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thatcrazycajunApropos of my earlier post on the question of Superman's natal day this morning, I thought I'd share with y'all an excellent fan-made music video I found on YouTube showcasing clips of the Man of Steel and the men who have played him, appropriately set to the tune of Clay Aiken's heartfelt, moving anthem, "Measure of a Man." It brilliantly encapsulates what makes this character so meaningful to fans the world over. Catch it while you still can, before Viacom's lawsuit shuts the site down for good...
"Witness the awesome spectacle: a man so powerful he dares replace, even for the shortest time, an elemental force of nature. Looking on from Olympus, it is possible the gods might be angered by such arrogance...but perhaps not. For it is well known that the gods admired both courage and nobility—and surely they recognize both in this heroic man.
Courage: to strain to the limits of his endurance, pushing himself to the doorway of death.
Nobility: to do it for the highest cause—for the love of his fellow beings.
He strains, though it may kill him, because he is a hero...and he succeeds—because he is Superman."
"Witness the awesome spectacle: a man so powerful he dares replace, even for the shortest time, an elemental force of nature. Looking on from Olympus, it is possible the gods might be angered by such arrogance...but perhaps not. For it is well known that the gods admired both courage and nobility—and surely they recognize both in this heroic man.
Courage: to strain to the limits of his endurance, pushing himself to the doorway of death.
Nobility: to do it for the highest cause—for the love of his fellow beings.
He strains, though it may kill him, because he is a hero...and he succeeds—because he is Superman."
—Gerry Conway, Superman vs. Shazam!, 1978
