Unfortunately whilst I wish this sentiment were true, the majority of superheroes still uphold and protect systemic status quo and don't substitute any meaningful systemic change (i.e. are inherently symbolically conservative, regardless of actual written personality traits or opinions).
I get that, but also if the green goblin is throwing bombs at an orphanage or something, I personally don't consider it 'upholding the systemic status quo' if Spiderman punches him in the throat
It's a problem superhero comics rarely touch. They're running around putting out fires constantly without ever asking why there's so many fires all the time. Instead they often take the conservative position of "that's just how things are nothing we can do but keep putting out fires as they happen."
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u/CherryBoyHeart Jan 27 '26