Well first of all, when it comes to Loki, then I hate how Marvel have made him into a complete villain, when that was never his character in the myth. He was Thor's best friend, that never changed, his antics just ended up being too much for the æsir when he inadvertently got Balder killed, and everyone loved Balder.

I think part of the problem is that Marvel simply got confused over the fact that there are two entities in norse mythology that is both named Loki.

Our buddy Loki, full of fun and mischiff

and Outgard-Loki who was a genuinely antagonistic Jötunn, and all around nasty fellow. This gut could never betray Thor, because he never had Thor's confidence. In many adventures Thor and Loki faced up against him together.



As for the life action, I think it shows a lack of ideas coming from Hollowwood, (I mean Hollywood).



Superheroes have always irritated me, because they are a sign of decadence.

The reader, the reason why the reader would be interested in reading about such utterly fantastic beings, is because he himself are impotent and uses it as escapism rather then a way to build himself.

Real heroes are supposed to inspire. They makes people better, simply by people hearing about them. And America had real heroes, in the 19th century. Folk heroes, like for instance David Crockett that ended his days sacrificing himself at the Alamo.

But it wasn't this act of martyrdom that made him a hero, he already were one, from the many exploits of his youth, this was just his last act.

And he was as i said, just one example out of dozens if not hundreds.

But he was a real person, and that is what folk heroes are, real people that does extraordinary things.



Superheroes on the other hand don't inspire, because what they do are impossible. Rather then being an inspiration, they are the opposite, they are part of the chains that keep people down, because they reinforces the notion that normal people can't make a difference.