It's a Wonder the Wonder Twins Didn't Get Us All Killed
Or: "OMG, Zan and Jayna Were Super-stupid!"I, as you know, have twins myself. Truly wonderful 5-year-old boys. And for a few months now, they have been super-obsessed with superheroes. It started with Spider-Man, segued into the Fantastic Four, and then hit new heights with the X-Men. Their dad was smart, limiting this wealth of new data to the Marvel universe. Cue the in-laws, who one day brought my worst nightmare to life by introducing Batman and Superman into the mix. No, I didn't already have my evenings and weekends filled enough with fielding the boys' questions about Spider-Man's array of girlfriends, the Thing's weight and Wolverine's No. 1 enemy. No, now I had to school them on everybody frickin' else.This DC Comical side trip ultimately brought a pair of Super Friends DVDs into the home. Both bring back memories from my own glued-to-the-tube childhood. Super Friends: Attack of the Legion of Doom features four episodes pitting Batman, Superman, Flash et al against a bevy o...
Sun, Feb 17, 2008
