Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24922135-20170810135124/@comment-26812877-20170811183345

Self-insertion is, by definition, the author/writer inserting themselves as a character into their own works. If you don't believe me, look it up yourself. Many examples of self-insertion includes Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut and Stan Lee's numerous Marvel cameos. Let me ask this question again. How is the Ben 10 franchise a self-inserted power fantasy?

I'm also not arguing that the interpretation of Petropia in the reboot is worse than in the original continuity. Where in any of my previous comments have I made that very claim? Did you thoroughly read my previous comments? If you did, then you would know that I didn't make that very claim and that it wasn't the focus of my argument.