Superhero!
Yep that's me. Except it isn't.

Wanderlust's earlier post and a reply I gave has encouraged me to expand...

I was a geeky kid. Not many friends, withdrawn, and with a propensity to live in my own little bubble. My escape mechanisms were Marvel and DC comics. Off to the newsagent every week, to pay 12p for some glossy, escapist fantasy. Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, Hulk, Captain America, Justice League, Avengers... Oh, yeeeeeeah.

I'd devour the lot and wonder what it would be like to have amazing powers and cunt my enemies in the fuck...

Movies and TV series featuring these characters were lapped up whenever possible. The Captain America TV movie was crap, the Incredible Hulk TV series was must see viewing, I stayed up late to watch Dr Strange - and it was strange, to say the least. Batman was unknowingly camp at the time...

But the movies... When Superman came out I was hyper. My gran took me to see it and I was hooked. It all seemed so believable. You'll believe a man can fly? God, yeah... I went into the manager's office after the film and came out with a promo poster, which stayed on my bedroom wall for years.

Therein started my disappointment. These people were doing stuff on the telly and in the cinema that looked effortless. Flying? Pah - easy. Holding a bridge up? Piece of piss. Making the words 'Kapow' and 'Biff' fly out of my gloved fist? No bother...

Now to put it into practice...

Oh...

I came out of seeing Superman the Movie and being convinced that I could run really fucking fast (not fly, cos that's patently ridiculous)... Not as fast, as it transpired, as a Robin Reliant.

Same with the god-awful Spider-Man TV series in the seventies. They edited episodes together and released them as movies in UK cinemas. My wall-crawling ability resembled me trying to dry-hump various brick walls in Berwick upon Tweed.

I don't turn green when I get angry either. However I have popped the buttons on my boxers once or twice as a result of getting bigger...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 27 Jun 2008, 2:08, 12 replies)

I wish there were Superheroes
So I could be a Supervillain.
( Cawl, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 2:18, closed)

^ Kaol, dear heart
If you're going to write instructional books for children, you must spell Supervillan thus; Supervillain.....
or is it villian... vluvian... vluva.... vulva?


Personally, I always had the hots for Robin. Something about those fringed leather gauntlets of his.....

*wanders off into own special dream world*

*SWOONS*

*MELTS*
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 2:26, closed)

Kaol - how about this?!
I can be a really big cunt at times - you could be a Supervulva!!!!!!


*squeals with pre-school mirth*
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 2:29, closed)

*panics*
Sssssshhhhhh!
I won't say anything if you don't...

I'm off soon, anyhow, I've got to get packed for my exciting weekend away from b3ta.
( Cawl, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 2:30, closed)

^
HAVE A GOOD ONE!

*splumfy sniggers*

Bye honey!

*waves special jazz hands*
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 2:34, closed)

Well...
You're either pissed, or a generally fantastic person *grins*

I look forward to finding out in August!
( Cawl, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 2:39, closed)

Poor Davros
But you are the lucky one that lives with Super Sweary. Haven't you gained some super-powers just by living with her?
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Fri 27 Jun 2008, 3:48, closed)

^^He has the ability
to shout FUCK at defeaning volume.
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 10:09, closed)

^This bit
Is true.

It's fair to say that she has rubbed off on me somewhat.

*sniggers like a child*
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 27 Jun 2008, 10:14, closed)

Superheros DO exist!
Here's one:

news.bbc.co.uk/1/3112670.stm
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 27 Jun 2008, 10:27, closed)

Oh wow!
That's fantastic!

I should be doing some work at home today... it's 10:25 and so far not a bat struck.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 27 Jun 2008, 10:32, closed)

PJM
He disappeared last september. There's only rumour on teh google now...
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 22:18, closed)