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Last edited by Agent Z; 09-16-2021 at 01:44 AM.
Would you want paid superheroes?
For me it depends on how it is handled.
Yes, I've always been a fan of the idea. I never really thought it was fair to expect heroes to hold down a full time a job on top of trying to be a hero. Not everyone can own a business, be born into money or be a prodigy.
Reading List (Super behind but reading them nonetheless):
DC: Currently figuring that out
Marvel: Read above
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Other: The Antagonist, Something is Killing the Children, Avatar: TLAB
Manga: My Hero Academia, MHA: Vigilanties, Soul Eater: the Perfect Edition, Berserk, Hunter X Hunter, Witch Hat Atelier, Kaiju No. 8
I think membership in the Justice League comes with a monthly stipend, which helps cover the personal costs of being a super-hero. The more well off members contribute to a fund that compensates the lower income members. There are other benefits such as medical & dental, legal representation, technical support, a gas card and dry cleaning.
It depends what their moral code looks like.
If we are talking Superman than yes.
If we are saying someone amoral who just does whatever pops in their head then no.
I don't like the idea of a superhero who is working for the government.
Considering what we have seen from our government lately it doesn't inspire a lot of trust.
I can't point out why, exactly, but for some reason superheroes working on commission just seems like a terrible idea.
That said, if they existed in the real world (not the comic one where if government agencies can be massively corrupted, they will), some regulation probably wouldn't be a terrible idea. As we saw with the last president, there were at least a few that weren't willing to play his corrupt games.
Last edited by phonogram12; 09-16-2021 at 03:36 PM.
Keep in mind that you have about as much chance of changing my mind as I do of changing yours.
they said if superheroes existed in the same way they existed in the DC universe and clarified that they mean in regards to their regularity. how would that make sense if we were talking about the DC universe? what if the DC universe had superheroes like the DC universe? so no, they are talking about the real world. second, yes there are state sponsored enforces and they regularly prove why I do not trust them; ESPECIALLY in America. to act as if the way America's use of force across the board isn't a textbook example of why I wouldn't trust a state-sponsored enforcer you must have been asleep for literal centuries. the existence of people of color in the police department or the military does not negate the rampant abuses of power, systemic racism, and class warfare entrenched in and plaguing those institutions. but this ain't the board for me to break all that down for any of y'all. you can trust Homelander if you want to, I will not. I'd sooner trust the independent hero who's proven through his actions whether or not he's fighting for my human rights.
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also, check out "The Signal Tape" a Duke Thomas fan project.
currently following:
- DC: Red Hood: The Hill
- Marvel: TBD
- Manga (Shonen/Seinen): One Piece, My Hero, Dandadan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kaiju No. 8, Reincarnation of The Veteran Soldier, Oblivion Rouge, ORDEAL, The Breaker: Eternal Force
"power does not corrupt, power always reveals."
Someone will eventually start paying the villains.
Fans alway want to make life easier for the super-heroes, but it's all those complications that provide writers with problems to solve. That's what writing is all about--challenging yourself with some problem and then trying to work out how to deal with the problem in the story.
When I'd make up super-heroes in my head, finding the right job for them was one of the big things I'd obsess about. It needed to be a job that they could do and still have free time in fighting crime. Obviously, if they're super-rich, then it doesn't matter--but I would rather have characters that work at a job, with a supporting cast of characters--so there's more story potential. It can't be too easy for the super-hero, but they can't be at a job where they're on the warehouse floor with a supervisor monitoring them the whole time.
A postman is one of the best jobs--so long as the guy can sort his route and deliver his mail in record time. Both my father and brother were great at this--if they gave out Olympic medals for postal delivery, they'd win gold. They always had hours of free time, because they sorted and delivered their mail so quickly and with perfect accuracy.
If Heroes get paid, especially with taxpayer money they'll have to disclose their identities and make some of their information public.
They'll have to pay taxes and we can sue them for damages. Somebody tears up a street, destroys a car or a building they better lawyer up
well if everyone is getting paid who is a hero or a villain will be subjective
The J-man
I think they should be entitled to a living wage or stipend, but in a stringent & minimal way that prevents incentivizing unnecessary superheroics through market rewards (promotions, pay jumps, etc.). They should be governed by an independent civilian body, rather than the military or police (which are more hierarchical institutions with their own interests). So if anything controversial happens, they have to answer to that body and act within a code. There should be an annual referendum to renew their "license". In fact, this may already happen in the DCU, but superheroes are so engrained that it's probably reduced to a ribbon-cutting ceremony. (Though if it does, it probably doesn't happen in Gotham or for other street-level vigilantes since corruption seems rampant there.)