“Very cute, and I don’t mean that in a condescending way. Like when I see someone park real shitty and have to come up with a criticism. For some reason, “Wow. Real cute” is the one that comes to mind. Curious…
Anyway, what I liked about this book is that it talks about some of those common superhero tropes (flying versus leaping, ninjas, the Great Boob Window Debate) in such a way that it’s still a fun read for comic aficionados, but I think it would be pretty good for newbies too.
Does the word “aficionado” get used for anything besides that cigar magazine? And do they have a “Cigar Newbie” magazine? “Cigar Mildly Interested”? Because I might want to get into it, but I’m not ready to research at the aficionado level.
Anyway, a lot of stuff like this addresses the same issues in the same way, and it all ends up sounding like a warmed-over Kevin Smith script. What? You wonder about Superman’s penis? What an idea! Haha, oh man, that’s both transgressive AND aligned with something everyone knows about.
The problem is, these ideas are funny once, but then they lose something. And believe me, if you’ve spent any of your youth talking about comics, you’ve already covered the various genitals and find the intriguing questions go much deeper than Superman.
Ghost Rider? Does he even have a penis? Is it aflame?
Batman’s nipples, when he had that batsuit with nipples, was it important to him that those align with his actual nipples?
What would happen if the Hulk turned back into Bruce Banner in the middle of defecating? Would he just explode with feces?
THESE are the questions of our lives. They have nothing to do with Superhero Girl other than to say I enjoyed the way Faith Erin Hicks talked about some of those superhero quirks, and I think you will too.”