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United States216 Posts
This Spider-Man image was inspired by a good friend’s son who’s favorite comic hero is Spider-Man. As an active duty Marine my friend often finds himself on deployments around the world for months at a time. I thought it might be nice to illustrate a poster to boost his little one’s morale a bit.
Heroes in stories, comic books, and video games are sources that allow us as individuals to challenge our own understanding of who we are and how we see the world around us. These fictional characters are infused with mores, strengths, and weaknesses that play out in dramatized situations. These situations aren’t just for our entertainment, but I believe they can be viewed as sandbox simulations for us to consider our own values and daily lives in the much simpler and safe environment - our imagination.
Heroes may be cornerstones in our collective conscious but I believe they inspire us to be real heroes. The peace officer, the fire fighter, the warrior, the mother, and the best friend that swoops in with a call or text at just the right time are real heroes in our lives. We may not all have super powers, but we do all have the power to make a superior impact on each others lives daily.
Peace,
Raihn
PS What fictional heroes inspire you and challenge your values? Have they inspired you or helped to shape your own values? Here are some of mine that I can think of:
Captain America: Reminds me that service to a greater cause is important, and that the ideal of that cause can be tainted if you are not ever-vigilant and active in keeping it pure.
Spider Man: Use the gifts and abilities that you do have to the greatest effect, no matter what they are. Mine seem to be related to art and that I am very interested in helping others if I have the opportunity to do so, but more on a personal level. One of the continuously interesting aspects about Spider-Man is his struggle to fulfill his obligation to the larger community's security while fulfilling his moral obligation to be a responsible friend and family member.
Iron Man: There will always be a battle against time and the natural elements, knowing that and applying ingenuity to any situation can at least improve the conditions, if not alleviate them altogether. You can do this for good, even if you have failed in the past.
 
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Wow great job with the art, but I also really appreciate your PS and rundown of the superheroes 
Keep it up, and I think it's very well-said how you've touched on what those superheroes might mean or represent ^^
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Spider Man - The world may not know who you are inside, but that doesn't matter. As long as you know who you are inside you can have all the fun you want - Just so long as you don't piss off your girlfriend while you're at it!
Super Man - There is a time for cleverness, and a time for strength. If one is not enough do not run, rather, use the other to your advantage. If possible, use both in unison to break through tremendously strong walls in your path.
Great blog overall
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United Kingdom14103 Posts
:O Too good.
I wish I could draw...
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Batman: Sure the money and cool gadgets help, but most of what he does is based upon his own mind, body, and guts. He's just a normal guy relying on his own resourcefulness to succeed. I suppose other "non-super" superheroes work here too (Green Arrow, Iron Man, etc.).
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It looks super, Raihn. The write up had me by the heart. It's nice to see the everyday heroes are out there.
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Batman : Q. Why do we fall.
A. So we can pick ourselves up!
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Every time I read comics, watch TV shows, and go on random and not so random Batman Jizzfests with my buddies. No hero personally moves me more than Captain America.
No gadgets, no powers, no special skills. He makes up for what he lacks with both determination and the acceptance that the God's who surround him do not define him. He leads by example, trusts his fellow men, and does his best to make sure that he makes up for what he lacks by befriending those who do it better than him.
Do I get impressed by Batman? Yes.
Do I love how easy it is to relate to Spiderman? Yes.
I get revved up by Scott Summer's desperation.
I get juiced by the sense of isolation that Bruce Banner used to feel.
Ben Grimm's self hatred reminds me too much of my own.
Deadpool's humor reminds me that the world need not be as scary as it sometimes can be.
Bishop's misguided stubborness is all to familiar--both to myself and to others I know
But when I read Steve Rogers in the Ultimates unable to relate to anyone and everyone, when I see him completely overwhelmed by the responsibilities of being the head of Shield in earth 616, whenever I see him being put way over his head without anything to back him up except for ingenuity, hope, and patience, I feel that I too can suffer through hardships despite how insufficient I feel about myself.
He never builds the ultimate device to save the world.
He's never the hammer or the anvil needed to break the line.
He doesn't have the gadgets, the network, or the superpowers to finally beat the bad guy.
He's the dude that has to stand in front of the maw of madness, the joe schmoe stuck in his office, the blue collar beneath the engine block twisting the screws. He's the sucker who needs to stand where he is weakest with nothing but a shield and a prayer and the courage to do what needs to be done.
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its like MMAAGIC how u do that bro
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United States216 Posts
Wow, some really great comments! Thanks for the positive feedback, very kind of you to take the time to comment! :D
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There was that one particular scene in Spiderman 2, where the kid is asking where Spiderman went that reminded me about people needing heroes. First thing I thought of.
But it's funny how I found another Capt America fan. Most of my friends and colleagues typically don't like Cap because they think he's bland and boring, but he embodies a wide variety of qualities that I find are missing from many heroes nowadays.
As for the artwork, it's amazing (see what I did there); a refreshing change of pace ever since ASM was ended and SSM took its place (storywise).
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Can' t believe you didn' t mention Batman.
Batman is The best superhero of all time because he actually has no superpowers. His mind is his superpower, he uses Technology to aid him, and uses his greatest fear, flips it around and uses it to his advantage to fight the selfneshness and tiranny of evil men. Even do he recieved a great loss in his chidhood, he learned and grew from it, took it as a life lesson; Imagine if Batman had become a mobster. Instead he decided he would do anything in his power to help those less fortunate than him.
He doesn' t act alone and has his friend and Helper Alfred. Not only he Helps under the mask, he also helpes without the mask as Bruce Wayne. His House is fucking awesome and his car(s) can fly, change shape, dis-mount.
Batman though me that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF ONLY YOU CAN IMAGINE IT POSSIBLE
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On June 01 2013 00:30 pebble444 wrote:
Can' t believe you didn' t mention Batman.
Batman is The best superhero of all time because he actually has no superpowers. His mind is his superpower, he uses Technology to aid him, and uses his greatest fear, flips it around and uses it to his advantage to fight the selfneshness and tiranny of evil men. Even do he recieved a great loss in his chidhood, he learned and grew from it, took it as a life lesson; Imagine if Batman had become a mobster. Instead he decided he would do anything in his power to help those less fortunate than him.
He doesn' t act alone and has his friend and Helper Alfred. Not only he Helps under the mask, he also helpes without the mask as Bruce Wayne. His House is fucking awesome and his car(s) can fly, change shape, dis-mount.
Batman though me that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF ONLY YOU CAN IMAGINE IT POSSIBLE
Batman isn't the only one without superpowers...
For example, The Question just has paranoia.
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Batman - Try hard and you shall succeed.
[GL]Hal Jordan: "No matter how bad things get, something good is out there, just over the horizon."
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