Comic Book Tragedies: When Superheroes Fall To The New Normal

Mar 16, 2025

The Joker, disguised as a masked doctor, injects a resigned Batman with a vaccine in a questionable comic book tragedy — Images by Microsoft/ DALL-E 3

What happens when Superman, Batman, and other mighty superheroes fall prey to the pressures of our modern-day dystopia? Find out in these classic comic spinoffs that take a turn for the worse.

Savings Man

Superman, wearing glasses, sits at a desk stacked with gold and silver coins, pondering his financial assets.

Fears of economic collapse cause the Man of Steel to focus on saving money instead of people. As his need for financial security eventually devolves into a thirst for financial gain, the superhero finds himself ignoring hundreds of cries for help in order to grow his investments. After amassing a large fortune, he blows it all one evening when he falls for a meme coin scam called Cryptonite, run by his nemesis Lex Luther.

Captain Global

Captain America, now rebranded, stands proudly in front of the World Economic Forum headquarters, embracing his new globalist identity in this superhero satire.

A powerful billionaire cabal offers Captain America a prestigious position as a “young global superhero,” serving its “humanitarian agenda.” Seduced by the offer, Captain America decides to abandon his country and pledge allegiance to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Bat Flu

The Joker, disguised as a healthcare professional, convinces Batman to take an experimental vaccine to protect himself against a deadly strain of “bat flu.” Soon after his inoculation, the dark knight becomes riddled with side effects, leaving him confined to his cave, while scores of criminals run rampant through Gotham City.

‘X’ Men

Professor X, Wolverine, and other members of the mutant superhero team become addicted to the online platform X. Instead of harnessing their unique individual powers to fight for peace, they spend their days following the latest trends and trashing other users on social media.

Spyder-Man

A shadowy Spiderman hangs upside down outside an apartment window, spying on a private conversation between Mary Jane and her friend.

The gifted teen with spider-like abilities caves to a lucrative offer from the CIA, helping the agency spy on ordinary citizens. Spyder-Man sneaks into dozens of homes each week, snatching files and bugging private conversations. When he catches his girlfriend, Mary Jane, talking smack about the government one night, he doesn’t hesitate to turn her in to the authorities!

Lasso of ‘Truth’

Wonder Woman, blue-haired and furious, raises her fist, with a speech bubble declaring “Wrong!”

In an increasingly polarized world, Wonder Woman latches onto a political ideology and refuses to let go. When an old friend comes back into her life and reveals some hard truths that conflict with what she believes, she uses her lasso of “Truth” to force him to tell her what she wants to hear, protecting her brain from cognitive dissonance.

The Unacceptable Hulk

The Hulk, emotionally defeated, sits on the ground as a horde of activists shames him for his toxic masculinity in this superhero satire.

Shamed for his “toxic masculinity,” the powerful green superhero comes to believe he has serious issues that need to be fixed. Following the advice of his critics, he switches to a vegan diet, takes hormone blockers, and enrolls in behavioral therapy to correct his persona. In the end, he permanently transforms back into a meek, impotent scientist named Bruce Banner.

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