Since you touched on a less conventional (and also pretty funny, pretty filthy) representation of superhero-dom, I’d like to urge you 1) to watch an episode of adultswim’s Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. He’s a pompous, third-rate superhero who tries to keep other superheroes out of the clink. And 2) Listen to this This American Life episode from way back when (#198: How to Win Friends and Influence People), in which (my secret, sighing crush) Jonathan Goldstein imagines what it’s like to be the guy who dates Lois Lane when she’s on the rebound from Superman. Good stuff. You can listen to it for free on the site — it comes in around the 44 minute mark:
“At first, I was a novelty. In the beginning Lois would kiss my forehead and tell me she loved how squishy my arms were. ‘In a good way,’ she’d say. ‘They’re so easy to fall asleep on.'”
This article appears in July 4 • 2008.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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