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* [[Captain America]] tends to get all angsty about young sidekicks (particularly regarding Rick Jones) because Bucky "died" (Winter Soldier is a long story for another time) while his sidekick. This also explains his early animosity towards the [[Young Avengers]]. Similarly, Cap's own comic book made commentary on '40s vs. "modern" (whatever time period we're in) American values.

* [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] is the posterboy of this, apt considering he's probably the tropemaker.

* ''[[Noble Causes]]'' is a [[Soap Opera]] where the characters just happen to have super powers.

* ''[[Runaways]]''. Yes, the plot really is the driving force, but we wouldn't have the whole Nico/Karolina/Xavin subplot if it wasn't at all Soaperheroes.

* [http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/tag/marvel+adventures:+avengers Marvel Adventures: Avengers] turned away from saving-the-world plots to focus more on filling up lazy afternoons with activities like showing up at a country fair, chasing down spammers, dating, and pestering each other. Maybe not melodrama so much as passing the time.

* Plenty of ''[[Astro City]]'' stories are more character studies than they are superhero epics.

* Done regularly in ''[[Strikeforce Morituri]]'', given the character-driven nature of the series.