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But, of course, they're not pushing their beliefs on him. They don't give a fuck what he does, since he's a grown man.

That's the real reason his mother was furious, too. It's like bringing a fucking cheeseburger to a Seder that your orthodox cousins are hosting.

His parents know he's not religious, though!

He pretty clearly ordered it to make a point and piss them off.

Not a denial of being 17.

I do. But I think "Superman is really hard to wrte" is a better way to explain that than "Superman is boring."

And that's exactly why "Superman is corrupted by power" is the single most boring and unimaginative story to tell about him.

Morrison/Whedon/Ellis/Fraction/Gillen, and even Bendis. get that.

The other thing to account for is that, while Logan's a ronin/loner who lives solely upon a personal code, Cyke's the leader of a race on the brink of extinction, and as such can't afford the luxury of morality.

Or you tell a story rooted in internal, rather than external, conflict where the question isn't "can he punch him hard enough" but rather "What should I do?"

Well…a Phoenix host could literally rip him apart at the cellular level by thinking about it.

Battles? Invest in some Charisma, Intelligence and Wisdom, man!

PST is the best.

That could be dope.

Alert CD Projekt RED!

I could see it like the non-lethal/stealth approach in Deus Ex.

This is all true, if the writer is bad at telling stories.

"If you knew how you were loved, not one of you would raise a hand in rage again."

I said it in the last article, and I'll say it again:

Hah, I enjoy your Cartesian proof of the existence of "Goodness"!