<aside> 💡 Hello. Here’s a transcript of my Pints & Powerpoints talk - with the slides added in at the relevant moment.

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Sometimes, I ponder which superhero I'd like to see on the big screen next. It's a fun thing to think about when you’re a huge nerd like me.

It won’t have escaped your notice that superhero films are big business now and everyone is looking for the next super-powered band wagon to jump upon so that they can start making Morbius levels of cash money.

I'm not sure my 10 year old self would quite believe just how mainstream his nerdy passion for comics has become.

And as far as I'm concerned there is only one answer to the question of which superhuman I’d like to see exploding onto our cinema screens next.

It's glorious and completely obvious.

Now, I could have chosen Arm Fall Off Boy. A superhero with the incredible ability to detach his own arm and then beat enemies to death with the soggy end.

I even considered Color Kid who has the super human power to turn anything of one colour into any other colour he wants. Not a brilliant crime-thwarting ability but great for any interior design work you need doing.

I considered Antennae Lad who just has big ears …

… and Porcupine Pete who … well I don’t even know what this guy’s deal is really.

I nearly chose Snowflame - who gets his powers by doing drugs. He literally powers up by ingesting cocaine. Imagine the merchandising synergies there. You could offer the first bit of merchandising free to get the kids hooked.

(Quick digression: Snowflame was finally killed in the DC comics universe by being thrown into a shed. A shed which promptly exploded. It turned out his weakness is sheds. That's pretty great.)

So, as I said, even with the current glut of superhero movies, there's still many, many superheroes to choose from. Men, women and beings who have never had a film made about them, waiting in the wings for their moment in the spotlight.

But they'll have to languish there for a little longer because my pitch for the next great superhero movie is…

SUPERMAN.