{"id":13351,"date":"2009-01-14T23:19:08","date_gmt":"2009-01-15T06:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2009\/01\/14\/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero.html"},"modified":"2009-01-14T23:19:08","modified_gmt":"2009-01-15T06:19:08","slug":"who_wants_to_be_a_super_h","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/01\/14\/who_wants_to_be_a_super_h.html","title":{"rendered":"Who wants to be a super-hero?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img-shadow-right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Three-Star\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/images\/three-star.png\" width=\"343\" \/> <\/div>\n<p>Behold the mighty <em><strong>Three-Star<\/strong>! <\/em>Courtesy of Marvel.com, your own <a href=\"http:\/\/marvelkids.marvel.com\/create_your_own_superhero\" target=\"_blank\">super-hero designer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Way too many of the body-parts are, um, Marvel hero-specific, and the options are fairly limited (esp. as I&#8217;m used to the character designer on City of Heroes), but it&#8217;s still fun. And, heck, you get to use Kirbyesque energy coruscations, so you know it&#8217;s authentic Marvel!<\/p>\n<p><em>Excelsior!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><small>(via the Incredible, Amazing, Mighty <a href=\"http:\/\/stupidevilbastard.com\/index\/seb\/comments\/if_seb_were_a_super_hero\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stupid Evil Bastard<\/a>)<\/small>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behold the mighty Three-Star! Courtesy of Marvel.com, your own super-hero designer. 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