>>106623046>>1. exaggerated manlinessHow are Hellboy, Etrigan, and Constantine examples of "exaggerated manliness"?
>2. farcically over-the-top villainyLiterally meaningless and not exclusive to cape comics. Also, Punisher? Constantine?
>3. recurring villains, who may have been thought deadAgain also literally meaningless because this is not exclusive to cape comics and also Punisher kills 99% of his and Hellboy has like, two antagonists like that
>3. incompetent law enforcementFucking what does this have to do with Hellboy
>4. supernatural/alien elementsPunisher does not.
>5. resolutions to conflicts are generally wrapped up in an encounter or two.What the fuck is this even supposed to mean? This shit is not exclusive to cape comics, its not even fucking exclusive to fucking radio, this shit is in the fucking bible and shakespeare and old greek poems, what the fuck are you talking about.
>6. They involve exaggerated destruction/violenceSo Godzilla is superhero? Also, fucking again, what does that even mean. Is any movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger a superhero movie by default? Is fucking Conan The Barbarian a superhero?
>7. The hero is sometimes injured, even grievously, but recovers with little/no obvious damage, maybe a scar under the clothes (temporarily).You are literally just describing every action movie from the past 40 years.
>8. The government/military/intelligence are dicks, even when it's clear the hero is saving the dayYou have never once read Hellboy.
