META: Comic Book Tropes You Loathe

[Andrew Burton]

Andrew Perron wrote:
> What's your least favorite aspect of modern comic book stories, the stuff you
> actively try to avoid in your own work?

I have two:

1. Wangst.  "My spider powers have ruined my life, what good are they?"

2. Stupid disuse of powers.  "If only my eco-friendly, dissolving 
polymer that can hold up tons of material was good for something besides 
playing Tarzan."

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Andrew Burton
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