Area Man Has Far Greater Knowledge Of Marvel Universe Than Own Family Tree
Returning to his hometown to attend a cousin’s wedding Saturday, Josh Sundling, 29, reportedly demonstrated on numerous occasions a vast, far more intricate understanding of the fictional Marvel Comics Universe than of his own family’s genealogy.
Sundling, who cannot identify his ancestral homeland or the meaning of his surname, possesses extensive knowledge of the creation of superhero teams, the history of imaginary alien races, and the special powers of countless characters.
‘We’re from Sweden or Norway or somewhere around there,’ said Sundling, who when prompted can accurately detail the origins of each cartoon member of the X-Men, the Avengers, the Defenders, and the Squadron Supreme. ‘I don’t know for sure. I never really asked about it.’
lol. I don’t know if I would cheer this…but I certianly wouldn’t chastise him either.
Yikes. That one hits a little too close to home.
Area Man, Area Man.
Covers all the area, man
(watch out, Triangle Man)
Need more info. What are Area Man’s powers? Is he a superhero, or supervillain? So much left out…
Steve Rogers: Yikes. That one hits a little too close to home.
Indeed. And I say that as one who recognizes the irony of someone with your name saying it.
liberalrob: Need more info. What are Area Man’s powers? Is he a superhero, or supervillain?
Depends on whether you’re talking about the Area Man from the O’Neil era, Englehart era or Miller era.