META/PRECOGS: Something to Think About
Tom Russell
milos_parker at yahoo.com
Sat Jan 30 18:25:46 PST 2010
I understand where you're coming from, Andrew. In fact, I would argue
that the superhero genre itself (as opposed to the Bronze Age/Post-
modern anti-superhero genre) is about people making a difference, with
or without powers. Not dominating, but inspiring and discovering--
it's why I think it's a primarily optimistic genre.
(Which doesn't mean that the genre can't deal with unintended
consequences or dark material-- darkness deepens and inspires. But
there's a world of difference between optimism and knee-jerk
adolescent cynicism.)
==Tom, an optimist.
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