So I went into my bedroom this morning, and there was a tiny mouse next to my bed! I, of course, shrieked a bit, and then I wasn't quite sure what to do. The mouse just sat there, and my cat seemed not to have noticed it. Then my cat did notice it, and jumped down prepared to stalk it, whereupon the mouse... still didn't move. In fact, it just sat there for a couple of minutes, which totally puzzled the cat. She batted at it a couple of times, then looked at me with this flabbergasted expression. And I didn't know what to do about it either. I mean, usually they run away! So eventually I went and got a box and swept it into the box -- it tried a little to go the other direction, so it really was alive -- and took it outside. I know it'll just come right back in, but I had no idea what to do! I guess I should have driven it somewhere. Anyway, it just sat on my porch for several minutes, at one point dragging itself around in a circle. I said, "Oh, is your leg hurt? Poor dear!" and then mentally slapped myself, because here I would have been quite happy to let the cat deal with it. If only it weren't so cute! And it was adorable. The next time I looked outside, it had disappeared, which could mean many things, including that the buzzards got it. Now I feel conflicted, slightly guilty, and confused.

Why Superman Will Always Suck

Superman sez: all criminals are bad. All lawbreakers deserve punishment. If Superman were in charge of the DEA, roughly 70% of college students across the country would be serving time in prison right now.

Superman has no values of his own, so he's content to just uphold the values of the ruling class; this prevents him from becoming a dangerous vigilante a la Frank Castle, but it also means he has no legitimate opinions of his own where crime is concerned. In Paul Dini's storybook series on DC superheroes, Batman had to deal with gangland violence, Wonder Woman fights terrorism, and Superman tries to end world hunger. This is no accident – Superman is way too morally simplistic to deal with complex things like the "wars" on drugs or terror.

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Batman exhibits more moral maturity than Superman: Superman always upholds the status quo, but in Year One Batman goes on a crusade against Gotham's corrupt elite. Batman is a detective, a scientist, a master of disguise, and a martial arts expert; Superman is a burly asshole in a red cape with big muscles.

Bonus points for T-Rex comic about Superman....

I don't know -- I think ending world hunger is a very worthwhile goal.

Most Awesomest Comic Book Characters (A Definitive List)

Hm. Not definitive, but I'd include

Spider Jerusalem
The Joker
Ogami Itto
Modesty Blaise
And, obviously, Devil Dinosaur.

scarlet witch

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what?

Miracleman, I guess I haven't been exposed to enough Captain Marvel, so can you expound upon why he makes your list? (I'm not challenging his inclusion; I just don't know enough about him.)

Also, DC is going to be doing something soon with Ambush Bug.

Oh, Dana, thanks for the MTV link. I'm home sick so I can follow Lexicon news guilt-free today...

OK, best parodic superhero/supervillian?

Right now I'm torn between The Tick and The Monarch. Leaning towards The Monarch. Although it seems to me I'm forgetting someone....

scarlet witch

I remember her, she was one of the Avengers.

Superman is a burly asshole in a red cape with big muscles.

MAN. Why they gotta harsh on Batman's boyfriend like that?