Have you seen this? As my friend Nathan writes, it’s required watching for the Cape and Cowl set:
But what’s the point? I think it’s all of the following, in order of least to most cynical:
- To remind us, as the video says, that Superman is Clark – he is Everyman. We can all achieve great things, even if we are grieving the death of a parent (as Siegel was when he invented the bulletproof man) or are neglected and forlorn (like the house currently is.)
- To show that we recognize the importance to US culture of the contributions of Siegel and Schuster as much as HP and other recent cultural landmarks.
- To generate publicity for Brad Meltzer’s most recent book.
Anywhere on the list, it’s a cause I can get behind.
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