So while I was researching this post, I found a post by Ron Coleman that's pretty informative. It discusses an ongoing dispute about the trademark "Superhero", which is jointly claimed by Marvel and DC. (Joint claim of a trademark is a pretty unusual circumstance.)

But more than that, the post has a link to the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz.

Normally I hate these quizzes. They're a waste of time, and often completely incomprehensible in their conclusions. And often I find that the questions aren't even answerable, because none of the answers is right for me. "Which would you rather do on a Saturday night? A. Go out to the dance club and party all night. B. Go out to a bar and get plastered. C. Hang out on the street corner, looking for a fight. D. Stay home and sulk." Hmmm, I don't see either "Stay home with my wife" or "Role-playing games" on that list. (This quiz is actually much better in that regard: it has a much larger number of questions; and the questions are all answered on a 1 to 5 preference scale, so I could answer every one of them.) And often the range of possible quiz conclusions is severely limited: often under ten, and sometimes under five. (This quiz has at least eleven possible conclusions, which makes it a little better than most.)

But come on... It's a superhero quiz! Like I could possibly resist.

And while I'm pleased with the results, I wouldn't have guessed them...