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Superman: 75 Years of the World's Greatest Superhero

       

          

               Seventy-Five years ago, my favorite hero of all time was created, Superman, and all these years later, The Man of Steel is just as super. He is one of the most recognizable heroes in the world, and his "S" shield is one of the most recognizable icons right behind the Cross. What makes him so super that he is still relevant today? The powers? The costume? Is it because he is faster than a speeding bullet? More powerful than a locomotive? Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? Not at all. It’s because of his impact on a person. The best Superman comics, in my opinion, are the ones that don’t focus on him as the hero who takes out the giant monster, but as the hero who walks the streets, doing the little things. Superman is in every sense, immortal. So how do you make an immortal hero relatable? You don’t strip him of his powers. You don’t make him lose everything. You make him the man who helps a girl get her cat out of a tall tree. You make him the man who visits people that are sick and cares for them. You have him be there for the little kid who was bullied. You have him be there for the little crimes, not just the giant “End of the World” Crises’. Most importantly, no matter how invulnerable he may be, you show that a Man of Steel can cry. That he can have his heart broken. You show that he has problems like everyone else, and showing that even with these problems, he will still do what is right. He will still be what we all desperately need him to be. That is what makes a Superman story so compelling, and so relevant after all of these years.

 

        

At his core, Superman isn’t a hero. He’s a symbol of the virtues we should all live by. He’s a symbol of promise for a better tomorrow. He’s a symbol of hope that people can always do the right thing. So here is to every man, woman, boy, or girl, who knows and recognizes what the “S” means, and what it symbolizes. Here’s to doodling the “S” in your notebook in school, or in your notepad at work. Here’s to the kids and kids at heart who would hide under their blankets with a flashlight at night reading about the new adventures of Superman. Here’s to those who wore the symbol with pride, who fought to get where they are, who do the right thing. Here’s to all of those, working for a better tomorrow, and here’s to all those, who like me, will continue to believe, no matter your age, that Superman, is one of the greatest symbols of all time, and who will continue to believe that Superman is real. Just look around you when you’re out with your friends, when you see a good deed being done, or when you do one yourself, and trust me, you’ll find him.

          I could go on and on about my love for the character, but rather than do that I figured I would end this brief post with an awesome video that I came across earlier today. So with that, I hope you enjoyed this post, and here's to another 75 years of The Man of Tomorrow!

 

 

Confessions of a Comic Book Geek #3: Comic-Con Edition

       This weekend was one of the best events in "The Big Apple", New York Comic-Con. An event where comic book fans venture across the city to the Javits Center and return home with comics, collectibles, and blisters. Many, many blisters. This year was a pretty awesome Comic-Con. In college there is a lot of work to be done so it was nice to get a weekend away with the bros. Me and my buddy Nathaniel had some awesome times over the weekend, and our buddy Garfunkel stopped in for a cameo on Friday and Saturday. The Con this year on the whole was alright. Like last year the Marvel booth, I found, was incredibly lacking except for one cool aspect:

 

That's right, Lola was there, and as expected, we couldn't touch. Other than that, the Marvel booth sucked. Sure that's a nice Thor image in the back but it's nothing we haven't seen a lot by now. Hell I have a comic book where that's the cover. Not to mention that the workers there were total behinds, but more on that in the tangent " The Malicious Marvel Staff Members." Now Friday was mainly our fay of exploration. We tried to map out where everything was, find everything we needed, and in the process I got some of my comics and tpb's signed, and got some awesome prints for my room. Not only that but we finally found the DC booth (which for whatever reason was not in the main show floor) and they had an amazing display for the 75th anniversary of Superman. All of the on screen suits (save for George Reeves) were on display including Tom Welling's "suit", you know, the one that wasn't CGI'd on, and it was an amazing sight t see, especially for a huge Superman fan such as myself. Later that day our buddy Garfunkel stopped in and we all hung out for a bit, grabbed a bite, told each other tales, reminisced, and of course, explored the Con. Then we found an amazing Walking Dead exhibit, blocks from the Con, that had props, and artwork from the show and comics, chronicling a decade of the Walking Dead. The images will be below. Saturday however, turned out to be it's own little adventure.
      Now as promised, "The Malicious Marvel Staff Members.".  It started off shaky, with Garfunkel unable to go with us in the morning. We arrived early and Nathaniel moved as fast as The Scarlet Speedster to get a ticket to have his Amazing Spider-Man #700 signed by Stan "The Man" Lee. The ticket was $70, "excelsior" indeed, and we got online to wait. Now after being online for, I believe an hour and a half (Nathaniel will correct me if I'm wrong and I'll make an edit if need by), things got tense, Marvel employees were getting very angry that we were blocking their booth, even though a booth has four sides that you can enter through and we were in front of one. Not to mention people were still getting in and out through the side we were blocking. First, marvel threatened to kick us all out of the Con. Over 400 of us. Yeah. Like that would happen. Security stepped in and said it was fine. Next the employee told us if our ticket was between 1 and 200 we could stay, if it was ovr 200 we had to leave or get kicked out. Total bull. Security denied that. Then things turned ugly when the Marvel employee yelled into a megaphone. "IF THE TWO SECURITY GUYS WOULD STOP FLIRTING WITH EACH OTHER THEY COULD GET THIS UNDER CONTROL!" Now  that took a big pair of tennis balls to say. Too bad for him it did nothing as even when security finally caved and said "If your number is over 250 you need to leave.", nobody left, and everyone got a signature. Now the only downside is it was so underwhelming. Stan Lee didn't look up, didn't say "hello", not even a handshake. Someone took Nathaniel's comic, gave it to Lee, Lee gave it back to the guy, and the guy gave it back to Nathaniel.  I figured the guy would have at least looked up and nodded at us. AT LEAST. But no. on the plus side, Nathaniel is now the proud owner of a copy of Spider-Man #700 signed by Stan Lee, Humberto Ramos, and Edgar Delgado. That is something to be proud of. After that we got some more prints and signatures, and we sent off the day with me trying my first Bubble Tea, it is indeed awesome.

        Now that was all well and good, but one thing that really made my Con experience was seeing something while waiting on line to get into the Con. We were in the fourth...or third...one of those. Anyway, we were on "x" line waiting to get in and there was this adorable little girl in the very front whose face lit up with every costumed con-goer who walked in. THAT is what is so great about Comic-Con and comics in general. Seeing that kid who believes that these characters who embody the pure essence of greatness and just be awe-stricken to see them in front of them, real or not, it's the character that they know and love and believe in, and at some point, we were all that little kid. Seeing things like that warms my heart, and what's even better are the people in costumes that play along and really get in character. That was one of the best moments from the Con for me, hands down. My other Con moment was just being with my bros in our natural element, just being ourselves, and having a damn good time doing it. Comic-Con, is one of the few places that we have left to be ourselves, and what a place it is.

Comic-Con gallery:

That's all for today, check back soon for a review of two awesome figures I scored at the Con!