Uh, sort of what I was saying, but of course from my more adult perspective. Count me as one girl who DID buy Hulk comic books, along with Superman, Batman, and The Flash. But I have always been a little different, and as a child I hated dresses, loved playing cowboys and army, and yes, playing with dumptrucks! I was blessed with parents who didn't panic at my behavior, and a dad who actually encouraged my athletic side. I ended up fairly normal, with a husband and family and all.

Now it seems to be a much differenct atmosphere that kid's are growing up in, what with computers, advanced CGI grapics and computer generated cartoons, very sopisticated video/computer games and all of the slick advertising they are targeted with. And a society that seems intent in creating those little boxes for us all.