I have a collection of aphorisms for superheros:
- Never bring a gun to a swordfight
- Growth is the amazing power to make yourself an easy target
- Energy blasts are a power. Marksmanship is a skill
- The difference between a common supervillain and a criminal mastermind, is that a common supervillain doesn't tell you the beating you are giving him is all part of his "master plan".
- You can't mass-produce awesome
- There is no idea so stupid it can't be used to hurt someone
- If you wear a cape, make sure it's detachable
- Always know which walls are loadbearing
- These no-nonsense solutions don't hold water in a complex world of time travel and jet-propelled apes.
- When in doubt, break something and hope you're elsewhere when it explodes.
- If you don't pick a name, one will be chosen for you.
- Pick where you want your impact crater before you leap.
- Never trust a clown.
- They actually have to be doing something before you get to hit them.