Or worse, like 2099, a cyberpunk-style hellscape where megacorporations took over the world and perverted the legacy of those heroes with the intent...
And hell, I'm still somewhat haunted by Ed Brubaker's handling of it, that a dying Vanessa Fisk manipulated them both into a position where they'd be...
Hmm, a valid point there. He's probably a lot more subdued because he hasn't been a superhero for at least half his adolescence and most of his adult...