The Occasional Solipsist

I've made no secret of my fandom for all things Superman.

• I've been a fan of the icon that is Superman since I was little kid: Comics, movies, toys


• I watch Smallville religiously - can that term be applied to atheists?


• Not only do I watch it, I blog about it way more than I should. Just search my blog for Smallville and see what I mean


• I own more than one Superman logo t-shirt


• I love the John Williams Superman Motion Picture piece. Just try to listen to that score and not get charged up.

Bottom line: I'm a fan.

Superman was one of a handful of icons that I could read about by myself, away from everything else and imagine that I was him; That my shitty life was the illusion and that I really could just pull up those ridiculous blue tights and fly up into the sky, away from an abusive step-mother, my overpowering feelings of inadequacy, and a life of utter mediocrity.

Granted, I never really fit into the mold very well: That Kal-El is like 6'5" and good looking to my 5'6" and maybe a 6 on my best day. Maybe that's one of the reasons I admired him so much. He was something I would never be. And those powers. He could do almost anything, save anyone. He could fly! And Superman could see past the pettiness and vulgarity that humanity is and attach more meaning to us than we do to ourselves.

He was the real deal: a true hero, and even though I'm saying goodbye to 30 next week, I'll admit it: He still is, fictional or not.

So its with no small amount of eagerness that I await the return of Krypton's last son June 30th, 2006, when the sequel to Superman I and II hits theatres. (The creators of this movie imagine that the events of Supermans III and IV never happened. Quite frankly so does everyone else.)

The official movie site is here, and the teaser trailer is here.

A fellow blogger posted a really great article about his thoughts on the heroism of both Superman and Christopher Reeves, and why the upcoming sequel is going to be so great. Check it out here.

I can't fucking wait for this movie.