It’s been well linked (Barista assumed it was taking the piss but I think he underestimates Chabon’s geeky earnestness) but it’s worth it: Michael Chabon on the superhero unitard. PS How good is All-Star Superman, am I right?
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1 Mr. O. W. Lowe, ESQ. // Apr 5, 2008 at 12:20 pm
At first I thought it was going to be Michael Gambon wearing a superhero unitard! I really must read the blurb with more care.
Just exactly who was that kid that plummeted to his death pretending to be Superman that was so cited by authority? One has to wonder if the fault rests with his equally fictitious parents, who were keeping red terry-cloth towels lying about in a towering penthouse apartment.
When will the needless suffering end, my friend, WHEN?
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