How super can you get while still looking like our world?

[Tyndmyr]

I would argue that DC and Marvel are not our world. Sure the land masses are the same, some of the countries are the same, and supposedly the government structures of these countries are similar, but the worlds do not feel like ours anymore.

They diverge to some extent, but Gotham still mostly stays Gotham, and Metropolis still mostly stays Metropolis. It feels as if they lean hard on ways to avoid progressing too far away from what's known. Ultimately, Batman's gonna knock the guy out, drag him to Arkham, from where he escapes.