Cosmic or not?

Originally posted by long pig
He sure isn't.

Damn DC always lying eh?

Not lying, just wrong.

Marvel calls Wolverine "The most dangerous being on Earth." He isn't.

Nah, he is cosmic. The book is right.
He just doesnt posses power cosmic (for obvious reasons.)

What makes him cosmic? He JUST learned how to survive in space.

Sunlight doesn't make him cosmic, neither does ambient energy from the stars.

What else is there?

His source of power is derived from a star that is only near Earth, which makes him the polar opposite of Cosmic.

Originally posted by long pig
What makes him cosmic? He JUST learned how to survive in space.

Sunlight doesn't make him cosmic, neither does ambient energy from the stars.

What else is there?

His source of power is derived from a star that is only near Earth, which makes him the polar opposite of Cosmic.

Just learned? Its been a few years now.
He can survive indefintely in space.
Is powered by a cosmic energy source.

What is a cosmic being to you? Just having the power cosmic?

A true cosmic being wouldn't need to learn how to survive in it's(the cosmic) natural habitat. A fish doesn't learn to swim.

The yellow sun inside our solar system isn't cosmic.

A cosmic being is a being that is either given, or born with powers that come from a cosmic being/god. Also, the being must be at home in empty space. They must be made to travel in space.

Just abosorbing energy from space doesn't make you cosmic.

You are going by the Power Cosmic, which is something separate from being a Cosmic being.
By the actual definition, there are quite a few "cosmic" characters.

cos·mic also cos·mi·cal (-m-kl)
adj.

1. Of or relating to the universe, especially as distinct from Earth.

Originally posted by Mindship
A "cosmic" is a being whose sphere of operations is, minimally, interstellar and as such possesses the power necessary to operate in this theater, a power based on physics.

Superman has the potential to be a cosmic being.

Thor (eg) may not be considered cosmic because his power is based on "magic," although "magic" has never really been properly defined. Just saying "its magic" says nothing. Saying "magic" comes from a "deity"--well, now we have to define "deity" which brings in "supernatural" or "magic," and we get circular reasoning. Even to say a cosmic being gets his/her power from a "cosmic source," again, invites c.r. and explains nothing.

The power of a cosmic being derives from 1) being able to use the laws of physics, and 2) using it on a vast scale. IMHO, one must consider the operational theater to complete the definition. This is why Superman has the potential for cosmic beinghood. He has the power; it's based on (comicological) physics; and he has the potential for operating on an interstellar scale (witness Superman Prime as this potential realized).

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