{"id":5028,"date":"2011-08-03T06:45:36","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T10:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=5028"},"modified":"2011-08-02T23:46:34","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T03:46:34","slug":"why-we-need-superheroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/03\/why-we-need-superheroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Need Superheroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Today we&#8217;re presenting another very special blog entry by my wife, The Irrepressible Gena! Just a little background for you, my wife is not a geek. She\u2019s a wonderful (and gorgeous) normal person.  Without further ado, The Irrepressible Gena&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve never actually understood my husband\u2019s hobby. For years, he has been collecting superhero figurines and reading comic books. I think since he was at least 10 years old. I\u2019ve never been able to figure out what draws people to stories about Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Firestorm (my husband\u2019s favorite character). Is it the costumes? Or the powers they have? What is it&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I was surfing channels on TV last night, when it hit me. One bad news story after another. News shows talked about the Casey Anthony trial. The \u201clove child\u201d of John Edwards. A missing child in a far away state. Sexual predator arrested in Florida. More and more sad, depressing stories. I turned off the TV and decided we do need superheroes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My parents were my \u201csuperheroes.\u201d But not everyone is so lucky. Caylee Anthony. Michael David and Alexander Tyler Smith. Paul, Luke, Mary, Noah and John Yates. I am sure you recognize the name Caylee Anthony since the trial is going on now. Do you remember Susan Smith? She killed her two sons by driving her car into a lake. Andrea Yates killed her five children because they couldn\u2019t be \u201csaved.\u201d You get the idea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your parents are supposed to be your role models. Give you unconditional love. If your parents aren\u2019t the ones who teach you right from wrong, then you turn to others. So, maybe superheroes aren\u2019t so bad. Everyone needs a good role model.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So bring on the superhero movies\u2026.Captain America, Green Lantern, Spider-man.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"The Irrepressible Gena\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/wonderwoman_gena.jpg\" alt=\"The Irrepressible Gena\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-5028\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/03\/why-we-need-superheroes\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-5028\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/03\/why-we-need-superheroes\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/03\/why-we-need-superheroes\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/03\/why-we-need-superheroes\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-5028\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/03\/why-we-need-superheroes\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we&#8217;re presenting another very special blog entry by my wife, The Irrepressible Gena! 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It's a reproduction of the cover to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;apparel&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"The Irrepressible Gena's Wonder Woman t-shirt","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/wonderwoman_gena.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1919,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/21\/musings-of-a-dragoncon-addicts-wife\/","url_meta":{"origin":5028,"position":2},"title":"Musings of a DragonCon Addict&#8217;s Wife","date":"September 21, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Presenting another very special blog entry by my wife, The Irrepressible Gena!\u00a0 Just a little background for you, my wife is not a geek.\u00a0 She\u2019s a wonderful (and gorgeous) normal person.\u00a0 So I thought her perspective would be interesting to share here.\u00a0 Without further ado, The Irrepressible Gena\u2019s thoughts on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2758,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/14\/happy-valentines-day-to-the-worlds-most-beautiful-woman\/","url_meta":{"origin":5028,"position":3},"title":"Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day to the World&#8217;s Most Beautiful Woman","date":"February 14, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy Valentine's Day to the most beautiful woman in the world... my wife, The Irrepressible Gena.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Irrepressible Gena&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"The Irrepressible Gena","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/gena.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":350,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/01\/28\/a-geeks-wife-reviews-inkheart\/","url_meta":{"origin":5028,"position":4},"title":"A Geek&#8217;s Wife Reviews &#8216;Inkheart&#8217;","date":"January 28, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"We've got a very special treat today... our first guest blogger!\u00a0 I'm pleased to present today's ONCE UPON A GEEK Special Correspondent, my wife, The Irrepressible Gena!\u00a0 Just a little background for you, my wife is not a geek.\u00a0 She's a wonderful (and gorgeous) normal person.\u00a0 So I thought her\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;fantasy&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/inkheart.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2166,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/28\/shags-comicatorium-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":5028,"position":5},"title":"Shag&#8217;s Comicatorium (a.k.a. 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