"It's brilliant, being depressed; you can behave as badly as you like. " -- Nick Hornby

a couple weeks ago i bought a copy of "Batman Begins" on DVD. It is an awesome movie. definately the best Batman film to date.
But watching the movie made me think and wonder why superheros are never doing it just because. almost every superhero chose to fight injustice after some sort of tragic event. Batman after his parents murder. Spiderman after his uncle murder. Superman after the war on his home planet and his parents death. the Hulk after he got nuked. the Punisher after his family's murder. the examples go on and on.
why is it that it has to be some extraordinary circustance that make these ordinary men and women choose the life they do? why can't it be Joe Schmoe, sitting in his La-z-boy, drinking beer? I mean isn't it just as possible that a person could just become a superhero because they are bored? who's to say that the guy can't just say "Fuck it, i don't have anything to do today. hey, I know, why don't i go start some shit with a bad guy? yeah that would be cool"?
I think this is the next great superhero Extraordinary Man. he doesn't have a cape. he doesn't have any super powers. he just likes to start shit with people that are evil. he goes out at night with his super-mobile (a VW Beetle from 40 years ago) and uses his incredible ability of annoying enemies into submission.  his only weakness is a television with Tevo.
Oh yeah that's my kind of superhero,