Superhero Stuff!

Today is superhero day on the web, evidently.

Let's start with this article in Wired- sorry, make that Scientific American (I have trouble telling the difference these days), where they talk to some experts to see whether Baman is feasible, how much training it would take, and how long his career would last (yes, 12 years, and 3 years, respectively). Funny, I remember when Scientific American had science articles.

And then  I got pointed over to Danny Zabbel's odd set of slice-of-life superheroes doing things and living their lives as best they can.  My favorite of these has to be Thunder Bear.  

Danny has his own website, where I am grooving on the artwork of his comic "Drakes Universe".  Even if nothing oddball happens in this comic, I love his sense of color, design and characterization.

And lastly, Batman again., courtesy of Shortpacked.  Have you ever wondered what would happen if Batman met someone who talked like he did?  Wonder no longer...

Plastic Surgery: a generational divide?

I was surprised when I mentioned My Beautiful Mommy on rpg.net, mainly because of the reaction.  The vast majority of people there had no real problems with the book, and were either enthusiastic about the idea of plastic surgery for themselves, or were annoyed that people cared about what other people did to themselves.  

It's weird; I'm feeling like there's a generational gap in attitudes toward plastic surgery, with the younger generation being much more accepting of using drastic methods to seriously mold one's appearance on a large scale. They frame it in terms of individuality, and compare it to dying one's hair.  the actual risks are handwaved away.

 It leads me to think that now body image issues are so integrated that they are seen not as a problem, but as a normal lifestyle element..  In other words, if the dresses in the store don't fit you, it's not the fault of the designer, you need to shape yourself because YOU are wrong.

I honestly feel like I've wandered into the world of Logan's Run.