Frank Quitely's art is praised as "fresh and modern", while still "evoking the classic hero known around the world".

Okonkwo is a classic tragic hero, even though the story is set in more modern times.

You're the classic Western hero who defies the gods for the sake of humanity.

It's fundamental decency that makes him into a classic hero.

"You gave me one classic hero's welcome," he said.

Both are examples of the classic hero's ordeal as described by Campbell and Vogler.

Take, for example, the classic Italian hero - pepperoni and provolone.

Dr. Khan became a classic national hero: one who stood above the political fray and who a struggling nation could take pride in.

Leslie is the classic hero - always dressed in white, handsome, ever-courteous, enormously talented and successful.

Outland marks the return of the classic western hero in a space helmet.