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“Marvel heroes always have tragic origins as opposed to DC, where you just show up as an Ancient Greek princess and okay cool.”
“There’s Superman’s origin story.”
“Okay so pogroms wipe out his schtetl, and his folks send him to America where he tries to pass as white.”
“There’s Batman. He’s like MY PARENTS ARE DEAD AND ALSO I HATE BATS SO I DRESS AS ONE.”
“He does it cause other people hate bats. He’s cool with bats...”
“... like you check his Batphone and it’s all full of photos of bats sleeping or eating with little heart stickers. I think it’s Batman Year One where he realizes the kigu doesn’t scare criminals so he swaps fetishes and goes for vinyl instead.”