No capes!

I am reminded of a great scene from Pixar's The Incredibles, where the former Mr. Incredible meets up with his old superhero costume designer, Edna Mode:

Bob Parr: Something classic - like Dynaguy. Oh, he had a great look - the cape and the boots...

Edna Mode: [throws crumpled piece of paper and hits Bob on the forehead] No capes.

Bob: Isn't that my decision?

Edna: Do you remember Thunderhead? Tall, storm powers? Nice man, good with kids.

Bob: Listen, E —

Edna: NOVEMBER 15th of '58! All was well, another day saved, when... his cape snagged on a missile fin.

Bob: [chuckles] Thunderhead was not the brightest bulb —

Edna: STRATOGALE! April 23rd, '57. Cape caught in a jet turbine!

Bob: E, you can't generalize about these things —

Edna: META MAN! EXPRESS ELEVATOR! DYNAGUY! SNAG ON TAKEOFF! SPLASHDOWN! SUCKED INTO A VORTEX! NO CAPES!

Todd Alcott is posting some really great insights over at his blog about superheroes, the role they play in the lives of kids (and maybe adults, too), and his 5 year-old son's fascination with all things Justice League. Having two sons in the same age neighborhood (4.5 and 6) and observing their own Batman/Superman/Rescue Heroes/Bionicle phases rings pretty familiar with me.

That, plus he named his oldest kid Sam, too.

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