u/Reason1975

The Scally cap says distinguished, but the background says I'm still reading the omnibus editions. Best of both worlds. 📖⚡

I’m thinking about Lex Luthor, which is probably not where most people’s minds go at this hour, but mine has never respected normal business hours.

Luthor’s whole argument is that Superman makes humanity weaker. That people stop striving when there’s someone that powerful flying around ready to save them.

And on the surface, I can almost see the argument.

Depending on someone else too much can make you lazy. Heroes can become crutches. People do have a habit of waiting around for somebody else to fix things.

But the more I think about it, the more I realize Lex doesn’t actually want humanity to stand on its own.

He wants humanity to stand behind him.

That’s the part he always leaves out.

Superman doesn’t demand worship. He doesn’t insist he should be in charge. He has more power than nearly anyone alive and still spends most of his time helping people without needing credit for it.

Lex has intelligence, money, influence, and every possible opportunity to make the world better, but he wastes most of it trying to prove Superman shouldn’t exist.

So maybe Superman isn’t the one holding humanity back.

Maybe Lex is.

Because Superman shows people what they could become.

Luthor is too busy being angry that they looked at someone else for the example.

New shelf went up today, so naturally it became my Spider-Man shelf.

The top shelf isn't random. It starts with JMS, flows through the Modern Marvel Epics, and rolls right into Brand New Day. The bottom shelf belongs to Clone Saga because every collection needs at least one questionable life decision.

I'm slowly turning my house into a library of the stories that made me who I am... and honestly, I'm perfectly okay with that. 🕷️📚

Hi, I'm Rick.

I'm a third-shift shipping specialist who has somehow convinced himself that hats, watches, shoes, beard oil, and comic books are all perfectly normal adult hobbies. I refuse to apologize.

Superman has been my favorite hero for as long as I can remember. Star Trek is my happy place. If you mention Kirk, Picard, Quark, Odo, or the Enterprise, there's a good chance you've accidentally started a conversation that ends three hours later.

I read comics, history, mythology, and books about the Bible from an academic perspective. I'm an atheist, which surprises some people because I genuinely enjoy talking about religion. I don't mind disagreement—I just like good conversations with people who are curious.

I'm also the kind of guy who can spend ten minutes matching a Boston Scally cap to the right watch... and then immediately walk outside into 105-degree weather wondering where I went wrong in life.

My sense of humor is somewhere between thoughtful observation and complete chaos.

Around here you'll find comics, Star Trek, random thoughts, sarcasm, the occasional deep conversation, and entirely too many pictures of hats I absolutely did not need.

Life's too short to pretend we're someone we're not. Mine is a little nerdy, a little weird, occasionally profound, and usually accompanied by the smell of coffee and vanilla beard butter.

Saw it was hard to get, so was thinking I might miss out but my LCS held one back for me

Clean up pretty good for an almost 51 year old. Old Spice Oasis Deodorant, Cremo Wiskey Cherry soap, Cremo Bourbon Vanilla beard products.