I've Been Around Quite a While
I have been Mister Xman for a number of years now. It's a private lifestyle choice. It's just something I like to do. I live in a Bat cave. I have costumes, but wearing them in public is not my main focus yet. I'm also experimenting with superpowers. For the better part of 3 years, I watched over ex-convicts 24/7 to make sure they were prepared for life on the outside. Every now and then, I nab a purse snatcher or two, or rescue someone who's about to get beat up. When I examine my life, I often ask myself, does my attitude and lifestyle give me the right to call myself a Superhero?
I only hope one day as I'm looking in the mirror, the guy looking back will answer "yes."
Who's Name is it Anyway?
Several years ago, I created the name "Mr. Xman," because I thought it was cool. Well, I guess other people thought it was cool too; because they started "borrowing" the name. People used the name so much, I started asking myself; who came up with the name first? Me, or someone else? I didn't to be called a copy cat, so I played around with my spelling.
Instead of spelling my name "Mr." Xman, I changed it to "Mister" Xman. People copied that name as well. Later, I used "Mister Xman1." People shamelessly used "Mister Xman1" like it was no big deal. No matter what I did, people kept using my name. I didn't have a copyright on the name Mr. Xman. I started wondering, "Do I have any legal claim to this name?" How would I prove it? Do I have an argument strong enough to stand in court of law?
I originally created the name Mr. X Man to fit my logo. I needed something that was an M X M. Mr. X Man was the perfect fit for my logo plus it sounded cool as well.
I love my logo. It's interesting as well as unique . Nobody can take my logo from me. For the record, I will sue the pants off anyone trying to use my logo. Be warned; It's mine. So don't even try it.
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| My really cool logo. |
The logo is very cool. No doubt about that. Eventually, I finally came up with a "theft proof name" that also fits my logo. That name is: "MacXayMon." Yes, "Mac-Xay- Mon." Pronounced: "Mack Zay Mon." The name doesn't mean anything. It's just a way for me to have a name that works in concert with my logo.
My Message
I haven't done anything on the internet for a while. However, I do want to start getting my message out, and I don't want anyone confused just because of a name. All that Mr. Xman stuff has definitely gotten confusing.
My message is; Superheroes are going to start becoming very real. The next generation of Superheroes needs to be built from the ground up, and I want to be one of the guys at the forefront of this movement.
Superheroes are Becoming More Real
There are other people who are also part of this movement. Perhaps they don't even know they are part of a movement, but they are. Inadvertently, while pursuing their passions, they managed to create actual Superpowers; and I am inspired by their accomplishments.
I placed two examples of these extraordinary people here in this post. First, there is Franky Zapata. He actually flies thru the air:
Second, is Keahi Seymour. I guess he can best be described as "Real Life" version of the flash:
I look at their accomplishments and I am absolutely inspired.
I have no doubt, one day people will fly, have Super strength, and x-ray vision. If I had said that out loud 20 years ago, people would have laughed in my face. Today I'm more comfortable speaking my mind because new technology constantly emerges to back me up. It's only a matter of time before Superheroes will become a 100% reflection of what's seen in comics.
A New Era
We are blessed to live in a new era where people are more creative than ever before. An era where Real Superheroes will eventually exist. I want to be one of them. I was a born with a special "creative gene" switched on at birth. I am constantly inventing and building things.
Like Franky Zapata and Keahi Seymour, I have perused my passions because that's just who I am deep inside. I've come a long way, but looking forward, I plan to be more involved with robotics, artificial intelligence, hyper strength and anything else that actually makes a human being become a Superhero.
As progressive as I am, I still need a paradigm shift in my life. My Bat Cave has been getting rather crowded lately. I can hardly move around in that thing anymore. It's so cramped. New York culture is something you get used to. Somewhere along the line, you eventually accept the idea of living in a tiny place and having to pay through the nose for it. After a while, you're just thankful to have a place to live. (Wow, now that I said it; it kinda sucks.)
Go Fund Me
Moving on; I'm hoping others see the future the same way I do. Since I'm taking an active part in creating that future; I've started a Go Fund Me campaign dedicated to helping me become a "true to comic book" style Superhero. Yes, that's a pretty tall order... but I'm up to the task. I've done a lot without Go Fund Me. ( Please check out my video.) Still I am just one person and I really want to go a lot further than my present resources will allow me. I need a warehouse to do research and development.
The biggest challenge for me is not creating Superpowers. It's convincing people I am the real deal. How do you convince people to contribute to a Go Fund Me campaign... where a guy says he wants to become an actual Superhero?
"Impossible" Just Takes a Little Longer
Before the first microwave was introduced, a teachers told my class that one day we would be able to put a Styrofoam cup in a special oven that would somehow heat up the water in the cup without melting the cup. It seemed impossible when we first heard it.
I have been watching all kinds of "Impossible" things happen for half a century now. Therefore, my cliche has become "Impossible just takes me a little longer."
