"Wheres my Super Suit?"

This feeds my premise that Superheros can't stop being superheros.

The Incredibles followed the classic Comic Book premise: Give us something we can relate to. Wife, Kids with problems in school, domestic problems, a job that sucks, a boss that sucks, a car that sucks. And under it all, the reality that you are one of the most gifted beings in the world and with a MEGA sense of justice, right and wrong, and the American Way.

These are also played up quite well in the Smallville series.

There were none of the "Bronze Age Comics" crap in there. Dope, needless death, superheros not quite all that goodie goodie, and all the idiocy that Marvel and DC thinks they have to shovel on us these days. Nope, none of it. Interesting that the show looked to be put in the late 60s or early 70s, the "Silver Age".

Strong family ties, dealing with life itself, and getting on with it was what I saw.

The wife, Helen "Elasti-girl", was caught up in housekeeping. She seemed to like to be a homemaker. Blasphemy for the P.C. crowd. But the fact that she was more intelligent than Bob was obvious. She raised her kids, did the housework, and tried to keep their cover that they were supers. She pretty much hung up being a super.

The kids wanted to be either "normal" or supers. Mom suppressed that, least it blow their cover. For Violet it must have been very rough, cause at her age, lots of things don't' make sense, and being able to turn invisible makes it even worse. Hence her habit of hiding behind her long locks. Dash was just frustrated at having that gift and not being able to use it.

For the most part, then, I think Superheros can't put down the suit. Bob got enraged enough to throw his idiot and anal-retentive boss through 4 (5?) walls when he stopped Bob from capturing a mugger. The fool even voiced satisfaction that the mugger got away! Bad thing to do in front of a superhero.

Bob eagerly took up the challenge with the killer bot, as did all the other supers before him, because they couldn't stop being what they were either: superheros, even if it killed them, which it did.

This was a most enjoyable show. I hope that Marvel and DC take note, but from what I have seen in the past couple months, NO.

Another point here. I think it interesting that John and I have a "thing" for superhero's girlfriends. John likes Lois Lane. I dig Gwen Stacy. Does John want to be Superman? No, I don't think so. His alter ego appears to be a Daredevil like guy. I don't want to be Spiderman. I'd rather be a human torch if I had my choice of superheros. But there's something about those ladies that ring our bells. For me, it's Gwens "Silver Age" loyalty and purity. Dunno what values Lois has that John likes. Maybe her independence and bravery.

I don't know how much longer the rot in Comics will last. The "Bronze Age" of comics is indeed bad. Overpriced, in some cases "overdrawn" and filled with negative values by the ton, (to touch a more mature audience...BS!) they seem not to reflect the old values of "truth, justice, and the American Way" but Political Correctness and in more instances that I can to count, left wing ideals. I can't relate to a gay superhero who's married to another gay superhero and their adopted son is on drugs, and a Captain America who hates America.

Someday this may end. Maybe not in our lifetimes. But "the Incredibles" was a breath of fresh air.