Civilian Casualties in DC Crises

[Timothy Hunter]

It's standard fare for mass destruction to happen in an event comic, but very rarely is the human cost of those disasters discussed.

Do you think that the catastrophes in the DC Universe lead to minimal loss of life due to the interventions of superheroes or is there a large death toll behind the scenes?

[marshal88]

gotham got it the worse , from the plague which killed millions in contagion was then swiftly followed by a massive 7.6 earthuake in Cataclysm that make gotham city a waste land of death and destruction.

[Laufeyson]

I think because of how the DC Universe works, the casualties are often ignored for the glory of heroes. But, if Contagion, No Man Land, and Cataclysm are points then the intervention of heroes lessen the damage done in the event although I'm sure that there is still a huge large death toll behind the scene like in Final Crisis and those three events that I just mentioned.

[achilles]

Don't forget Coast City; that led to a major story. And....sorry for bringing this one up; try not to let it hurt your brain....but Amazon's Attack actually showed numerous civilians being murdered by sundry Amazons, kids too. Which sort of totally ruined the Amazons for me especially since there did seem to be almost no consequences for their actions. Basically, DC seems to like to kill civilians in massive numbers without any particular feeling that there was a sense of loss or any sorrow or even consequences for those who did the deeds, or the survivors.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

There was a recent event a few years ago (the name eludes me) where Atlanteans flooded vast swaths of the globe and millions appear to have been drowned. I don’t recall any repercussions for them either.

[superduperman]

I hate to say it but what happened in the MOS movie is probably the norm with these things. After about three MOS, the government would probably outlaw superbeings.

[achilles]

There was a recent event a few years ago (the name eludes me) where Atlanteans flooded vast swaths of the globe and millions appear to have been drowned. I don’t recall any repercussions for them either.

Flashpoint?