Mixing and matching

[klwilliams]

After aikido tonight (where I got my shodan certificate and passport), Sensei and a couple of other students and I sat around discussing superheroes. We had a long discussion about the Superman, Lois, and Lana, and I pointed out that Superman, Hawkman, and to some extent Green Arrow and Wonder Woman were the only heroes (we stuck to DC) that had relationships. I posited that what Bruce Wayne gave up to be Batman was the part of him that could form a stable emotional relationship with a woman, and Sensei said that Batman was pure anima, and a relationship of that sort would tame him. I guess it's easier to write about a superhero, fantasy hero, or starship captain if they don't have pesky wives or kids at home wanting them to take out the garbage. (Which is one thing that made Lone Wolf and Cub interesting.)

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or villians...

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

but pre-existing relationships in DC stayed...wait, are Fantastic Four DC? No...But Lex Luthor didn't have any relationships either.