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Browser Compatibility

2009-11-06 13:39:40 -0500

Simply Superheroes Blog – Browser Compatibility

If you view our website using Internet Explorer, you may have encountered an error pop-up window appear whether on our home page or on a webpage where there is one or more videos.

We apologize for not noticing this since we view our website in Firefox which has not caused us any problems.

We are in the process of fixing this compatibility problem and making sure all of the pages on our website are compatible with all browsers. One of the things we are doing is re-organizing our video library. Presently, we have numerous episodes on one webpage which causes the error in IE. Our solution is to show only one video per webpage.

We have already re-organized our fun stuff section this way:

We will post here when the video section of our library is completely reorganized.

Going, Going, Gone

2009-11-03 14:05:00 -0500

Simply Superheroes Blog – Going, Going, Gone

We have now added a Discontining collection of products that we will no longer re-stock once they sell out.

The link can be found on the left side of the home page below Shop by Product.

Some of these products are extremely limited in quantity. Buy them while you can!

How To Create A Batman Pumpkin

2009-10-29 13:15:40 -0400

Simply Superheroes Blog – How To Create A Batman Pumpkin

We found an article written on ehow.com by Robin Raven called How To Create A Batman Pumpkin. We are only providing the link since the author did not reply when we requested posting her article for our blog.

In the article, the second step asks that you or your child draw sketches of Batman. An alternative to this is to get them at 8 different websites.

Happy Carving!

Photos From Wonder Woman Day

2009-10-28 18:08:21 -0400

Simply Superheroes Blog – Photos From Wonder Woman Day

Fanboy.com posted photos by journalist Amber Love today from Wonder Woman Day that occurred this past weekend in Flemington, NJ.

We wish we had attended and hope to be at this event next year.

Wonder Woman Day This Sunday

2009-10-23 12:52:01 -0400

The cities of Portland, OR and Flemington, NJ will be hosting Wonder Woman Day as a benefit for local domestic violence shelters and prevention agencies. Excalibur Comics in Portland will host the event in Portland while Comic Fusion will host in Flemington. To raise money, special guests will be signing autographs at the comic book stores and there will be silent art auctions.

The Mayor of Portland, Oregon has declared this Sunday as Wonder Woman Day.

This two-city fund-raising event is already in its fourth year. The official website page aptly calls this event “Wonder Woman Day IV.”

Breaking News: More Delays Expected For Spider-Man Broadway Musical

2009-10-23 10:23:22 -0400

The New York Times revealed yesterday evening on their website that the upcoming Spider-Man Broadway musical will be delayed until Spring of 2010. Originally the musical’s debut had been scheduled for January and then, due to financial constraints, previews were to begin in late February and then to open in March. But now it looks like the musical will not begin previews until some time in the Spring. No specific dates have been scheduled for either when previews begin or when the musical will officially open.

5 Superhero Videos Added

2009-10-22 19:50:49 -0400

We’ve added the following Marvel videos to our library:

Super Hero Squad (2 episodes)

X-Men “Reunion – Part 2” Season 2, Episode 26 (1992)

Spider-Man “The Hobgoblin, Part 1” Episode 12 (1994)

Spider-Man “The Vine” Episode 30 (1967)

You can always view these and many more free superhero videos in our library.

Big Apple Comic Con Conquers NYC

2009-10-18 17:02:51 -0400

Simply Superheroes Blog – Big Apple Comic Con Conquers <span class="caps">NYC</span>

Mix over 200 celebrities, rows of vendors, high-octane music, and thousands of comic-con hungry attendees and you get an event that rocked NYC. There were many dressed-up attendees who kindly accommodated anyone who asked to take their picture. The Artist Alley had a lot to offer including a chalk artist in action (see above pic).

Our seven-year-old son had a blast checking out the action figures at each vendor we encountered. Like any large event, we kept to a few ground rules with him: sticking together and speaking up when hungry, tired or in need of a bathroom. Within three hours, being there felt overwhelming by the number of people, the fatigue of walking around and the music that pumped through the corporate area.

