I was talking with a friend this evening to distract ourselves from our forthcoming dystopian future, and our\u00a0rambling conversation came around to comic books:<\/p>\n
\u201cMost cities in comic books tend to be based on New York, because that\u2019s where the comic book industry was based.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah. Like Spider-Man really wouldn\u2019t work in a city like Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOr in a small farming community in Kansas. What could he swing from? He\u2019d do a lot of walking.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cImagine if the comic book industry had developed in San Francisco.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHm. Well, comics would feature\u00a0a lot more leather and chaps for one thing.\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"