comic book? or life lessons?
I have not been a very big comic book reader during my lifetime. It just so happened that one day I wound up wandering around in a comic book store. I was thumbing throught a large stack of unsorted (unpopular) comics, nothing was really catching my attention, but just as I was about to leave, I flipped back one more comic.And there it was, it stood out like a bowling ball in a cup of soup;
In big, bold, red letters, it was calling to me...
The Mark!
Wow I thought, a comic book hero with my same name! It must be great! Their was no time to read it at the moment, I had to continue onward. I bought the comic for a grand total of $1.25.
When I got home, my anticipation level was at max. And with just a thin glossy layer of clear plastic standing between me and a potently incredible reading experience, I eagerly unwrapped it revealing the comic, and releasing a fresh "yearbook" smell.. As I began reading, it had everything needed to make a comic book hero. A strong willed man in a country spiraling out of control, strength, determination, a man who wants to see change and believes he can be the one that brings it, and of course, a revealing skin tight costume (then again, who doesn't have one of these?).
The Mark is in a country called Lutzany (think USSR), he plans on moving to America. But before he leaves he must protect the Lutzanians one more night! This is where I found out The Mark is not your average superhero.. As I continued to read, things quickly became less awesome.....
Instead of beating up the bad guys....he gives them a thorough lecture.....which apparently seems to work... Anyway here is a brief example. Lets watch the master as stops some criminals in the act:
All settled with a friendly handshake.
Everyone wins in this situation, even the criminals get off with a loaf of bread. This tactic may work in Lutzany, but I'm not sure how it will fair once The Mark arrives in America. In issue #1 (which I have) it ends with him arriving in America, so I guess I will never know. Maybe one day I wander into another comic book store, perhaps shuffle thru the not so popular comics, and run across issue #2.