Super-Rebound

Have you ever wondered, What if, Superman breaks-up with Lois Lane, and by some weird coincidence it's you that catch her on the rebound?

No? well somebody did, and they did it on a stack of post-it notes.

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Man not superman

Post-it Comic Reveals the Perils of Catching Lois Lane on the Rebound

By Lauren Davis, 2:30 PM on Wed Jul 22 2009, 6,682 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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You're dating a new girl and things are going great. Then one day she asks you to meet her ex...who just happens to be Superman. Can a mere mortal ever live up to the Boyfriend of Steel?

Jonathan Goldstein's short story "Man Not Superman" (previously featured on This American Life) follows the man who dates Lois Lane after she breaks it off with Superman. Our comparatively ordinary narrator is head over heels for the famed reporter, and things go swimmingly at first; sick of superheroes, Lois just wants a guy who can make her laugh. But Lois and the big Kryptonian are still good chums, and the relationship hits a snag when Supes insists on taking his ex's new beau as his sidekick.

The original text is an uproarious read, but the artwork (composed entirely on yellow sticky notes) from animator Arthur Jones perfectly captures the narrator's insecurities and the humiliation involved in working for Superman.

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Have a read of the comic here, and also here is the original text.

I advise you to read both, just in case Superman did dumps Lois.