community stand up for her. This is why I like DC because even when DC superheroes are hated and feared just like the x-men, when a super hero save a life; people can and will show gratitude for their good deeds despite who they are or what they are. But NO. In the Marvel Universe, instead of being grateful, someone would rather point out their faults and makes excuses to not have to acknowledge that he or she is alive because of a superhero. Do other people hate it when heroes are treated like this?
Oh and by the way Ultimate Spider-man sucks. It’s obnoxious, annoying, the comedy is all over the place with those stupid two second gags, half of our protagonists are unlikeable (Yes I will give out names and they are White Tiger, Nova and Spider-man) and it feels like this show deliberately insults your intelligence. They want this show to be like Teen Titans, but it doesn’t work. To be fair, the animation is nice and the action scenes are good. But you know if they town down the humor then this show would be awesome. That’s just my opinion.
The “Civilians turn on their heroes” Trope
This is my biggest turn off when it comes to not only Marvel Comics but any comics in general. You see it really pisses me off when people who are saved by superheroes act either ungrateful or just down right hostile towards them. I get that not everyone shows gratitude and that you can’t please everyone, but that’s not an excuse. Spider-man has been saving people like James Johan Jameson for years and what is his reward? He labeled as a criminal by the police while the Daily Bugle would paint him as a menace. Spider-man may have gotten some respect after the events of “Spider Island”, but JJ Jameson still hates spider-man. One other thing, why are the x-men still feared and hated by humanity? I mean the X-men have saved the world by themselves and yet people still see them as freaks and would plot to have their kind destroyed. The X-men were created to relate to people who had to endure prejudice and hatred themselves and while there’s still intolerance in the world, we live in a century where practically everyone who is black, gay or etc. are treated with respect in most countries. Because Marvel likes using real world matters into their comics, why can’t we have stories x-men have finally achieved their goal to co-exist with humanity, but they have to fight harder to keep that dream alive. In my opinion when a character shows little to no gratitude after saving them, you just don’t care about them. There are stories in comics where heroes are hated and feared, but in the end you care about the supporting characters. For Example, In the Justice League comic “The Nail”, superheroes were hated and distrusted due to xenophobia. In one scene, Hawk-girl flies in a burning building to save some kids. The police try to arrest her, but the parents of the children as well as the rest of the community stand up for her. This is why I like DC because even when DC superheroes are hated and feared just like the x-men, when a super hero save a life; people can and will show gratitude for their good deeds despite who they are or what they are. But NO. In the Marvel Universe, instead of being grateful, someone would rather point out their faults and makes excuses to not have to acknowledge that he or she is alive because of a superhero. Do other people hate it when heroes are treated like this?
Oh and by the way Ultimate Spider-man sucks. It’s obnoxious, annoying, the comedy is all over the place with those stupid two second gags, half of our protagonists are unlikeable (Yes I will give out names and they are White Tiger, Nova and Spider-man) and it feels like this show deliberately insults your intelligence. They want this show to be like Teen Titans, but it doesn’t work. To be fair, the animation is nice and the action scenes are good. But you know if they town down the humor then this show would be awesome. That’s just my opinion.
I personally don't bother with most mainstream Marvel because of these kinds of things and how they pop up more than I like. I try to stick with cosmic stories when I can. They tend to much better and a lot more fun. Sadly cosmic Marvel has been up in the air for a while.
Oh, and as a Nova fan, Ultimate Nova is an insult to the real deal. X3
Careful, mild spoilers ahead:
"Thank you so much Mr Brock for saving Manhattan! Here's your gun... What? You'd like a home and a job too now you don't have what gave you power to fight crime anymore? Hahaha, what a joker you are! *shoulder tap*"
The Secret Invasion ending was the worst for me.
They made Norman Osborn President of everything.
They. Made. Norman. F*cking. Osborn. President. Of. Everything.
Why? Because he killed the big bad of the story with the special rifle, of course! Forget Thor preventing the Wasp from destroying everyone! Forget all those heroes siding together to protect mankind! Forget everything else! Norman Osborn shot the big bad despite everyone going for the beatdown! Make him the big boss of the planet! Surely, we certainly know he's one of the most evil villains around, but who cares? Nothing wrong would happen, right? RIGHT? Oh, and despite the fact everyone saw it was a fake who did all of this, keep hating Spider-Woman! Because, why not?