The Raven, as part of one of today's posts, talks about real-life superheroes:
Superheros don't just live in comic books, you know. In fact, New York lays claim to being under the protection of Terrificaa scarlet-clad heroine in cape and tights who prowls the city's dark underbelly in search of young women in danger.
And, wouldn't you know, Terrifica is a true old-school heroine with that Halloween-ready uniform and a double life. "Her alter-ego is a computer consultant named Sarah who toils in digital drudgery. But come nightfall, she puts on her blond Brunhilde wig with a golden mask and a matching Valkyrie bra and hits the turf."
Which leads to the inky-quilled bird dreaming of trying the life of a palladin himself. "The Raven could be a superhero: Scotch Man (friend of single-malt drinkers, protects bar patrons from ordering well brands)." Much discussion has ensued whether the Raven isn't already a superhero persona, including this observation from Rayne:
Maybe "Scotch Man" is your doppelganger, your evil twin Skippy from another universe, like Superman's Fifth-Dimension Bizarro. You can reason, he can only un-reason. Raven meets Nevar! (Rob S. will have something to add here, I'm sure!)
But, um, Rayne, you're mixing your supervillain archetipes there. Bizarro belonged to this dimension and universe, and lived on Bizarro World. Superman's 5th-dimensional foe was Mr. Mxyzptlk, the fiendish imp.
Maybe I should try this "super" business myself, but I think I'd go for a supervillain bent. I could be the Übergeek, trolling for people who get their pop-culture trivia wrong and flaming them with adolescent glee.
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