Pental Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 So most heroes have secret ID's...and a lot of heroes have day jobs. So the big question is, what are the best and worst jobs for heroes to have? I think Peter Parker has an ideal job for a superhero; any job that involves you being out in public and out from under the boss's watchful eye would probably be good. Worst job would probably be 'McDonald's drive thru operator'. Any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmakaze Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes To some degree, it depends on the writer. Peter Parker and Clark Kent both work for major metropolitan newspapers and have a lot of autonomy with their schedules, but it works out a whole lot better for Kent. Reporters and Law Enforcement/Emergency Workers have a bit of an edge because it gives them an excuse to be on hand when superheroics are needed. Independently Wealthy works well, of course. With slacker chic these days, you also see delivery guys or clerks, because those are jobs with high turnover; if our hero loses the job due to heroic commitments, he just gets another. Musicians also work, because of the free schedule, and because they have an excuse to be wandering urban hours late at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes I would think that the absolute perfect job for a superhero would be the writer/artist who writes and draws his own comic-book adventures-- THE EDITOR: "Great job on these Thunder Man pages, Robbie! We've got another best-selling issue for sure!" ROBBIE: "Thanks, Chief!" THE EDITOR: "I love these action scenes! It feels like I'm right there in the middle of the action! Reading these, I could actually believe YOU were Thunder Man!" ROBBIE: "HA HA HA HA HA! That's a good one, Chief! But we both know I couldn't possibly be Thunder Man!" (Broad Wink At The Audience) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
input.jack Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes THE EDITOR: "I love these action scenes! It feels like I'm right there in the middle of the action! Reading these, I could actually believe YOU were Thunder Man!" ROBBIE: "HA HA HA HA HA! That's a good one, Chief! But we both know I couldn't possibly be Thunder Man!" (Broad Wink At The Audience) Of COURSE he cant be Thunder Man. Robbie wears these thick glasses. Thunder Man doesnt. How would he see? How would he see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes Bad job: IT worker especially a sysadmin expected to be on call 24/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes Generally speaking, I would say the best "jobs" are: billionaire playboy/idle rich - What job? Next tier: artist/writer, inventor, anything that lets you work from home and be self-employed. college professor - you are in class 12-15 hours a week, in the office 5 or 6 but can easily cancel and have meetings maybe once a week. Again, you do almost as much work at home as on campus - or you can. Worst jobs: night security, policeman, fireman - jobs where you have to work the nightshift and HAVE to be there retail/fast food - but only if you work after 5. Before 5 it's tricky but not as bad television reporter - you're supposed to be in front of the camera when the story happens, but not in costume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes I would think that the absolute perfect job for a superhero would be the writer/artist who writes and draws his own comic-book adventures-- THE EDITOR: "Great job on these Thunder Man pages, Robbie! We've got another best-selling issue for sure!" ROBBIE: "Thanks, Chief!" THE EDITOR: "I love these action scenes! It feels like I'm right there in the middle of the action! Reading these, I could actually believe YOU were Thunder Man!" ROBBIE: "HA HA HA HA HA! That's a good one, Chief! But we both know I couldn't possibly be Thunder Man!" (Broad Wink At The Audience) Yeah, Steve Rogers was the artist on Capt. America comics in Marvel for a while. But then, that's where you got the idea from isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes Yeah' date=' Steve Rogers was the artist on Capt. America comics in Marvel for a while. But then, that's where you got the idea from isn't it?[/quote'] I knew Steve Rogers was an artist, but I don't remember him drawing his own Captain America adventures. No, it just seemed like a funny thing to write. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes I knew Steve Rogers was an artist' date=' but I don't remember him drawing his own [i']Captain America[/i] adventures. No, it just seemed like a funny thing to write. It was funny but yes, at one time IIRC, Steve Rogers drew for Marvel (or Marvel in the MU). I recall a rather humorous scene where he tried to make a few suggestions to the writer of the Captain America comic book about how to better portray cap. The writer mutters a 'yeah sure' and thought clouds about artists giving him lectures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes It was funny but yes' date=' at one time IIRC, Steve Rogers drew for Marvel (or Marvel in the MU). I recall a rather humorous scene where he tried to make a few suggestions to the writer of the Captain America comic book about how to better portray cap. The writer mutters a 'yeah sure' and thought clouds about artists giving him lectures [/quote'] Yeah, Cap drawing Cap led to a few really good moments like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes Bad job: IT worker especially a sysadmin expected to be on call 24/7 But it could be funny, espesialy if he is working on a cell phone type thing Random Villain: What are you talking about Hero Man (Holding finger up in a one minute type of way to villain): now click OK, yes restart the machine. OK, now is it working, that's great, glad I could help and please call us here an Technohelp with all of your computer problems Random Villain: ARE YOU ON THE PHONE YOU JERK Hero Man, ok back to you eat fire blast...one minute, Hello Technohelp, this is John, how can I help you today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes But it could be funny, espesialy if he is working on a cell phone type thing