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Dave said:
Most of these guys did it to make a buck, and didn't give a rat's arse about the characters they were creating.



At what point did my post lead you to believe that this fact may have been in question?

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Should anyone care about Bob Weiner of Pittsburgh, dead at 90, if he created "The Super Masked Guy with a Cape" back in the 1940s to cash in on the popularity of Superman?



Was his character popular? Did it live on over the decades, adored by millions of kids, through multiple generations? Is it still around today, raking in the cash?

These are only a few things that can be respected about someone's creativity.

The question r3x29yz4a proposed wasn't "Why do I have to care?", or, "Why am I required to care?". He asked "Why should I care?". To which, I answered, given my opinion on the subject.

Given all of this, now, what was the point of singling out my reply, among the rest? Is it because I was the only one to have anything to really say on the subject?

I ask you this: Why shouldn't you care?

Here are some possible reasons I can come up with:

1.) You claim to not like superheroes, and claim not to read them. Yet, you are never at a loss for something to say on any given subject when it comes to that particular genre. Still, it's possible, if just for the sake of keeping that particular public image of yourself consistent, that you do not care simply because that is how you promote yourself. Understood.

2.) You have a sincere distaste for anything concerning the superhero genre, and have no love for anything connected to it, in any fashion. Also understood.

3.) Cynicism leads you to degrade the accomplishments of one man's good idea, by lumping it into the whole of culture, or comparing it to another idea that was derived from something decently original. Taken that stance, it's true that you really shouldn't care.

4.) Perhaps you believe by allocating a percentage of concern or thought to a subject that, by simple comparison, is wholly minute to the accomplishments of other intelligent specimens of humanity in varied fields, that you are doing a disservice to those great accomplishments of our history. That to care about something so insignificant as the creation of a fictional character may take away from the achievement of curing Small Pox. An extreme stance, if so.

5.) You simply want to spark further debate and discussion on the subject, and are, thus, playing devil's advocate.

I am one of those people that believe that ideas should be celebrated. Even accidental ideas. Even those born under less than artistic or altruistic circumstances. And, I believe that it causes no harm in appreciating and celebrating those who created that idea in the first place, even if it is the only great idea they had their entire life.

Just my opinion, you understand....