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Created: March 02, 2004
I used to collect comics when I was a kid, and like most, I started off my collection with Marvel and DC and stuff of that nature, as in X-Men, Spider-Man, Batman, etc. One thing that always bothered me about most superheroes is that for whatever reason, they are absolutely opposed to killing the villains. I could never understand this, because realistically, no one is going to live up to that kind of a code. It never made any sense to me. I don't know about you, but if I were a super hero, I'd get really fucking sick and tired of dealing with the same assholes over and over and over again for thirty to sixty years, so naturally, after a while I'm just going to kill the fucker. One less villain running around. Seriously, what are some of these heroes smoking here, where not only would they refuse to kill their enemies, but would in fact actually save them if their lives were in danger. I don't know what they might be high off of, but it definitely must be something good!
Of course, not all super heroes abide by such a laughably ridiculous code of honor against killing enemies. Punisher is an example of one who is perfectly willing to get his hands dirty, and then another comicbook series that I was really into was from Dark Horse Heroes, and it was called simply X. X lived in a city called Arcadia, and in that city filled with crime and corruption, his policy was simple: You break the law once, you get a slash across your face and are warned. Break the law twice, and he completes the x over your face, and kills you. Simple, but effective. Two striks and you're dead. Definitely not someone who fucks around.
If I were to come up with a superhero for a comic book series, The Executioner would be that hero, and The Executioner doesn't fuck around either. If you commit serious crimes or fuck with people, you die, end of story. He doesn't drag your ass to prison so you can break out over and over again to fuck with him once a year for the next 30 years or however long his run might last. Sure his vigilante tactics would go over poorly with the police, but having to worry about being a fugitive himself might actually make things more interesting.