Random Villain: What are you talking about Hero Man (Holding finger up in a one minute type of way to villain): now click OK, yes restart the machine. OK, now is it working, that's great, glad I could help and please call us here an Technohelp with all of your computer problems Random Villain: ARE YOU ON THE PHONE YOU JERK Hero Man, ok back to you eat fire blast...one minute, Hello Technohelp, this is John, how can I help you today I now have the urge to have a villain try this stunt on the heroes to see if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes Best job... Tabloid Reporter... c'mon, you don't even have to be accurate, and you have super senses. You can actually REPORT on aliens, animal men, and sea monsters and your publisher will pay for the story. X ray vision means no celebrity scandal is safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transmetahuman Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes One of those work-from-home phone sex hotline jobs, where you call in from home to punch in or out, then the computer/switchboard routes the 900 number callers to your home phone (or, hey, your cell - imagine that sysadmin scene for someone with this job). Maybe you can get specialist clientele because your voice just happens to sound just like Power Girl's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes Villain : I don't know why, but your voice sounds really familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes One of those work-from-home phone sex hotline jobs' date=' where you call in from home to punch in or out, then the computer/switchboard routes the 900 number callers to your home phone (or, hey, your cell - imagine that sysadmin scene for someone with [i']this[/i] job). Maybe you can get specialist clientele because your voice just happens to sound just like Power Girl's. Hay it only takes 6 character points for never sleeps and +5 PRE (Sex Phone Voice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes What makes a job bad for a superhero? Located in rural areas with limited opportunities for action Heavily supervised by a manager Long hours Subsistence pay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkonduty Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes that list makes a bad job for anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenn Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes "Okay... I'm taking off my blouse... This looks like a job for DANCETEN-LOOXTHREE GIRL" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawsplay Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes that list makes a bad job for anyone. True dat. Some other really good jobs for superheroes: Kept man/woman Similarly, housewife/househusband to reasonably wealthy spouse Salaried member of a sanctioned superteam Layabout friend to billionaire Bestselling author or self-employed inventor earning royalties Public appearances in costume (provided ID is public or secret ID is well protected) Homeless person with a safe deposit box Personal instructor (karate, yoga, personal finance, fitness) Especially bad jobs: Comptroller Social worker Migrant farm worker US Senator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan07 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes Well i think a job of a hero is all depends on writer or director you say ..... he can made him anything , but remeber a hero is a hero.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalelf Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes I think the worst job would a trainee for UNTIL. Don't they have Grond in hypersleep? Who do you think changes his diaper? Something tells me it isn't Secretary Marshall Wilhelm Carl Eckhardt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustytomes Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes Amway dealer: set yer own hours, and you can't be fired, plus Amway dealers are so despised it counts as a disadvantage as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comic Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes Jobs with perks that can get you places ordinary people don't get to go are pretty useful to investigator-type heroes. A press pass is worth its weight in gold, but you gotta do the job. Bruce Wayne maintained a job working as a garbage collector.. hiring an actor to be the garbage collector for those shifts he didn't need to be sorting through trash. And of course jobs where you can learn things people wouldn't expect you to know -- Bruce Wayne, again, attending science lectures in disguise so no one would suspect that the air-headed playboy was also a technical megagenius. The Shadow worked as a janitor in police HQ.. and his uncle was Chief of Police. You'd think narcissism would count for more in those days. Unlimited access to phenomenal resources practically fell into the hands of the Bill Bixby version of Bruce Banner, as a drifter willing to work as a custodian cleaning labs. 'Police Scientist' worked extremely well for The Flash. You get the police to collect the evidence and bring it to you. Plus, you gain the speed of lightning. Private detective works for some. Practically impossible to construct a secret superhero identity while a career soldier, unless you have duplication of some sort, can create robot duplicates, or manipulate minds. Teacher of other supers is a pretty good gig, and if you're a billionaire philanthropist teacher of supers, an opportunity to build a secret base and collect a secret team. Career criminal is an amazing job for a superhero. Nobody needs to wonder why you're where you are.. they know you're casing the joint for a burglary. Plus, you get to hang out with crooks, cops, and assorted victims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
input.jack Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Re: Best and worst jobs for Superheroes Amway dealer: set yer own hours' date=' and you can't be fired, plus Amway dealers are so despised it counts as a disadvantage as well.[/quote'] All true, but we were talking about jobs for a hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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