How to pick a favorite

I can't say that I've been an avid comic reader or a super follower of any particular super heroes, but I've dabbled in a few comics and watched a few movies which ended up being enough to pick Spider-Man as my favorite super hero. Spider-Man, as mentioned in the documentary, is probably one of the best superheroes that identifies most with the problems of teenagers. I had watched a number of different animated versions of Spider-Man (The Amazing Spiderman, Spider-Man and his amazing friends, etc) when I was a kid, and then when I was about fourteen or fifteen years old, I started reading some Spider-Man comics. 

The web-slinger and I had a lot in common when I was going through high school, and I don't mean the getting bitten by a radioactive spider part. I got bit by a spider, but it wasn't radioactive....unfortunately. The thing that sets Spider-Man apart from all the other superheroes in my mind, is that he seemed to be going through the same normal problems I had been going through at the time. I was the kid who would get picked on from other students, had some relationship issues, and even my situation at home was a little weird. I developed a connection with this character over time and, as weird as it may seem, turned to the comics as an escape from my own problems during school. 

When I was younger, my friends and I constantly played our imaginative game of superheroes. Some of my friends would argue over who would be which super hero, some chose Iron Man, some argued over being the Incredible Hulk, but I was always Spider-Man. We'd chase imaginary foes around for hours on end, and protect the damsel in distress. We would always add in a hint of drama into our heroes' respective lives. The popular hypothetical situation for me as Spider-Man would always consist of Mary Jane or Aunt May getting captured and having to pull of a rescue mission. 

Building off of what Loeb & Morris said in their article, living by the values or beliefs of Spider-Man would definitely assist me in making some better life decisions. The famous line from Uncle Ben, "With great power comes great responsibility" resonates with Spider-Man both in his crime fighting and in his own personal life. Having the conscience or moral judgement that Spider-Man has and applying it to my own life would definitely be a good life tool. I feel that it would provide a better understanding of my own problems, and create a path towards making the right decision from the wrong one.