Writer's Blog

Why create another superhero? Marvel and DC have the public swimming in superhero characters that perform heroic acts saving the universe from untold horror. There are countless spinoffs and spoofs and graphic novels that populate pop culture all doing pretty much the same thing. One thing they aren’t doing is behaving like human beings in the world we live in. They need great power to defeat great evil. Which is a wonderful fantasy and we all love to escape. 

But what happens when our heroes are down there in the dirt with real villains and just as vulnerable as anyone else? Someone who wants to help but also wants his share. Someone who, like all of us, lives in the gray area between right, wrong, good, and bad. Can you be a hero if you commit a bad act to serve a greater good?

We believe that heroes are people who put themselves in harm’s way for others. We call our soldiers heroes when they come home after committing possible atrocities they might not be able to live with. We overlook for the greater good and bless them for having such courage. Then we ignore the burden they return home with. We give the police that kind of stature in detective fiction. But not real cops. We set them up to fail by expecting them to be more than human while taking constant abuse and criticism on the job.

So, what would a real life superhero look like? Join me while I explore the concept in these stories about THE FOIL.