User blog comment:Delanoagius/heroes killing ????/@comment-1038387-20130907120020


 * Miss Martian's abuse of powers is a character trait that gets explored throughout the season.


 * The heroes didn't kill the Kroloteans. They realized they could not save them all, and did what they could. Superman did more.


 * Heroes don't kill? Sure they do. Especially in the 1990s.
 * The "not killing" thing was actually an editorial decision by DC way back when in the 50s, to not alienate concerned mothers.
 * The issue has been a topic for several heroes - see the movies Batman: Under the Red Hood and Superman vs. The Elite, for example. Warren Ellis' The Authority was all about the limits of heroism. Green Lanterns, for a long time, were not allowed to take a life, until Sinestro orchestrated a war just so the Guardians could repeal it. Green Arrow and Arsenal have actually killed people in the aftermath of the destruction of Star City. Wonder Woman killed Maxwell Lord, which drove a wedge between her and Superman.


 * Some recommended reading on the topic of killing:
 * What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, & the American Way?
 * Justice League: Rise and Fall
 * Superman: Sacrifice
 * Batman: Under the Hood
 * Warren Ellis' The Authority