@gokuwarrior said:
@sc:gail simone doesn't think that thor or hulk can beat superman and wonder woman,and who cares what some writters think?,superman has had better feats than thor and hulk all his career that is a fact that matters more than the oppinion of some writters,pre 52 wonder woman also has the feats to prove she can beat hulk,feats speak by themselves.
Well first you make an assertion about a writer and then after you make that claim you make another assertion (if its a rhetorical question) that dismisses any counter claim or argument to your first claim but that also renders your very own first assertion moot. Usually people who do this aren't interested in facts or the truth, only spreading their own beliefs around as fact, can you see what I mean by this?
Example - "well your wrong, and even if your right your wrong because what you said doesn't matter anyway because your wrong" thats the basic structure you offer. Thats fair for an opinion.
The reason why what some writers think and say is because "feats" in comics will always be subjective and open to interpretation. Another common name for writers opinions and thoughts is Word of God. In fictional settings like Marvel and DC this is a more complicated arrangement than say Harry Potter, but writers are by virtue of being actual and real, can by virtue of that can provide objective evidence and values about fictional settings and reality. This is why publishers, writers and editors decide what is canon and in continuity and not Captain America or Batman. Naturally. Since there are multiple creators, writers, artists, editors, aren't really many of them whose sole word dictates all creative decisions, more than that consistency among all those creative decisions isn't a priority, producing comics that sell is, which actually means an increased likelihood of discrepancies and inconsistencies. This is why most writers tend to preface their answers to questions about fiction a certain way because anonymous fans online might feel okay with thinking other posters are stupid for not believing in feats that "prove" Silver Surfer destroys Superman, but if Greg Pak told Grant Morrison that he was stupid for having Superman not destroyed by Silver Surfer in a cross over he would be laughed out of the comic industry.
I am not trying to change your mind, but I hope you realize you can't change my mind, because my standards of evidence are much higher, "feats" aren't enough for me, "feats" by definition are subjective and inconsistent, most of the writers writing these "feats" roll their eyes at comic fans who carry on about "feats" solely without realizing the whole fictional aspect to all this. No fictional character has to prove anything to sell the idea they can beat another fictional character for example, its fictional. Can isn't a good word to use in fiction, anything can happen by default. A more accurate way of terming what I think you mean, is that "XYZ character has acquired through various stories a credibility accomplished by their in story actions and demonstrations to pose a bigger threat to another character who also has an established history and consistency as far as accomplishments" and that "XYZ character, based on their history, actions, demonstrations and feats of ability, should based on those things, be written as superior to character BBQ if those two characters were to come to conflict, and oppose each other physically" - isn't no can in fiction, its more like how and why and how consistent/inconsistent is this with other stories.
Short version you care about "feats" and believe they are credible enough to form conclusions on yeah? To me, feats are a quarter of the equation alongside fictional aspects and the ability to be objective and the ability to be skeptical. Hope that helps, take care.
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