For Tony’s Superhero Saturdays™, The Question is a perfect spotlight because his story speaks directly to a world drowning in noise, spin, propaganda, conspiracy, distraction and half-truths. He reminds us that truth still matters. Discernment still matters. Courage still matters. And sometimes the hero we need most is not the one who punches the hardest, but the one willing to ask what everybody else is afraid to say out loud.

That is what makes Black Lightning one of DC Comics’ most important heroes. He does not simply represent power. He represents responsibility with roots. His heroism is not detached from community, education, fatherhood or justice. It is shaped by all of those things. When Jefferson Pierce becomes Black Lightning, he is not running away from his identity. He is stepping deeper into it.

Supergirl (1984) wasn’t just trying to follow in the footsteps of Superman: The Movie—it was trying to expand that world in a way that centered a different kind of hero. And while the execution didn’t land for everyone at the time, what the film attempted deserves far more credit than it has historically received.

Mark Waid and Alex Ross’s Kingdom Come (1996) is one of the rare graphic novels that transcends genre. It is a warning wrapped in beauty. A scripture of superheroes. A meditation on justice, mercy, pride, faith, and humanity’s never-ending war between hope and despair.