The event seemed like a smaller (and saner) version of the New York Comic Con that occurred more than six months before. We spoke to one vendor about what will happen next October: the planners of Big Apple Comic Con have decided to hold this event next year on the same weekend as the New York Comic Con 20 Manhattan blocks away. He was baffled by this decision. When asked which venue he will choose, he said he hadn’t made up his mind yet.

We’re baffled by this decision as well. While it’s nice to have a choice between which event to attend, vendors will suffer the most. Money flies out of wallets at these comic conventions. It’s hard to believe if people spend their money at the New York Comic Con, they’ll have money left over for the Big Apple Comic Con.

Superheroes Debut At Children's Museum In Rochester, NY

2009-10-17 17:22:25 -0400

Simply Superheroes Blog – Superheroes Debut At Children’s Museum In Rochester, NY

If you live in the vicinity of Rochester, NY you probably heard about the Strong Museum of Play. It’s a stimulating children’s museum that is debuting a new exhibit that focuses on superheroes. Spider-Man will be making an appearance there today.

We stumbled on a Rochester write-up about it that includes a local news channel video segment.

It looks great for young superhero fans. You’ll see statues of Superman, Batman, Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Hulk. They have a Superhero Power School that will give you super strength, super memory and super balance. There will be ways to scale buildings and get your picture taken as you fly through the sky.

You can read more about it on the museum’s website too.

Superheroes From The UK

2009-10-16 16:35:22 -0400

Simply Superheroes Blog – Superheroes From The UK

We hope you will enjoy the following submitted by the website restandplay.co.uk that describes superheroes from the U.K. – Derek

In these tumultuous time we live in, wouldn`t it be great if superheroes were real? If a muscular man clad in Lycra tights could swoop down from the skies and use his super duper special powers to catch the bad guys! I mean, come on, all you need is a secret identity, a strong moral code, some super powers, a trusty eager young sidekick, a penchant for Lycra and an arch enemy!

Most of the Superheroes we have come to know and love made their first appearances as comic book heroes. UK superheroes include Marvelman, who first appeared in February of 1954. Blessed with powers of superhuman strength and speed, exceptional intelligence and ability to survive in space, Marvelman also had the power of thunder – by simply clapping hands! Sporting a blue and red suit (sound familiar?) Marvelman was once just a boy called Mickey Moran, until a crazy scientist, who was on his death bed, told him the secret word of the universe (“Kimota”) and he developed powers beyond his wildest dreams! Marvelman was not without a controversial background! Originally Marvelman was called Captain Marvel, however he was deemed to similar to Superman, so he had to be changed!

Another group of popular UK superheroes are the Thunderbirds. Scott, Virgil, Alan,Gordon and John were the sons of Jeff Tracy, who together all live on Tracy Island. Part of a secret organisation, they protect and rescue people on Earth and in space, by using their Thunderbird vehicles. The popular puppet TV series has made the Thunderbirds legendary and their blue polo necked uniforms are instantly recognisable. Set one hundred years in the future, The Thunderbirds popularity spans generations and even those who have never sat through a whole episode will be able to make a Thunderbirds Tracy Island, from nothing more than some empty toilet rolls, brown and green paints and some old newspapers – courtesy of years of brainwashing via Blue Peter!

However, even when you add together the total popularity of fellow UK superheroes; Lara Croft, Doctor Who, Thermoman [pic], Angel Summoner and Bananaman, you do not really come close to the impact American Superheroes have had on our culture.

Marvel and DC Comics superheroes have soared to unbelievable heights. Comics, television series and features films have ensured that their superheroes are instantly recognisable and popular with generation after generation. The most popular of all the superheroes has to be Superman. Superman, in his blue and red Lycra outfit, accessorised with flowing cape constantly saves the world, whilst battling the formidable Lex Luther and coming to terms with his own demons as he struggles to maintain his secret identity- part Clark Kent and part Kalel, Kryptonian alien!

Battling for second place are a legion of superheroes whose posters adorn millions of children bedrooms throughout the world. Paraphernalia is everything when it comes to keeping the popularity of superheroes alive and everything from Batman bins, to Spiderman duvets, the incredible Hulk T-shirts and Wolverine Y-fronts, all mean that superheroes live on in the hearts of our children and the wallets of their parents!