MEET SUPER SUMIE

     Meet our newest superhero. Aoi and I have been watching a TV series on Sacramento's PBS Station entitled "Superheroes; A Never Ending Battle," which is surprising to her because I've never been much of a "comic book person," at least I wasn't until she and I started playing with Catman and then I started working with her on a graphic novel (I hesitate to say "manga" because it is in American graphic novel style) of Catman and another one based on a still un-released crime novel of mine. The series is great, tracing the history, development, and social significance of this primarily American genre of story telling and well worth watching.

     

     Be that as it may, as many people know or may have guessed, our big male cat Saito is the model for Catman. But being that we have the twins, Saito AND tiny Sumie, we felt that we really couldn't exclude our little girl from being a superhero, even though she has made a couple quick appearances in the guise of "Nagoya Ninja Kitty." So, without further delay, here is our latest superhero - we're not sure if her name is "Stupendous Cat" or "Super Sumie." And you are probably right, she doesn't look all that confident standing on top of the Daily Planet Building; but then again, she's rather new to all this hero business. Oh and as for being a “mild-mannered whatever”…she’s a little tyrant!

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