Superheroes in the Age of Social Distancing

We’re in the middle of a very strange time. A global pandemic has forced us to stay home and stay away from others, bringing the world to a screeching halt. The 24-hour news cycle is exhausting and scary, leading many of us to try and escape in various forms of media. With all this extra time on my hands, I was staring at the ceiling for what felt like five minutes but was more likely six days, and I got this really dope idea: How are superheroes handling social distancing?  Some of them are more than likely coping better than others. They may be super, but they’re still human (for the most part). And one look at how stir crazy some of you have been on Twitter makes me confident some of the heroes that we worship would be losing their damn minds being stuck at home. And some would be completely fine, soaking in all of the alone time.  Let’s imagine for a moment that the villains are also practicing social distancing. It’s not so far-fetched. This is their world too. If they get sick, it would compromise their ability to rob banks, steal precious gems, and blow up the city. And if you still don’t want to buy into this, remember that The Joker wiped his hands with hand sanitizer before blowing up a hospital in The Dark Knight. It’s that level of chaotic energy that we’re dealing with here.  Mans just touched Harvey Dent! Dude is missing half his face. Gotta wash that off. The Content This is a small group of heroes that are otherwise suited to hunker down and sta…

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