November 24, 2015

Superhero Careers By Yashivan Govender and Shaun Ryan

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So, you think that being able to leap tall buildings and possess super powers is…
November 24, 2015

Superhero Careers Reloaded! by Yashivan Govender

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First it was Spider-man, then Daredevil and that was followed up by the Incredible Hulk!…
November 24, 2015

Superhero Careers: Episode 3!

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By Yashivan Govender From a man with an explosive eye named Cyclops to a lady…
November 24, 2015

Superhero Careers Chapter 4: Battling an economic recession

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By Yashivan Govender When the world hits an economic crisis one can only call on…
November 24, 2015

Superhero Careers Chapter 5! How the God of Thunder became a doctor!

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Armed with a hammer and a merciless tempter it’s hard to imagine how the Norse…
November 24, 2015

The Return of Spider-Man: Superhero Careers part 6!

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In 2006 we took on ‘Superhero Careers’, with the flight of Spider-Man, Daredevil and the…
November 24, 2015

Superhero Careers: Which Superhero has the coolest career?

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Iron Man, artwork courtesy of Marvel Comics Being a Superhero is not a profession; rather,…

Captain Marvel - not your average superhero career! Image Credit: Marvel Entertainment, LLC

Captain Marvel - not your average superhero career! Image Credit: Marvel Entertainment, LLC

A normal persona is just as necessary for every superhero as the cause to which to stand up and fight for. Captain Marvel it seems has a persona that is rather extraordinary than one that blends into "normal" life.

Carol Danvers is an intelligence agent by trade and has worked in a whole bunch of security positions including that of NASA. In a career juxtaposition of note - she has also been a magazine editor and a freelance writer. These titles and positions seem better suited to form the pathway for a great spy novel and movie! 

However when she isn’t being a professional spy or writing a feature she is known as Captain Marvel.

The magical world of a neurosurgeon-gone-oddly-strange.

Superhero Careers: Dr. Strange from Marvel: Avengers Alliance Credit: Marvel Entertainment, LLC

Superhero Careers: Dr. Strange from Marvel: Avengers Alliance Image Credit: Marvel Entertainment, LLC

Brilliance and being smart is one thing. Having the skills to focus on a career that serves the human nervous-system which includes the brain and spine, takes a lot more than grey matter but also hard work and dedication to the specialization of neurological surgery.

Doctor Strange, also known as Stephen Vincent Strange, takes such skills to the next level by becoming a sorcerer. Probably the best way to think of a sorcerer would be a magician with steroid enhanced skills. Therefore if one combined the likes of David Blaine and David Copperfield with the aptitude of a Medical Doctor like Doogie Howser, M.D you would just about be the value-add needed to become such a superhero.

Small, feisty and smart!

Superhero careers: Ant-Man image credit © MARVEL
 
Superhero careers: Ant-Man image credit © MARVEL
 
If you can turn a blind eye to the life of crime that Scott Lang once pursued, it is his career as an Electronic Engineer/ Electronic Technician (he is listed as doing both), you would think they are the same – but they are not! Therefore one can be super smart even though they are super tiny. Yes, we know – very corny!  

Superhero Careers with Deadpool and Black Panther (as Ultimate Black Panther) Image Credit: Marvel Entertainment, LLC

Superhero Careers with Deadpool and Black Panther (as Ultimate Black Panther) Image Credit: Marvel Entertainment, LLC

You know that joke where the sumo wrestler, the guy not eating spinach but is eating a heart-shaped herb walk into a bar...well this is it.

They have cool names, fight off the bad guys and seem to like to wear suits that disguise themselves! But what does Black Panther and Deadpool do to pay the rent and keep the lights on during the time when they are not being super cool superheroes. Bear in mind Black Panther is a descendant of royalty so the stuff about lights and rent etc may not apply to him!

Guardians of the Galaxy - Image source and credit: Marvel Comics*

Guardians of the Galaxy - Image source and credit: Marvel Comics*
 
Quite literally their job description is probably the biggest around. Guardians of the Galaxy.
Sorry CEO’s and MD’s out there but this is bigger than any company acquisition. Guarding the Galaxy out ranks the most incredible career descriptions imaginable.
 
However before our five chosen guardians became the protectors of all that we can imagine, they actually had some pretty cool, standard, odd and outlandish everyday careers!