Hero In The Making Mugs

'Did you read my email about Timmy falling down the well?'

"Someday she'll solve the world's problems."

Two old superheroes on a park bench feeding the birds.

Super Student

'How about a toast to my breakthrough?!'

The team video didn't spotlight my talents. I've hired my own film crew. They'll showcase my skills so college recruiters can see my strengths. Wow! How can the director pack so much into one little video? Great point! Daddy? Tell Steven Spielberg we're going feature length. Nice save!

"I've been genetically modified!"

“I’m robbing the Sheriff of Nottingham’s coach at ten-thirty. Then yoga at noon. Followed by my bassoon lesson. The baguette is for lunch.”

'I've got a cape. I think I can make it.'

'With one stroke of his fibre-tipped pen, Cartoonman laid waste to all that was evil...'

Kid to sister: 'I never play doctor anymore. There's too much paperwork.'

A child busking

'I got the job, Mom. You always said I'd make a living with my hands.'

It wasn't easy, but we finally plugged the hole.

"Ironically, this all started with a little poke on Facebook."

"Can we do that again tomorrow night?"

"Stephen wants to be a fireman, Emily a doctor, and Matthew plans to take a few years off to find himself."

Gertie's never been the same since she got the cape

Blue-Collar Workers

"Papi, I don't think I play the guitar very well."

'OK, who wants to be a hero?'

Help - "What's in it for me?"

"They're to remind me to change your bandages."

"I don't want to be an "Industrious Beaver" dad: I want to be an internet celebrity..."

'You can't beat home groan.'

Captain Pointy No.62 - Famous last words

Job Safety - Valves.

"Leave those,dear - I bought some at the supermarket."

Boss? Why've you been calling me "Sauron" all day? It's a hero's journey thing. Step 8, to be exact: The Ordeal. In the ordeal, the hero of the story faces a pivotal test of either strength or will. In Lord of the Rings, the ordeal was the face-off with Sauron. But why'd you start calling me that right after I asked for a raise? Denied, foul beast! ... Now, let me check my bank account for Step 9: The Reward.

"Hey, rookie! Get over here! This guy needs CPR!!!"

Man tries on cape

'I race around town and rescue people who lock their keys in the car!'

"Sorry, I don't do fleas."

Another successful recruitment drive for the Collins University Medical Research Center.

'School was awful today, Mom -- I forgot my locker combination and all my passwords!'