As the father of two teenage boys, the father-sons conversation options are limited to sports, Xbox, and how many different ways to blow up stuff in the yard with fireworks. However, on occasion we can get into some deep, analytical discussions about really important topics. Most recently - Which Marvel superhero is the most powerful?
This riveting conversation occurred on the drive home from the movies after seeing Marvel's latest installment "The Avengers: Age of Ultron".
Son #1: I don't even know why Captain America is part of the Avengers. He can't fly. He can't beat up anybody that isn't a regular human. He's just lame.
Son #2: Captain America is the brains of the operation. He runs the whole team.
Son #1: No. Tony Stark runs the whole team. Iron Man can do everything by himself.
Son #2: Yeah, except beat up Hulk. Truth is, Hulk can defeat everybody. He's indestructible. He can't even die.
Son #1: Hulk is a moron.
Son #2: Bruce Banner is a nuclear scientist.
Son #1: Yeah, Bruce is smart. But when he turns into the Hulk, he turns into a moron. He just smashes everything.
Me: What about Batman?
Son #1: Dad, Batman is a DC Comics superhero. Not Marvel. But Batman is awesome.
Son #2: Batman is the worst superhero ever. He has absolutely no superpowers at all.
Son #1: Yeah, but he's the coolest superhero ever. (Doing a Christian Bale Batman impersonation) "I'm Batman." I would love to be Batman. Super rich, great car, great plane, great house, great gadgets.
Son #2: Batman is going to get his butt kicked by Superman in the new Batman vs. Superman movie.
Son #1: Yeah, maybe. But he'll still look cool doing it.
This went on and on, including the question of why Spiderman (a Marvel Superhero) hasn't joined the Avengers, and why Thor's hammer can be placed on a coffee table without breaking it. Really important stuff. In the end, it's all fun and hope I can get a few more years of these types of conversations with my kids - before they outgrow it. Then again, I don't seem to have outgrown it.
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