Who doesn’t love superheroes?  You love them, I love them, and Hollywood loves them.  So why not make your own superhero (warning:  music)?  Just be careful, as every superhero comes with the ability to cause you to waste hours on the site pouring over options, color schemes, and accessories.  I know I did!

I’ve spent about two hours on the site, and I’ve built a ton of different superheroes to just play around with the options.  PopFi Man took me a good 20 minutes to put together.  I’ve heard Bonnie Tyler singing “I Need A Hero” at least 30 times.  (Fortunately, I like the song in all its cheesy 80’s glory.)  Plus tweaking all the options and color schemes is a lot of fun.  Even if your hero isn’t going to make it to the movie theaters any time soon, don’t let that stop you from making your own.

Since I have the song in my head, here’s the 1500 dancing inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Cebu, Philippines, doing their impressive interpretive dance version of Bonnie Tyler’s classic tune.

H/T:  Newscoma

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