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    What is the appeal of a grim and realistic Superman?

    I think the issue, Racecarlock, is that Superman's main enemy isn't Lex Luthor or Brainiac. It's boring his readers or audience to tears. Usually. The reason usually cited is that his power level makes most conflicts irrelevant. The result of this is that writers struggle to make the character...
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    What is the appeal of a grim and realistic Superman?

    I think the appeal of a "dark and gritty" Superman is an answer to every power fantasy that comics have both excelled in and been lambasted for since they first hit the streets. While Superman is a god, he has never been portrayed as able to stop all crimes at all times. While he is a paragon of...
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    Study "Strongly" Links Gaming With Kids' Poor Attention Spans

    It seems like many of you did not read the article. The researcher specifically says he does not think gaming causes the attention problems. He says there is a correlation and that there is a possibility that gaming may exacerbate existing attention problems. As someone else pointed out it's...