As a youngster I used to follow the Spiderman periodical; also known as a comic book. Spidey was always fun to follow as he was the original underdog superhero. Imagine if you will, the following nightmare scenario; You are an under appreciated superhero fighting crime wanted by the police for just being at the scene of a crime. Your boss is an angry tyrant who lives to make you miserable. Your girl friend, well lets not even go there.
This was the Spiderman I grew up with. I always wondered what predicament the poor bastard would face next. Along the way Spidey got married and even received some respect from his peers and boss. This of course became boring. So... Marvel comics did a reboot; well sort of. In this quasi reboot, Spidey no longer knows he is married. What? Talk about selective amnesia. Needless to say, this angered many fans. After all, the rags had him married sometime in the mid 1980s. As an old school Spidey fan, I was disappointed. Then this past April, it happened; a great story from the boys at Marvel.
It started with a plot which seemed convoluted. Spiderman and the Fantastic Four on a mission in the macroverse. Apparently, in this universe time moves out of sync with our universe. Subsequently, for every hour that occurred in the macroverse, roughly 5 days of activity took place on earth. The adventures taking place in the macroverse were not very interesting. However, the time displacement allowed the writers to move through a series of events which in turn proved to be very interesting.
For example, during the past 2 months, several candidates running for the position of NYC mayor are forced to drop the race due to various earth shattering scandals. This in turn creates an unprecedented situation as there is no clear front runner. In any case, upon Spidey's return to earth, the new mayor is elected. (By the way, here comes a spoiler alert.) OK, you have been warned. J. Jonah Jameson, is the new mayor of NYC!!! All I can say is wow!!! Talk about the element of surprise. Spidey simply cannot catch a break and I'm loving rooting for the underdog.
3 comments:
As a parent to a seven and ten year old, I do agree with informing them of inappropriate information they might come across the internet. I would rather them hear it from me then their friends. So way I can be sure it is accurate. As a parent I try to stay ahead of my children with the latest technology that comes out, so I'm one step ahead.
Tina G.
Alexandra Violetta
I found the article to be both interesting and informing. In todays, society parental super vision is key. Children are expected to be creative and have a wide vast imagination. Children are expected to know more than they really do and to teach themselves. Technology has become a key factor in the daily living of our children today. Technology has become instilled in our children in both home and school life. But how much is too much ?
After reading this article, I strongly believe Parental supervision is a key. The use of technology can be positive for educational purposes. As I Observe in my classroom, students are more engage with smart board technology. It can be hard to keep up with today's technology as it keeps improving, but we need to try our best as educators and parents. Two months ago i discovered a study tool called Quizlet. My eight year old son introduced me to it. We use all the time to study for his upcoming exams and quizlet is highly effective.
Post a Comment