LogFAQs > #882272422

Inconsistent portrayal of strength is a problem with American comics in general because they can't have the hero fighting the strongest villains all the time, but because of villain recycling it doesn't make any sense when a hero beats someone extremely powerful but still has trouble fighting those who are much weaker. It's an extreme suspension of disbelief breaker.

Superman is just the epitome of it.

And don't bring up the terrible excuses for it like "he's holding back" or "he won't kill" or any of that nonsense, you know it's just an excuse as much as the writers do. Looking like he's having a hard time fighting someone weak and letting lots of people get hurt/die because of it and because killing super villains isn't allowed (because they must be recycled) is not believable. To enjoy American comics you must be willing to put this aside, and many people do, but many people can't.

One Punch Man is an obvious parody of this situation, because for someone who has clearly toppled the highest of the highs, he really doesn't have any trouble fighting anyone, rather than have his strength adjusted so there is always drama to the battles.
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