Please have the following things ready:
- A plain colored towel, no one wants a cape with SpongeBob Squarepants® on it
- Spandex, lots of Spandex
- A sense of humor, and no shame
Step 1 – Figure out your abilities - Do what you can with your limitations. Remember not all superhero’s can fly (it would be a lot cooler if they did). If you can run fast, try to come up with a superhero that rocks Chuck Taylor All-Stars and says phrases like “You can’t catch me, you can’t even catch a cold!”
Step 2 – Know your weaknesses – Every good superhero, or villain, has a weakness. For example, my weaknesses are 80’s retro and Bazooka Joe©. Never again, will I be caught dead at a Devo concert chewing bland bubble gum. Maybe at an A-Ha show though, that “Take on Me” song was pretty catchy!
Step 3- Form Alliances – Every superhero needs a wingman, or wingwoman, by their side. Even better if that was their superhero name. But seriously, sometimes you can find your self out numbered or just bored and need someone to talk to. There is power in numbers.
Step 4- Know your enemies – Treat your enemies better than your friends. Well not really, unless you find yourself arresting your friends a lot. But seriously, know their hide outs and their plans at all times. You don’t want to show up at the same bar as they do, one Friday night now that would be embarrassing.
Step 5 – Reach for the skies – Seriously reach, it is good to stretch before you go fight crime. You don’t want to pull your back.
Step 6 – Hide your identity – This is important, because everyone is going to want you to help them move if you have super strength.
