Everyone has their favourite comic book hero. I know several Spiderman Fans, Spawn followers, Batman geeks, and WonderWoman fanatics. Their reasons for interest vary from style to religion to philosophy to none. I guess I have a thing for aliens.
I am fond of Superman.
Whats not to love. He's tall, dark and handsome.
He's The Man of Steel.
He has X-Ray vision, super strength, is invulnerable to harm, and he can fly.
Since his debut in 1938 he has been saving mankind from ourselves with elegance, class and a word or two of sound advice. He has graced millions of covers, been given the key's to countless cities, even teamed up with (lesser) Super Hero's when the occasion rises. All in front of an adoring globe.
The question I have is are we blind? Clark Kent? How does he get away with that? And what's wrong with those Daily Planet people? You call yourselves reporters? I mean lets get real here, how many 6'3, 225lb, black haired, blue eyed men are there out there? There's only a few differences in the physical appearance of the two persona's. A curl of hair, glasses and a deeper voice.
Superman's real disguise is being such a great Man. Clark Kent is a paradoxical example of what is possible from humans. He is kind, observant, moral, and more authentic than most of us mortals are. He's humble, hardworking, and loyal. This is how he masked who he really was. By being a better version of us than we could be. Because we see what we want to see, and what we are looking for, but hardly ever do we see what is right in front of us. Superman hid so effectively in Clark Kent that when his arch enemy learned his identity he refused to believe it was true.
I am only a human. I can't fly, or see though solid objects.
( I can see through people though)
And I am learning to see what is right in front of my face.
So look again.
I am fond of Superman.
Whats not to love. He's tall, dark and handsome.
He's The Man of Steel.
He has X-Ray vision, super strength, is invulnerable to harm, and he can fly.
Since his debut in 1938 he has been saving mankind from ourselves with elegance, class and a word or two of sound advice. He has graced millions of covers, been given the key's to countless cities, even teamed up with (lesser) Super Hero's when the occasion rises. All in front of an adoring globe.
The question I have is are we blind? Clark Kent? How does he get away with that? And what's wrong with those Daily Planet people? You call yourselves reporters? I mean lets get real here, how many 6'3, 225lb, black haired, blue eyed men are there out there? There's only a few differences in the physical appearance of the two persona's. A curl of hair, glasses and a deeper voice.
Superman's real disguise is being such a great Man. Clark Kent is a paradoxical example of what is possible from humans. He is kind, observant, moral, and more authentic than most of us mortals are. He's humble, hardworking, and loyal. This is how he masked who he really was. By being a better version of us than we could be. Because we see what we want to see, and what we are looking for, but hardly ever do we see what is right in front of us. Superman hid so effectively in Clark Kent that when his arch enemy learned his identity he refused to believe it was true.
I am only a human. I can't fly, or see though solid objects.
( I can see through people though)
And I am learning to see what is right in front of my face.
So look again.
I think it is awesome that this is going to be used in Intrepid!
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