Originally Posted by
Le Messor
No, I'm sure you didn't, but they often seem to end up that way, don't they? I mean, I wouldn't go as far as 'arrogant' - especially since, as you point out, they can back up their boasts... but I don't always feel like 'my' characters have to be the centre of the universe. I don't always feel like they have to be the best there is at what they do.
As long as they get the job done.
Frankly, I relate better to clumsy people who are up the back and don't feel like the world revolves around them.
I noticed particularly in the Infinity story where they fought Her; at least two of the crossover books I read had one character who was 'the only one who really knew what was going on' (which wasn't particularly obscure in the first place). Ours was one of the villains... Karcass?
I soon realised it was an attempt to manipulate us - readers of this small book could feel proud of their characters, making us want to buy more comics.
It was one thing I could never quite stand about Claremont's writing; all his characters were 'the best' (again, a vague, undefined term in the context).