• Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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    8 months ago

    Spiderman is relatable because he has trouble balancing being a hero and being a person

    Maybe Sabra feels relatable to Israelis because her costume elicits feelings of nationalism.

    I mean honestly there really aren't a lot of famous heroes whose costumes reflect the flag of a nation; outside of Captain America no one else comes to mind.

    • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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      8 months ago

      There are Captain [country]s for many countries, and there was a comic series about the [obviously spoooky] Chinese Avengers

      • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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        8 months ago

        Huh, admittedly I didn't know that. I primarily read fantastic four, x-men, avengers, gen x, DC stuff, and spider-man; but the marvel universe is admittedly pretty huge.

        • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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          8 months ago

          I mostly see the other Captains used for jokes, admittedly.

          Regarding Chinese Avengers, I think there might actually be multiple. Here is one group:

          https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/People%27s_Defense_Force_(China)_(Earth-616)

          And another:

          https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/People%27s_Defense_Force_(China)_(Earth-616)

          Ah, my bad, the group I was thinking of was actually a DC one:

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Ten

          I had to sift through some real brainrot to find this (there are more), so check out at least the last one. It is, at the very least, interesting, though I think it's obviously mainly informed by orientalist xenophobia.

        • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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          8 months ago

          I only know about Captain Mexico due to Marvel Zombies. It was some serious edgelord shit, but killing off the important characters allowed others (such as Morbius) to shine.