Alan Moore Claims Superhero Powers Would Be Useless in Real Life
According to iconic Watchmen writer Alan Moore, superheroes’ powers would be useless if they existed in real life. Moore expressed his subversive thoughts during a storytelling course for BBC Maestro.
The DC Universe includes many characters with extraordinary abilities, ranging from Aquaman who can communicate with fish to Green Lantern, who can manifest anything he can imagine through his power ring. In recent years, many writers and artists have grounded superheroes in stories that are intended to resemble the real world as a way to connect with readers in a fresh way. Whether Superman is reimagined as Homelander in Garth Ennis’ The Boys or Batman is given a more realistic kevlar suit in a DC Black Label story, creators have frequently tried to bridge the gap between fiction and reality. Ironically, Alan Moore’s Watchmen has inspired many of these modern reinventions of mainstream heroes.
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However, Moore believes that if people possessed superpowers in the real world, their abilities would be useless. In a storytelling course for BBC Maestro, the writer spoke to how he thinks superheroes would utilize their abilities if they were real. Moore elaborated on the thought, saying, “If you think about it, most superpowers are useless. If you have heat vision, how is that going to benefit you in any way? Well, you can set fire to things. If you've got a box of matches, you can set fire to things. The only thing heat vision would be good for is if you became some sort of short order chef."
In contrast to the way in which Watchmen presented superheroes in a more grounded light based on their distinct personalities and shared nihilism, Moore has a
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