making superheroes
Superheroes are the order of the day, thanks to C over at Bringing the Fun. I must've spent hours playing with the options, costuming and characterizing as I went. The superhero me is still under development, in desperate need of a few key details: superpowers, backstory, motive...that kind of stuff--and a name. I'm not the only one to get absorbed, either. C did one and then did them for half a dozen friends.
Why? What's the appeal of superheroing?
It's not about saving the world, although most of us could be reasonably accused of wanting to do that. I think we're desperately, playfully seeking our better selves. They say who we think we are and who we wish we were and who we aspire to be. Our alter egos look good in spandex and always sing in key; they run fast, play fair and only make wisecracks when it won't get them in too much trouble. Somehow they're okay with their dayjobs and if they have families the partners and children don't mind all the hours and dedication we give to our jobs. We don't usually get recognition but our better selves don't mind--in fact they're okay not being associated with their more human sides.
Somehow I'm not surprised we're so taken with the chance to make ourselves over into who we know we could be.
C issued an invitation to create superheroes. Here's my invitation--think of it as a first step. Figure out what your superpower is. What rare thing about you, if cherished and supported and nurtured, is your gift to the world?
Why? What's the appeal of superheroing?
It's not about saving the world, although most of us could be reasonably accused of wanting to do that. I think we're desperately, playfully seeking our better selves. They say who we think we are and who we wish we were and who we aspire to be. Our alter egos look good in spandex and always sing in key; they run fast, play fair and only make wisecracks when it won't get them in too much trouble. Somehow they're okay with their dayjobs and if they have families the partners and children don't mind all the hours and dedication we give to our jobs. We don't usually get recognition but our better selves don't mind--in fact they're okay not being associated with their more human sides.
Somehow I'm not surprised we're so taken with the chance to make ourselves over into who we know we could be.
C issued an invitation to create superheroes. Here's my invitation--think of it as a first step. Figure out what your superpower is. What rare thing about you, if cherished and supported and nurtured, is your gift to the world?
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