Why Do We Still Need Superheroes? by Anne Iredale   10/14/09 I was a tomboy when I was a kid. I had no interest in dolls or skipping games, and whilst my friends were reading girly books about ponies, I was reading about Batman, Superman, or Spider-Man. I found these heroes a comforting presence and I fantasized that one of them would whisk me away from school and take me to another, more exciting life. ...Read the entire article here.