I've just finished reading Who Needs A Superhero? written by H. Michael Brewer.
While I suspect that there are some here who've read this, let me just say that I think everyone in this group should read this book. In a nutshell, Brewer takes some of the all-time favorites and "finds virtue, vice and holiness" in them.
Without giving anything away, he tackles various heros and heroines and then shows us how the communicate Biblical truths. Characters included are: Superman, Batman, Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron man, Wonder Woman, Thor, Daredevil, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Punisher, Green Arrow, Captain America, and The Spirit.
For those of us who've read and loved this things for years, Brewer doesn't really tell us anything about the characters we don't know--however, he does put them in a Biblical light, something we probably haven't done. I know that I hadn't, not for the overwhelming majority of them anyway.
The cool thing is that Brewer really knows his stuff: comics AND Bible. I enjoyed the way he summarized what we know about the hero...and then brought in Biblical truths revealed by the character and their story.
I can't say it enough--everyone on this list should read this book. Most of us are here for two reasons: 1)our love for Christ; 2)our love for comics. Brewer ties them together very nicely.
Go read this book!
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