The answer is no.Many characters are inspired in fiction.Akira was inspired by Journey To The West,Monkey King, and Superman to create DBZ.Just like Superman creators were inspired by Tarzan (Mostly),John Carter, Gladaitor,and Dr.Savage.Tarzan was once called Superman by Jane Porter in 1912 pulp novel called Tarzan of the Apes.Edgar Rice Burroughs influenced the creators of superman.Edgar Rice Burroughs is the one who wrote Tarzan and John Carter.Superman and Tarzan simaraties.Both Superman and Tarzan are raised by adoptive parents.They are both orphans from a distant land. TARZAN IS SUPERIOR TO APES,JUST LIKE SUPERMAN IS SUPERIOR TO HUMANS.BOTH HAVE LOVE INTERESTS Lois/Jane.Not mention both wear iconic and unusual clothing.I can go on about this.For example the movie avatar by James Cameron is Superman reverse.I copy and pasted from a websiteBurroughs is one of the founding fathers of the modern superhero (and superhero merchandising), and his work directly inspired comics creators like Lee & Kirby and Siegel & Shuster. Cameron's Jake Sully is not only a future-tech reincarnation (or 'avatar') of Burroughs' heroes like John Carter and Tarzan, he's as much of an evolution away from Siegel and Shuster's Superman as Superman was from characters like Tarzan. In many ways, Sully is Superman in reverse:
• Superman was the powerful alien who came to Earth from his dying planet and takes on the identity of a meek and mild mannered reporter (a geek in other words).
• But Jake Sully is the disabled Earthman who travels to a planet filled with powerful aliens and takes on the identity of a fierce alien warrior.
• His Lois Lane is a fierce alien warrior princess and his Jimmy Olsen is an excitable Earth-geek in Pandoran drag. His Jor-El mentor figure is Sigourney Weaver, who herself is playing the reverse of her Ripley character from the Aliens films.
• Avatar's Lex Luthor (Colonel Quaritch) is similar in motivation to Grant Morrison's take - world domination is his right and privilege and Sully/Superman is an alien interloper (or worse, a race traitor) standing in his way. Like Luthor and Superman they start off as allies.
• As a bonus, maybe you can toss in Selfridge (pronounced "self-rich") as Sully's Perry White (or better yet, his J. Jonah Jameson).sourceThe Secret Sun: Avatar, or Superman in Reverse. Just like Darth Vader is inspired by Dr.Doom,the relationship between Darth Vader/Luke is taken from Darkseid/ORION relationship. NOT mention Inception is inspired by the anime Paprika.Matrix is inspired by Ghost In Shell. FICTION IS LIKE A TREE,ALWAYS A NEW BRANCH IS CREATED.For more superman inspirations vist here.Other heroes and their possible influence on Superman.Here is anotherhttp://screenrant.com/best-comic-book-villains-real-life-inspiration/
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