Spiderman.

Spiderman, Spiderman, does what ever a spider can. Or something to that effect. Anyway. It’s Spiderman everyone! (crowd cheers) Yaaay!

Spiderman is basically a normal guy, with genetically modified DNA. Simple really. And when this genetically modified superhero isn’t fighting bad guys, and stopping supervillains, he’s known as Peter Parker. A teenage, high school kid, with a passion for photography. This is odd, because normally the teenage superhero has an older father figure superhero to show the teenage protégé the ropes of the crime fighting scene. In other words, the teenage superhero always became the sidekick to some older guy with a cape. Spiderman, was the first of his kind that didn’t have this older superhero father figure.
Peter Parker only started wearing latex and fighting bad guys after his Uncle Ben was shot, in an attempted mugging. Sound familiar? All superheroes seem to have gone into fighting crime because of some kind of event relating to death. I wonder if supervillains become bad because they thought there were too many unicorns in the sky. Or maybe it’s just one big family business.
Parker vowed to seek vengeance upon his Uncles murderer, and thus began his web slinging days of justice.


Supervillains

Dr. Otto Octavius, more commonly known as Doctor Octopus or Doc Ock, has become one of Spidermans greatest foes. His alias comes from his four mechanical arms, that were attached to his torso, and were controlled by a brain-computer interface. They were originally created to assist him in his atomic physics research. The arms were supposed to be resistant to radiation, and capable of highly precise movements.
But incidently, during an explosive radiation leak, the arms became fused to his body; while also mutating his brain. He was thus able to operate the arms, by thoughts alone, without the need for a computer. This is what would push Octavius over the edge, and into the start of his criminal career.
Doc Ocks first appearance was in the comic book, The Amazing Spiderman #3, in July 1963.












Flaws and Attributes

Unlike Bruce Wayne as Batman, Peter Parker doesn't have a billion dollar company to support his crime fighting ways. He has to have a job, which is coincidentally, taking photos of himself, as Spiderman, and selling them to the Daily Bugle. Yet, not difficult, it still has to be done, which adds to his busy lifestyle. And like every hero, he also struggles to keep the people he loves, in his life. His on-off girlfriend, Mary Jane, his Aunt May, and his best friend Harry Osbourne. Harry is another one of Spidermans foes, known as the Green Goblin. An intense friendship right there.
As for his attributes, Spiderman has most of the abilities of a spider. Being able to cling to most surfaces, superhuman balance, and the ability to shoot webs. He also has superhuman strength and reflexes, and a subconcious sense of danger which is also known as his "spider-sense".
His webslinging depends on each comic book series and the different movie franchises. For example, in the first Spiderman movie trilogy he is able to shoot webs from his wrists, whereas in The Amazing Spider-Man comics, he needs a web shooting apparatus.


Fun Facts

- Spiderman’s webbing only lasts for about an hour.
- Peter Parker is a New York Mets fan.
- Peter Parker’s middle name is Ben
- On one occasion, Spiderman stopped an alien from tricking an entire generation into having unprotected sex.

Possibility of Spiderman Existing

You would think that being bit by a radioactive spider, and having your DNA becoming genetically combined with that of the spiders would be completely insane. But maybe not. If the attributes of the spider had been genetically enhanced by radiation, and the spider had enough venom to effect the entire human body, or a spider that's half the size of a human; but then the bite could just as easily kill you, as it could give you superpowers. How long the effects would last is also a factor.They would likely only last a day or two. The same amount of time as a normal spider bite.
Spiders share a significant portion of DNA with humans. So it would be a lot easier if you managed to breed 'spider-men', through a process of combining spider and human DNA in a lab. It seems in-plausible that a single spider-bite could have that much of an effect on a human being.
The possibility of Spiderman existing? Maybe. If you had a giant, radioactive spider. Or an expensive lab, with lots of people in white coats, and spectacles. But from a spider-bite? Very unlikely.

Batman.

This is the restart of Dude, where's my carnage. This semester I've had to find a theme, and after much deliberation I've decided to do Superheroes. Each week will have a new superhero, and include one of their supervillains, their flaws and attributes, some fun facts, and what the possibility is of that particular hero existing.

This is the start of Comic Strip Superheroes.


This week it's BATMAN!

Batman's awesome. He's got money. He's got a sweet car. A great hide out (which changes depending on what comics you're reading, or what movies you're watching.) And epic gadgets. He also has some of the best supporting characters around, including Alfred Pennyworth, Lucius Fox, and Commissioner James Gordon.
As I'm sure many people know, Batman is the billionaire playboy known as Bruce Wayne. As a child, Bruce was orphaned when his parents were killed during a mugging at gun point. He then went into the care of Alfred Pennyworth, the family butler. Alfred became Bruce's mentor and guardian, and has always played a large part in his crime fighting escapades.


Supervillains

Batman has many villains. Some of the more popular being Penguin, The Riddler, Bane, The Joker, Scarecrow and Two Face. The latter being apart of the newest Batman films, the Dark Knight Trilogy.
The Joker has been with Batman since the beginning. Since the very first comic book release. He has been played by, Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson and the iconic Heath Ledger. He has also been known as Jack White, but his original identity is unknown to all. He was first portrayed as a violent sociopath who murdered people for his own personal amusement. But has been seen, lately, as a trickster looking to serve his own case of anarchist judgement upon Gotham City. But what has been a constant throughout, is The Jokers desire to kill Batman.
"Madness is the emergency exit. You can just step outside, and close the door on all those dreadful things that happened. You can lock them away...forever." - The Joker.


Flaws and Attributes

Batman's fatal flaw, and only flaw it seems, is the fact that he's human. He succumbs to things such as grief, and pity. But also has to earn a living, while being Batman. This isn't that hard for billionaire Bruce, but it all adds up.
As for his attributes, there are many. For one, he has enough money to create his own custom arsenal of gadgets, weapons, armour and vehicles. Another is his knowledge and varied skills. He's had military pilot training, special firearms training, and he has several engineering degrees.


Fun Facts

- The inspiration for The Joker was Conrad Veidt, in his role as Gwynplaine in the 1928 silent movie, The Man Who Laughs.
- Batman's debut was in May 1939 in Detective Comics No. 27, entitled The Case of the Chemical Syndicate.
- Batman's wealthy alter ego was inspired by the 1920 Douglas Fairbanks film, The Mask of Zorro.


Possibility of Batman Existing

Batman seems like one of the most plausible Superheroes, when it comes to actually existing. But there's one problem. You would have to train for roughly a year before even getting to his level of fitness. That's a solid, full day of fitness. With one off day a week. And that's still a 33km run, with three to four hours of weapons training. Once you've spent a year just trying to get fit enough, you still have to maintain that physique, while fighting crime, eating well, and getting enough sleep.
Sounds like a massive effort just to fight a few bad guys, if you ask me. But then again, I'm just some guy with a superhero blog.
So, the possibility of Batman existing? Minimal.