Silver Surfer

When I first saw the movie trailer for the sequel of the Fantastic Four, Rise of the Silver Surfer, I was at awe at the sight of seeing the Silver Surfer. The Silver Surfer has always been one of my favorite comic book characters growing up. With a simple designed armor, coated in silver and a surfing board to travel in space at the speed of light, the Silver Surfer puts the cool in the word coolness.

Unlike so many super heroes before him, the Silver Surfer's special abilities did not come at birth, nor through mutation or any accidental event. Rather, they come from a choice of responsibility and morality. In order to save his home planet Zenn La from Galactus, the devourer of planets, Norin Radd sacrificed himself for the good and the sake of the ones he cherish and love so much. By serving Galactus as a herald, Norin Radd became the Silver Surfer with cosmic powers, and prevented his planet from being destroyed.

Every once in a while, people in their lives must take responsibility and sacrifice for their love ones. It is almost a universal condition in mankind. Whether it be the parents working a dead-end job to make ends meet in order to support their children, alot of people can relate to the Silver Surfer's sacrifice and responsibilities one way or another. As best said in the Spiderman comic book, "With great power, comes great responsibilties." With his great powers, we come to see the Silver Surfer evolve with even greater responsibilties.