Life as a Superhero

In the words of my fave super hero... Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words: "With great power comes great responsibility." This is my gift, my curse. Who am I? I'm Spiderman. 

Today though it was Wonder woman and Aeon Flux. Why these characters? Who came up with this idea, why? Well, It was suppose to be Silk Spectre instead of Wonder woman, but really I'm glad it turned out this way. Aeon Flux is s super hero from the future. When I saw the 2005 version of the movie with Charlize Theron I realized just how few women superheroes there are. Wonder woman is who we were suppose to be, but Aeon Flux is who we are becoming. 

When wonder woman the series began in 1976 starring Linda Carter, there were no women heroines on TV, it was new, it was fresh, it was necessary. But, what was the story... Were women suppose to be superheroes? Could they ever compare to icons such as superman, batman, and spidey?

Women were just emerging into their own right, and finally tv gave the platform to do that.  The 1976 series of wonder woman began During World War II, and it depicts Diana (Linda Carter) as the princess of the amazons who rescues the major and helps him fight the war against the Nazis. After WW II, she returned to the Island, only to encounter Steve Trevor Jr., agent for IADC, thirty years later. Seeing the amazing coincidence as a sign, she returns to the Man world once more to resume her role as the greatest of the female superheroes.

As for Aeon Flux, she is a futuristic underground operative at war with the totalitarian regime governing what appears to be a perfect society. How very interesting...

It seems the past and the future always have a way of reuniting and repeating for that matter.

I had a lot of fun today, it was very introspective, the pictures were really amazing and I will be posting them here soon.