Getting the reader on your superhero’s side is a constant balancing act. We can’t pity them to the point where we just give up. And we can’t dislike them to the point where we roll our eyes, shut the book, and go searching for something we can relate to. In the end, most of us will never truly understand what it’s like to be a superhero, but we can understand what it’s like to be singled out, ridiculed, and misunderstood.
