>> Or, deliberately, closely mirror both advantages and disadvantages. For example, if I had someone with your Danso's ability to manipulate powers, I'd make them near the same age (15-18), but of a slightly different background, or maybe with a single supportive adult when everything else went to blazes, and then /deliberately tell/ the story of how they react differently to the same kinds of powers. <<
Well, we've got Danja who has a single facet of Danso's much broader talent. What about loosening the belt another notch, to someone with Average (0) Energy Manipulation? Danso would be better as his own subcategory, but the other person would be more versatile. This could be someone Danso meets at school, or in the teen parent support group, etc. It might be interesting for him to have a friend who is white, middle class, had everything -- and then developed superpowers that kicked him to the bottom of the social pyramid has no ever-living idea how to cope with that.
>> Erik and Charles in Marvel, IF instead of being a WW2 camp survivor, oppressed Jewish person et cetera, et cetera, Erik had also been a wealthy boy who attended all the best schools and graduated Oxford the way others expect to go to the movies: as a matter of course so obvious it's barely worth mentioning. <<
*chuckle* So, so many jokes about "You TOLD me I should marry a nice doctor, nu? Charles is nice, and he has a doctorate."
Also, I'm toying with another aspect of the Charles/Erik divergence across ethical boundaries, whether to fight violence with violence or with peace. Totally different characters but same core conflict, and queerplatonic affinity.
>> Then, the writer can play off personality versus experience, social rejection versus personal integrity. I think it highlights those kinds of stories in more powerful, more intimate ways... <<
I agree. It's really interesting to see how people diverge.
>> but Marvel can't even get She-Hulk's movie a decent freaking writer, so don't expect those stories from mainstream comics for a long, long time. <<
Well, stuff 'em. If they want to leave huge areas of the market open for other folks to develop, I can work with that. I may not have a Tony-Stark-sized development budget, but I can write fast and I have fans who like to buy my stuff. Maybe someday an artist or film student will fall in love with it, and more will happen.
Re: Disability and superheroes
Well, we've got Danja who has a single facet of Danso's much broader talent. What about loosening the belt another notch, to someone with Average (0) Energy Manipulation? Danso would be better as his own subcategory, but the other person would be more versatile. This could be someone Danso meets at school, or in the teen parent support group, etc. It might be interesting for him to have a friend who is white, middle class, had everything -- and then developed superpowers that kicked him to the bottom of the social pyramid has no ever-living idea how to cope with that.
>> Erik and Charles in Marvel, IF instead of being a WW2 camp survivor, oppressed Jewish person et cetera, et cetera, Erik had also been a wealthy boy who attended all the best schools and graduated Oxford the way others expect to go to the movies: as a matter of course so obvious it's barely worth mentioning. <<
*chuckle* So, so many jokes about "You TOLD me I should marry a nice doctor, nu? Charles is nice, and he has a doctorate."
Also, I'm toying with another aspect of the Charles/Erik divergence across ethical boundaries, whether to fight violence with violence or with peace. Totally different characters but same core conflict, and queerplatonic affinity.
>> Then, the writer can play off personality versus experience, social rejection versus personal integrity. I think it highlights those kinds of stories in more powerful, more intimate ways... <<
I agree. It's really interesting to see how people diverge.
>> but Marvel can't even get She-Hulk's movie a decent freaking writer, so don't expect those stories from mainstream comics for a long, long time. <<
Well, stuff 'em. If they want to leave huge areas of the market open for other folks to develop, I can work with that. I may not have a Tony-Stark-sized development budget, but I can write fast and I have fans who like to buy my stuff. Maybe someday an artist or film student will fall in love with it, and more will happen.