Did I ever tell you you’re my hero?

By Susan | April 28, 2009, 10:19 pm

I was perusing blogs on Sunday evening and Anthony’s post at Bricks and Boxes caught my eye. He’d made himself a superhero – how cool is that?! (Perhaps my exposure to J. and his large, oh-so-painfully large comic book collection is rubbing off on me.)

I just had to go to The Hero Factory site to come up with my own.

First, I made her:

Looks nothing like me, but she rocks, no?

Who doesn’t love a gal wearing an eye patch and toting big guns, I ask?

No one, that’s who!

But then I decided to create a kick-ass heroine a bit more like myself…

…you know, if you take away the cat mask, big boobs, flat abs and the ability to wear white spandex AWESOMELY.

Heh.

Try it out for yourself. Thanks, Anthony!

(Note that when I load the site, the page looks like it’s partially cut off. Right click on the home page image and select “Show All” from the menu. That should do the trick. If it doesn’t let me know and I’ll come over and laser whip that bad boy for you. Booya!)

Tags: bricks and boxes, create your own superhero, kick-ass heroines, spandex-lasers-and-pirates-oh-my, the hero factory

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1. MindyMom | April 29, 2009, 9:47 am
   

   Love it! I’ll go check it out, make myself a superhero and then try to recreate the look for my mediation today. Ha!

2. Susan | April 29, 2009, 11:12 am
   

   Mindy, can’t wait to see what you come up with. There’s quite a collection of “accessories” to choose from for your virtual badass self – whips, lasers, numchucks, etc. Have fun!

3. Judy Schneider | April 29, 2009, 11:13 am
   

   Very fun, Susan. Off I go to give it a try!

4. Beth | April 29, 2009, 2:45 pm
   

   I tried this and LOVED it! Tried to save and post but wouldn’t let me. But I had fun creating myself as a Super Hero since a lot of times I feel like Super Mom. So this was fun to see how I really picture/preceive myself – ha! ha! Thanks for sharing!

5. T | April 30, 2009, 12:41 pm
   

   Now that’s fun.

   I like it. Does it include a monkey as one of the accessories?

   

6. Jessica | April 30, 2009, 2:20 pm
   

   Dude, I totally gave myself a monocle!

7. Susan | April 30, 2009, 2:52 pm
   

   Ha, T – I didn’t see a monkey, but I’m sure you can find something else that could pass for something like what you’re thinking of.

   Beth, Judy, Jessica – glad you like it, but be careful — it is a distraction that can just suck you in. (Hello, HeroTwitter!)

8. Susan | April 30, 2009, 2:55 pm
   

   Oh, and as a former drum major, I really, really wish they had a big baton (with blades or spikes, as J. suggested) for an accessory. Read this to see what I mean:

   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30493653/

9. dadshouse | April 30, 2009, 4:11 pm
   

   I love a kick-ass woman, guns or no! Love your comic hero personas.

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