Combat Pragmatist/Comic Books: Difference between revisions

* This was a plot point in one ''[[Justice League of America]]'' arc - The Crime Syndicate of Amerika is impersonating the League and actually gets into a scrape with some low-level supervillains called the Rainbow Raiders. Despite being far more powerful, and the Rainbow Raiders being pathetic enough that just one superhero is usually enough to take them out, the CSA loses miserably. Why? Simple: They've never fought anyone who didn't play by the rules. Whether it's the heroes from their world or the Justice League themselves, the CSA never faced off against somebody who fought dirty and sincerely wanted to kill them.

** Actually the CSA fought plenty of people that wanted to kill them and prevailed. The reason they were losing to Z-list villains is because of some "rule of the universe" where the CSA was destined to fail on the regular Earth just as the Justice League was destined to fail on the CSA's anti-matter Earth.

* Spider Jerusalem, outlaw journalist of [[Transmetropolitan]] infamy, isn't all that great in a stand-up fight. He is, however, very good with sucker punches, improvised weapons, psychological warfare and a bowel disruptor.

* Marv from ''[[Sin City]]'' is physically capable of handling most opponents in battle but often uses whatever he can get his hands on simply because he's that damn crazy. Case in point: using a nearby hatchet to shove into a cop's groin.