Superhero Project

When I was a tween and teen, I had a mammoth collection of comic books and comic book paraphernalia. My secret fantasy was to one day wake up and realize that over night I had developed some sort of awesome power (preferably teleportation and/or telekinesis) and that all this time I wasn't really just a loser and social misfit, but actually a super hero. Crazy, I know, but it helped me cope with the fact that I reached my full adult height and weight at age 12 and that I was the only girl in school rockin' a Jew Fro (everyone else had that awesome Rachel haircut).

Well, I came one step closer to achieving my childhood dream on Friday with my epic costume. I took some photos on my laptop in order to illustrate my 1960's Housewife costume, and as I was flipping through them to find one suitable for my previous post about Halloween I realized that based on the pictures I could have easily ditched the apron and pearls and passed for a caped avenger.

Exhibit A:

Here I look like I'm studying some video footage of my arch nemesis in order to better ascertain his weaknesses in combat and thus exploit them. 

Exhibit B:

In this one I look like I'm taking a dramatic pause in the middle of a  monologue about Truth, Justice, and the American Way.

I think we should get something going here: If you're up for it, send me your best superhero photo of yourself, your powers, and your alias and I'll post any pictures that I get. No need to get fancy- just slap on some outrageous makeup, slick your hair back, put on a turtleneck, and ham it up for the camera. Perhaps we can create some sort of Super Hero Squadron of Glory (official name pending).