Re: Superhero RPG - Looking for a new System
Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, from the folks who brought you Firefly and Leverage, goes with a concept-based character creation and flexible rules that reward creativity. I just got into it and I really like the cinematic style (of course, I'm also a fan of the Firefly RPG, which uses the same ideas).
Let me throw my voice in for the proponents of M&M, especially 3rd Ed, which I think is a nice balance between crunchy character creation (with plenty of options) and familiar gameplay (d20). 1st & 2nd Ed M&M were simply 3.5 with a superhero overlay; in 3rd Ed., they really started to make the system their own...and with the added bonus of being able to step into the DCU (or, at least, borrow from it).