tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post6427005962612619855..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: The World's Fastest MouthComicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-24419877216728863682014-08-23T21:38:45.410-04:002014-08-23T21:38:45.410-04:00I can't quite sign on with your personalities/...I can't quite sign on with your personalities/powers theory, Anon; for instance, Thor's personality is as confrontational and quick to anger as that of any <i>other</i> Asgardian (good heavens, have you <i>met</i> Odin? :) ), and I would categorize young Peter Parker as introverted rather than "creepy" (though in either case, I think it's safe to say that a radioactive spider was more responsible for the type of power he ended up with than any aspect of his personality). Also, Sue Storm began <a href="http://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-shall-now-render-you-invisible-oops.html" rel="nofollow">manifesting her force field</a> well before she gained the confidence and strength of character you describe. That said, you're not the first to think along these lines--even a few of Marvel's scripters have floated this theory from time to time.<br /><br />In <a href="http://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2012/08/running-in-place.html" rel="nofollow">another post</a>, though, I elaborate a little more on why I feel Quicksilver tends to overplay his hand in battle, reasons which have more to do with the nature of his power rather than any influence of his personality.<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-67095202659727080392014-08-23T18:39:22.431-04:002014-08-23T18:39:22.431-04:00Although I love your posts in general, I think you...Although I love your posts in general, I think you're missing the point with Quicksilver.<br /><br />Pietro is quick-tempered and jumps to conclusions, so of course he manifests superspeed powers.<br /><br />In Marvel, personalities and powers tend to line up: the flexible and intellectually far-reaching Reed Richards ends up with super-elasticity, the hotheaded but attention-loving ("flaming") Sunfire & The Human Torch both end up with fire powers, creative yet misunderstood as "creepy" Peter Parker becomes Spider-Man, often "stormy" Thor has the powers of the storm, as a shy girl Susan Storm disappears into the background literally while as Susan Storm-Richards, a confident woman with unseen strengths most people never seem coming, she is now best known for her invisible forcefield, etc. (Yes, I know there are more than a few exceptions, particularly among the more recent creations.)<br /><br />And five of the more dourly quick-tempered, recklessly hasty Marvel heroes -- the aforementioned Quicksilver, his nephew Speed, the villain Speed Demon, and Alpha Flight's own Aurora and Northstar -- all end up with superspeed powers.<br /><br />You'll notice the more even-tempered speedsters, such as Whizzer and Spitfire from World War II and Makkari of the Eternals, don't seem to get knocked out that often, and they use their powers with far more tactical consideration most of the time.<br /><br />So it's not really that unrealistic that Quicksilver ends up losing so often; it's part of the Marvel theme that personality matters more than powers such that people who are too quick to judge and rush in hastily will end up repeatedly humbled whether they have superpowers or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com