What happens when all the superheroes in Hero City can’t make ends meet? How far can a super person get pushed before they super push back? Find out in the coming weeks!
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The perceived decrease in demand for superheroic action appears to be because of an oversaturated market as much as, if not more than, the decrease in supply of crime. The “pruning” is the natural movement of the hero economy toward equilibrium, but this equilibrium has higher unemployment.
That means that the solution here is either federal superhero benefits or government-sponsored crime.
…I’ve spent too much of the past three months in economics class, please send help
Well it’s not so much a decrease in crime, but a decrease in “super” crime. And since “super” crime is based on superficial definitions, it’s actually not an economic problem so much as a semantics problem. If only this were a problem that could just be kicked…
I’m pretty sure that guy with the red face has appeared before and my feeling is he has a role to play in the plot…
Yes, I remember him! He was the one who saw Generic Kung-Fu Superhero Sidekick sit in the lap of the lady who was offpanel, back in Second Baseman.
Good eye! The infamous “accidental lap dance” scene.
Either that or we just can’t afford to pay background extras, so that guy is actually our colorist’s nephew… :oD