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2008
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Well, I see your point, as there are no comic books or TV shows about people acting heroic in a manner acceptable to society. No cop shows, no fireman shows, no brave doctor shows, no comic books about self-sacrificing heroes with capes, no comic books about young people making moral decisions about the power they wield …
This is the point I’m making — Destiny isn’t a hero, she’s a protagonist. She is despicable, yet self-justifying. To write the villain as if she’s a hero in order to explore that dichotomy, and to invite the wrath of people like yourself — whose opinion is in the majority, by the way — is a bold choice. Whether you agree with it or not.
It’s not a bold choice to do something that we’ve seen again and again, especially something that’s hardly going to call down any “wrath” (calling disapproval of a comic’s scripting “wrath” seems a bit overblown, but perhaps that’s why you enjoyed this comic more than I did). You said it yourself; she’s despicable. If that’s your cup of bile, you’re welcome to it. More power to you. It’s not mine, though.