Well, I think you're still kind of stuck on examples of old epics. All I meant to ask about were "epic qualities" - Batman being such an example. He is a pure, strong, virtuous main character. Batman also sells really well. Batman also fights "monsters" - as in things which don't really exist. You don't need to be Achilles to be epic. I think using "epicness" wasn't the best idea. Did no one realize that I could have been talking about Batman?
The word "epic" is widely overused (and misused) these days. It most properly refers to an epic poem, which is a narrative poetic form, usually focusing on a hero enacting a series of great achievements. By extension, it also refers to stories on the same theme. Common usage today is to refer to anything superlatively good as "epic".
That's why I asked "does epicness/epic qualities sell?" I never asked about writing a new epic. I think that's the point that everyone missed. Batman, in my estimation, is an epic character. Virtuously fighting evil against all odds - and he is a larger-than-life character like Odysseus or Achilles. Therefore, Batman has "epicness" or "epic qualities". Did anyone actually read my original post?
I quoted your orignal post and directly addressed your question, I even said epic qualities "may or may not help a story" and then gave my reasonings, whats your malfunction?
I did my best to point out why there was confusion. Several other people have also tried to get a clarification. I have no doubt that we all read the original post. If you didn;t get the answer you wanted, it wasn't for lack of people trying.
