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Chapter 13: Hero's Journey pt. 1: Superheroes, Origin Stories, and the F*cking Heart Ring

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"I guess that's the thing about a hero's journey. You might not start out a hero, and you might not even come back that way. But you change, which is the same as everything changing. The journey changes you, whether or not you know it, and whether or not you want it to." - Kami Garcia Growing up as an only child in the late 80's/early 90's, the highlight of my week was Saturday morning when I would have my bowl of sugary cereal, plop myself in front of the TV, and watch Saturday morning cartoons. Before my parents could afford cable TV, there were 3 channels (CBS, NBC, and ABC) and from an early age I would curate my cartoon consumption switching back and forth between channels based on when certain shows were on (which may explain why I continue to obsessively curate playlists with Spotify and watch lists with Netflix, Disney Plus, and HBO Max). Bugs Bunny and Tom and Jerry were on ABC, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Garfield were on CBS, and live action si...