On the heels of our trip to MoCCA, I’ve been thinking about superheroes. Not because MoCCA has much to do with superheroes (most of the comics there lean more toward personal narrative and/or regular guy comics) but because on our way out of the city I was thinking about how great it would be to
1. be able to fly, or
2. be able to pick cars up with one hand and toss them over my shoulder.

The Holland Tunnel gets me every time.

There’s the age-old question of which superpower you would like: flight or invisibility. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a complete no-brainer. Having been invisible for much of late middle school, I can tell you that it is really not all it’s cracked up to be. Frankly, I really don’t want to know what people are saying when they think I’m not around (having also learned that from being invisible in middle school). Flight, on the other hand, has got to be incredible. Christopher Reeve didn’t make it seem like all that much fun in Superman (ho hum, clouds again?) but I think Robert Downey Jr. got it pretty right in Iron Man.

Anyway – our favorite superhero around here is Captain A-OK. I like the idea that he’s just assuring us that things are, you know, like, okay. Not great, but just okay. Just like Oklahoma is OK. Maybe not worth stopping anywhere if you’re driving through, but you probably won’t get carjacked either.

I’ve already drawn Captain A-OK for the one page wonders, but I thought I’d try a new version, just because, what the heck. We invented him, I can do whatever I want. Just like Marvel changed Wolverine from man-shaped to crazy steroid cyborg shaped. If you’re into superheroes, he’s up for sale at auction. A super-rare find.