Has anybody noticed how TERRITORIAL the superhero world is?

[Daredevil_2003]

I dunno about Flash, but Superman was definitely not happy when Batman first showed up on his "turf"...

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Because he disapproved of his methods. Batman was some boogeyman from the worst place on Earth.

 

[3dman27]

When I use the phrase "territorial" I mean not simply in the geographical sense although it is quite valid ( ie see nationally based teams of heroes such as Canada's Alpha Flight, Russia's Winter Guard, Big Hero 6 in Japan, Sabra in Israel, Excalibur in the UK), but in the sense of specialization. Science based heroes such as the Fantastic Four fight science based villains(such as their archenemy, Dr Doom of Latveria), mystically and supernaturally based heroes like Dr Strange, Brother Voodoo and the Son of Satan battle entities such as Mephisto , Baron Mordo or Dormammu). Mutants like the X-Men oppose other mutants such as Magneto. Patriots such as the original Captain America fight "anti-patriots" such as The Red Skull or Flag-Smasher, just as Iron Man opposes his Soviet "doppelgangers" such as The Crimson Dynamo or The Titanium Man who wear armor similiar to his own. I suppose it lends meaning to the old saying -"you know a man by the enemies he fights"

Even in the confines of a single city- New York- certain neighbourhoods are under the unofficial protection of a given hero- ie Daredevil in Hells' Kitchen, Spider-Man in Queens, the Thing in his old neighbourhood of Yancey Street.
Can't wait to see what happens when each state in the Union has its own super hero team( of course, who'd WANT to be a hero in Indiana , Utah or Vermont?)

Anybody else notice this?

Terry

PS This applies as much to the DCU as its Marvel counterpart, remember the association of a certain Dark Knight with Gotham City or Metropolis with a Man of Steel?

whats wrong with utah my nephew's family lives there

 

[Vanguard07]

Because he disapproved of his methods. Batman was some boogeyman from the worst place on Earth.

LoL I love how Gotham city is the worst place on earth.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, it's still pretty terrible even with Batman.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Really? I don't think I've ever seen Superman or the Flash get annoyed that people are in their cities without very clear reasons.

It doesn't even have to be annoyance. With Superman it's very clear that he's in charge of Metropolis' superheroes. Even as he left Earth for New Krypton, he made sure that things were in order with Mon-El, Steel, the Guardian, and Black Lightning.

Wally was annoyed that Green Arrow came to Keystone one time.

 

[WitchKing]

Can't wait to see what happens when each state in the Union has its own super hero team( of course, who'd WANT to be a hero in Indiana , Utah or Vermont?)

They tried that it was taken over by skrulls