Ask Chris #263: Halloween In The Fortress of Solitude
Q: What's the best Halloween story starring a superhero that doesn't really fit Halloween? -- @krinsbez
A: As much as the two genres have been historically opposed to each other, there are an awful lot of superheroes that have pretty strong ties to horror. Characters like Batman, for example, have spookiness built right into the concept from the very beginning, right down to the devil-horns and the dark cape, whih are meant to terrorize a superstitious, cowardly lot of criminals. But when you get further away from horror elements, when you look at the characters that are rooted in sci-fi or pure superheroics, and you drop them into a spooky story, then you can get a pretty great story just on the virtue of taking someone out of their element.
So turn down the lights and let's talk about Halloween in the Fortress of Solitude.