Comics, to me, are supposed to be an escape from reality. Where people drive to be better humans and are determined to pacify the people who don't. I don't know it just seems comics are too "real" now. I don't know I don't look at the past through rose-colored glasses, but I do long for pure, high adventure.
I think vertigo and the indy press is where "real" books should be. but as long as the Ultimates and modern X-Men rule the roost I don't see the flavor staying out of mmodern super-heroics.
