The immersive nature of our new popcult mythology (particularly the transformative power of RPG) is creating a movement of "real-life superheroes." I will definitely have to take a deeper look into this if there is a revised edition of Our Gods Wear Spandex. I just hope these kids stick to a modest agenda and stay away from any real danger.
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"Shadow Hair"? Hair's not that heroic. Even if it was "hare", that's still not threatening to baddies, unless they are carrot-based.
Oh Jeez - That was painful, it sorta made me wince with embarrassment.
Hmmm, an appealing delusion tho, isn't it? - If i ever go off the rails . . . .
Last month I listened to a program on CBC radio, The Current did a piece called The Rise of the Real Life Superhero . They Spoke to a couple of fellows who are doing this, as well as a Folklorist from The Library of Congress, also a criminologist, and a psychologist, Robin Rosenberg the author of the Psychology of Super Heroes. Your readers might find it an interesting listen; I certainly thought you could have brought another dimension to the discussion and wished their researcher had discovered your work.
At the link go the bottom of the page and listen to Part 3. CBC The Current
Oh boy, You know what this means - Real life super villians.
Ha! We already have those, don't we?
Haha! You're right Chris, but at least they'd be easier to spot wearing spandex. Meanwhile, their gangs of henchmen could probably remain in business suits though, and just wear lone ranger type masks!
These people obviously don't remember what happened to the Batman impersonators in The Dark Knight (including the one The Joker captured).
Jason
"Oh boy, You know what this means - Real life super villians."
Yeah, I have to admit that Mark Millar's comic book, WANTED (nothing like the movie based on it), is probably closer to the truth in our universe anyway. The Supervillains took over and wiped our memories so all we have are superheroes in movies, comics and television. In real life, they are just too ridiculous.
WATCHMEN, these guys ain't.
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