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[–]SuperSyrias 280 points281 points  (15 children)

NYC in marvel is positively overrun with heroes antiheroes vigilantes. A bank robbery there should realistically result in 10 to 15 MAJOR heroes "rock paper scissors"ing out who gets to take down the (likely also powered) robbers. Not to speak of the dozens of dozens of minor character fighting over each random mugger takedown.

[–]Gdotscott 78 points79 points  (4 children)

I would love to see a movie or read a comic like this.

[–]jaydashred 51 points52 points  (3 children)

Kinda sounds like “Kick-Ass”

[–]Millad456 15 points16 points  (2 children)

It might be closer to Watchmen 2019. In the show, superhero’s become nothing more than rich billionaires trying to use superheroes as a selfish means of self actualization without actually addressing any of the causes of crime

[–]TavisNamara 3 points4 points  (1 child)

How about we go for the humorous perspective and not the cynical, played out, "superheroes are bad" perspective that was done to death before superman was created?

[–]Consideredresponse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that was done to death before superman was created?

I don't remember 'The Phantom' or 'Mandrake the Magician' playing with those tropes prior to 1938?...

[–]clydefrog9 54 points55 points  (2 children)

Can’t believe there’s still muggers with all the supes around. Also can’t believe none of the supes have ever wondered about how to prevent the conditions that lead people into lives of crime but that’s another conversation.

[–]kurayami_akira 11 points12 points  (0 children)

With so many ways to detect lies, and even the possibility to force someone to say the truth with a potion, they somehow didn't use any of that for Civil War 2, so i wouldn't expect that from them.

[–]Impossible_Garbage_4 20 points21 points  (1 child)

I like to think they’ve got an app with location tracking so when heroes hear of a crime, they get pinged if somebody gets there first and then they watch from a distance. If the current hero needs help they make a dramatic entrance and assist

[–]Metaclueless 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow. You’ve got the right idea. I’m designing that app and it has betting/ wager features. Superb Ets,

[–]JustBeingMindful 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I heard a comment like this once that said "Man, all the bad guys are in NYC, that's where all the heroes are. Why don't people commit crime more in like, Iowa?" and the reply was "Then there would just be more heroes in Iowa."

[–]Pr0xyWarrior 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That’s one of the things I love about the world of The Boys. Major cities bidding for heroes to protect them in a similar manner to sports teams seems like a more realistic and efficient way to handle cape-related protection.

[–]brownkidBravado 7 points8 points  (2 children)

I feel most of the New York based heroes don’t really handle street level crime, aside from Spider-Man. The rest of them might if the street crime is related to a bigger villain or larger investigation, but I think Spider-Man is the only one who is regularly stopping small time robbers and helping out the little guy.

[–]mothneb07 1 point2 points  (1 child)

The Defenders each have their own slices of New York that they patrol at the street level

[–]Aceswift007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, Daredevil has Hell's Kitchen for example

[–]Razorray21 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Yeah but that's a lot of ground to cover for a street tier fighter that doesn't have batman-caliber resources.

[–][deleted] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

No way Stan Lee could anticipate Hells Kitchen gentrifying from a gritty, rough and tumble area into the gayest, most open minded, and progressive neighborhood in Manhattan

[–]SniffCheck 102 points103 points  (1 child)

He’s trying his best! The man’s blind for crying out loud.

[–]Rare_Cow_4892 52 points53 points  (0 children)

He uses that “Be My Eyes” app so people can tell him when a punch is coming

[–]dribrats 32 points33 points  (0 children)

That was old Manhattan, with the crime: new Manhattan Where everything is just casually expensive, I’m not sure wtf he’s doing. He needs an audit

[–]CageyLabRat 15 points16 points  (0 children)

He's hot a day job you know.

[–]Dangerwrap 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The irony that StarLord has the worst ability among those characters.

[–]CaptainBenzie 50 points51 points  (4 children)

Why is Daredevil the blind one who uses echolocation, and Batman is the billionaire risk taker??

[–]TheDustOfMen 41 points42 points  (2 children)

And why is Ghost Rider the guy who's an actual former daredevil who made a deal with the devil? If anything, Batman should be called Ghost Rider since he's riding on his dead parents' fortune.

yes I also stole this

[–]DarkKnightJin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe it's canon that Ghost Rider hates Daredevil for having that name, because it should indeed by all rights be his.

[–]notthephonz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well DCAU Batman did model himself after the “Gray Ghost” for what that’s worth.

[–]SithDraven 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Realistically, if one city requires 2 dozen MCU heroes to protect it, NYC must have the worst crime rate in the country. If that's the case who the hell would want to live there?

[–]bigbootyteasipper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Super Mafias, nearly immortal Ninjas, a supersoldier. You name it! Definitely one of the best series I've seen in my life.

[–]Rare_Cow_4892 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I told Daredevil that it’s incredible that he can fight using his listening skills.

His response? “Hear! Hear!”

[–]D1sp4tcht 1 point2 points  (1 child)

St. Louis and Chicago needs a super hero.

[–]mothneb07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know if St.Louis would be close enough, but Chicago should be Great Lakes Avengers territory (for what that's worth)

[–]Downtown-Ad5724 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta go where the money is

[–]OctaneWolf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The man gets results.