Ta-Nehisi tires of comic book writers making characters too powerful. He asserts that "nothing like nigh omnipotence ruins a story":
If you are a professional writer, it means that some not substantial group of people have volunteered to live in your world. The way to respect that willingness, that submission, is to resist the urge toward despotism. There must be laws, and you can't put yourself above them. But the lure of lasers, super-powers, vampire bites and secret national security agencies is quite strong. And many writers cheat.
The Dish 