Superheroes You've Never Heard of: Part 1

Lightning Lad
Real name: Garth Ranzz
Backstory: Garth and his siblings crashed on an unknown planet and were attacked by a group of roaming electrical beasts. After the attack the three were equipped with amazing electrical powers.
 - Lightning Lad is one of DCs' many obscure heroes. Suggested by his name, he has some electrical abilities including electrical generation and manipulation.
Fun Fact: His girlfriends name is Saturn Girl.

Red Tornado
Real name: Unknown
Backstory: An evil cyborg built to infiltrate the Justice League Headquarters. The cyborg was given false memories and mixed with a violent wind (cause that makes total sense).
 - Another DC character. Kind of an anti-hero. Interesting outfit
Fun Fact: Weighs 325 lbs. Thats a lot of wind.

Animal Man
Real name: Bernhard Baker
Backstory: As a young man Bernhard went hunting one afternoon and returned with a changed outlook on nature. He had encountered some helpless animals that had escaped from a zoo and realized he could use their powers when he was close to them. He was now the Man with Animal Powers (lame).
 - This guy should get a show on Discovery channel. Than again maybe he already has one. Is that you Steve Irwin?
Fun Fact: Was part of a group known as the Forgotten Heros. Hard to be forgotten when no ones heard of you.

Curse
Real Name: Philip Krahn
Backstory: Hard to interpret. Basically he's crazy and is trying to gain access to heaven so he can lead them into Hell and destroy the demon armies. Wow, and I thought Inception was confusing.
 - I'm not going to pretend I understand what's going on in this but the dude is interesting.
Fun Fact: As a child he removed his own left eye and scarred his face with a rusty piece of fence and as a man removed his own right arm. Why? To show his loyalty to God. There are better ways people.

Savage Dragon
Real Name: Kurr (that's a name?)
Backstory: The dragon was discovered in a burned up field outside of chicago by a police agent and was asked to join the cops in an attempt to defeat the group of criminals, the Vicious Circle, that was terrorizing the town. After refusing, the police, Darling, takes drastic measures and bribes some criminals to attack Dragon's cousin. They end up killing their target and Dragon joins the police.
 - Weird. It's like one of those afternoon soap operas. Also a very unknown superhero. Not even a fan club has started for this guy yet.
Fun Fact: Some of his powers include Regeneration, Fire resistance, and super jump.

Information is credited to http://www.superherodb.com/

Tuesday

A fine day of the week, tuesday. The day prior to Wednesday and previous to Monday. The day when you really think, "When is it going to be Friday?" Mondays are fine, but Tuesdays really give you that sense of how far away the end of the week is going to be.

Tuesday is the second day of creation, in biblical times, and the day where God separated the waters from land to make the ocean. Tuesday is affiliated with a restaurant and red priceless gemstones (Ruby Tuesdays), and a furniture store that opens early (Tuesday Morning). Tuesday gained it's origin from the Norse god of War, known as Teiwaz.

Black Tuesday, which was October 29th, 1929 when the stock market crashed.  Super Tuesday is the day when the presidential elections take place. A lot of DVDs, video games, and CDs release on Tuesdays, and a lot of television shows find their time slots on a tuesday evening. We all know it's one of the worst days of the week, but we try to spruce it up so it's not as bad as it has to be.

Sincerely,
- Captain Obvious

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Procrastination

Procrastinating. It's human natures greatest flaw. It's the only excuse for why I don't have an icon up yet on my profile, and yet it is one of the few things we all have in common. The world is one big procrastinator. That's why we haven't developed a cure for cancer, why we haven't found an alternative to fossil fuels, and why I haven't yet showered. Procrastination.

It's common sense really. If I can do it later, why on earth would I do it now? That's my philosophy. Some people do things ahead of time, and those people are called overachievers. Sure, they plan, and break it up, and get it all done ahead of schedule, but I can do it all in one crazed night of caffeine. I like to achieve just the right amount, thank you.

When push comes to shove, procrastinators shove hard. We don't just expect these things to happen, we tighten are belts, roll up our sleeves, and give everything we got to get this stuff done. There is a great difference between procrastinating and being lazy. Their may be a grey area in between but people who are lazy will not get it done. People who procrastinate will, and it will be above and beyond the standards. So procrastinators let us unite! - tomorrow

Sincerely,
- Captain Obvious

First

What better topic could their possibly be for my first post, than being first. It's a heavy honor and responsibility to be number one. No pencil has ever gotten to be number one, nor has any building address. Races and sports always have someone end in first, the winner, the guy who everybody wants to be. On internet videos someone always likes to be the first comment. It's a little game for supremacy to put your stamp on a video and say "Na na, I beat you!" With the first place honor you are rewarded with blue ribbons, large trophies, and bragging rights. Humankind is always looking for ways to outdo each other and set themselves above those around them. Being slightly better than someone else is a goal, and people have created so many competitive fields where they can prove their own strengths and crush the dreams of others. It's crazy really when you watch game shows, reality contests, and the big Sunday game only to see one person or team walk away victorious and the other feeling worse than when they entered.

Think about some of your own firsts. Your first word, first step, first fight, first kiss. The first time you earned praise, or the first time you let someone down. The first action figure you got, or the first brand of makeup that went on your face. Your first real friend, and your first more than friend. The first time you lost someone important to you, the first funeral you attended, the first break-up. All these firsts are usually followed by a second, and a third, and a fourth, and so on.

Being anything but first leads to disappointment in many areas. Think of any movie sequel and tell me that it wasn't disappointing. Because the first had to be great for you to want a sequel, and the second has much higher expectations. Sequels can't be as good as the original they have to be better. If they are on the same level than they won't earn any notice, and if they are worse, as most are, than they disgrace the series. Even with a horrific second movie, many series will still earn enough to dish out a third that will be so poorly put together it makes the second look like it was written by DaVinci and produced by Michelangelo. Video games are usually the exact opposite of this stereotype. The first game will be spectacular and the creators will only add on to what made the first so great. Address a few concerns here and there with gameplay or storytelling and it comes out better than the first. In this case the first is worse, the second is best, the third is the one with the hairy chest. (wait, what?)

Being first is fun. It's not easy either. To do this you have to have some kind of skill or talent about you that will give you the upper hand. You have to be naturally gifted, or train hard to be first, but the rewards are worth it. Whether a physical prize or just the sense of overwhelming accomplishment, being first is awesome.