Crabgrass by Tauhid Bondia for June 29, 2021

All very good arguments. I’m persuaded.

And I was hoping he was the new vice principal.

Cool drawing in 6th panel.

Draw glasses on the Squirrel Mobile, for when you have to park in public garages!

miles destroying every superhero movie in one comic

Deciding what practical issues to let go of is a great exercise in creative thinking

The mild-mannered alter-ego goes back to at least the Scarlett Pimpernel (i.e. BC – before comics) but the hero without a secret identity was around long before the Fantastic Four had no secret identities (1961). Lev Gleason’s Boy Comics (beginning 1942) featured Crime Buster. While he had a name (Chuck Chandler) everyone knew him as Crime Buster and called him CB. He may be best known, but I’m betting there were others who skipped the secret identity as well and who’ve slipped my pre-morning-coffee memory.

Nothing wrong with squirrel powers! In fact, Marvel comics has Squirrel Girl— who single-handedly was able to beat Thanos himself, so…

Methinks Mr. Acorn is a little nuts.

That’s pretty much every superhero origin in a nutshell.

Cool creating a drawn comic hero, now a days they would just be staring at a phone, along with all the adults

Superheroes need an alter ego because you can’t go to the grocery store dressed as Captain Squirrel. It causes too much disruption. And no one in the deli section will help you.

I like how Mr. Acorn sits hunched-forward like a squirrel.

He’s not wrong.

That’s how Darkwing Duck started, but he soon learns you miss out on alot living alone by night as a vigilante for justice. (P.s I don’t think you necessarily register non-street legal souped up rocket cars)

If you he was Flying Squirrel Man, he wouldn’t need to register any mobile.

Power Pack doesn’t even wear masks.

I guess the guys made up.

I say context is everything. A hero’s backstory and personality plays a lot into the secret identity angle. Certain versions of Bruce Wayne would be Batman full time and not have a normal life but A) Alfred and others make him get out and about and B) Bruce Wayne can do a lot of good in public. Peter Parker was in high school when he got his powers so yeah he led a double life. It’s all down to the individual hero and their story