I find the whole mythology surrounding superheroes fascinating. Take my favorite superhero; Superman, not a great comic book, not particularly well-drawn, but the mythology; the mythology is not only great, its unique. Now, the staple of the superhero mythology is; there is the superhero and there is the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spiderman is actually Peter Parker; when that character wakes up in the morning, hes Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spiderman and it is in that characteristic, Superman stands alone. Superman didnt become Superman, Superman was born Superman. When superman wakes up in the morning, hes Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent, his outfit with the big red “S”. Thats the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears; the glasses, the business suit, thats the costume; that’s the costume that Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us, and what are the characteristics of Clark Kent; he’s weak, he’s unsure of himself, he’s a coward. Clark Kent is Superman’s critique on the whole human race,
Posted on: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 03:06:04 +0000
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