are there any superheros who aren't retarded and actually

A lot of these superhero comics tend to completely forget that vigilantes is illegal.
Like, that's kind of the major thing and why superheroes had secret identities on a pragmatic level, they were technically criminals wanted by the law.

So yeah them committing more crimes in the name of vigilante justice should be the norm, since the whole point of being a vigilante is for all intents and purposes revenge justice, but desu most comic writers are sheltered liberals who've never experienced crime and don't appreciate the simple fantasy of a guy with superpowers fucking up some evil asshole who would've otherwise gotten away with it.

>>94954222
I seriously doubt you actually read comics

>>94954137

Probably because writers and artists don't want to create a new character every single issue for hundreds and hundreds of issues.

>>94954137

Invincible was like that. Tried to talk to many of his villains and help them work through their problems before murdering them.

>>94954222
>A lot of these superhero comics tend to completely forget that vigilantes is illegal.
Breaking and entering to collect evidence is illegal. Attacking someone that isn't resisting and isn't in the middle of a violent act is illegal. Vigilantism as a nebulous concept can be and in most circumstances is 100% legal. Citizen's arrest laws cover most superheroing. The fact is private citizens have all the same arrest powers as cops except warrants, and despite that you can actually even arrest someone who has felony warrants out as long as you know about the warrants. You can stop any crime in progress, capture anyone you know to have committed a crime whether or not they are yet known to police, and prevent any crime you have foreknowledge of and you can use reasonable force to do any of that.

When people say vigilantism is illegal, they mostly mean shit like gunning down fuckers like the Punisher without intending to detain them. That's just straight murder.

>>94954137
Trying to rehabilitate criminals is pointless by the sheer nature of the medium. Remember when The Riddler gave up on his life of crime and became a private eye that regularly teamed up with Batman to crack tough cases? How long did that last before some hack writer wanted to do a story with the recognizable villain?

>>94954425
Would that even be a problem for creator owned comics?

And some villains go straight or retire, at least until the next reboot. It's rare, but not unheard of. Anti-heroes are another common career path for villains too.

>>94954137
>they don't escape prison and hurt more innocents
What's to stop literally any prison guard, court officer, or random civilian with a gun from doing that? Why is it on heroes? Once villains are captured they tend to have their powers, including their defensive powers, neutralized. Except for fuckers like Sandman that basically can't die, that would usually make them as helpless as a baby.

Super cities usually have fuckmassive populations. If nobody else thinks shit should be done, why should the hero do it?