Tuesday Text Topics: Heroes (Patreon)

I wasn't a big fan of Man of Steel (the Zach Snyder Superman movie from 2013).

In fact, I hated it.

Waited years to see a childhood hero on screen, and while I can appreciate that the vision he had for the character was his vision... it wasn't my Superman. He just really missed the mark; the whole point of Superman isn't that he's the best of us because of his powers, and that he's said he can never be a part of this world; he's the best of us because he has power and it hasn't corrupted him.

He's a child of two worlds, two parents: the "Els" (for lack of a better description) who sent their only son from a dying world to have a second life on a new one. They also knew he would be very powerful there, and instructed him on how to be a paragon, a light in that dark backwater. A symbol.

The Kents, on the other hand, taught him humanity, taught him that you shouldn't be a bully. Taught him good, old-fashioned humanity. And it is the mix of those that bring us the Man of Tomorrow. 

Anyway, I don't need to get into a diatribe (though I may explain different reasons why I do and don't like Zach Snyder's take on the Justice League... because believe it or not, it's a mixed opinion!) but what I wanted to ask is is for you all to talk a bit about who your heroes are!

You can be as serious or as silly as you want down there. Was it a role model in real life? Was if a character from a childhood book, show, or comic that inspired you, or impressed you?

Who are your heroes? Comment below!