Lighter and Softer: Difference between revisions

** What's ironic is that the Mini Marvels comic strips included at the end of the mainstream Marvel universe actually ''parodies'' the shallowness and silliness. The Mini Marvels strips point out how the stories taken seriously are [[Narm|much more ridiculous]] than their Lighter and Softer counterpart.

* ''Spidey Super-Stories'', a Marvel book for the younger set, inexplicably [http://notthebeastmaster.typepad.com/weblog/2004/03/hey_kids_death.html featured Thanos] at one point. Yes, the [[Thanos]] with a hard-on for Death, the one who killed half of everyone in the universe in an attempt to impress her. In a book for little kids. They must have just made him into a big purple guy.

* [[Batman]] himself traditionally comes in two flavors, [[Darker and Edgier]] and Lighter and Softer. In [[Darker and Edgier]] mode, [[Wangst|he spends 95% of his time moping in the corner about his parents]], and the other 5% being awesome. In Lighter and Softer mode, however, he ranges from neutral to downright cheerful—and might even make a joke!

* The original 1980s version of ''[[Power Pack]]'', while not nearly as angsty as Marvel's other works, took itself seriously and attempted to be a serious, but not ''as'' serious as usual, comic about [[Kid Hero]]es, with a fair amount of characterization, intelligent plots, and good quality storytelling. It actually tries to realistically portray what children who find themselves with superpowers might actually go through, but still falls short of stereotypical comic angst. The 2000s remake is aimed squarely at a quite young audience and has much cuter art and simpler storytelling.