Quote Originally Posted by XPac View Post
I think that's overthinking it.

In fiction, the POV character is usually the good guy and usually right. And in comics, it just so happens that super heroes happen to be the POV characters.
Exactly. Star Wars. Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter. We can go on and on with the examples. Same thing, all of it, re: The Hero's Journey™. And the hero's journey is the basic model for most modern storytelling. Starting all the way back with Beowulf and The Odyssey.

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