So how excited are you about the announcement of a Spider-Man Broadway musical directed by Julie Taymor with songs by Bono and the Edge?
Not very, right?
But wait � what if the show turns out to be based on the classic 1975 album: Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Superhero?
It won't be, of course, but just the thought sends shivers down my spine. I loved this weird novelty record as a kid and a few years ago I bought the CD re-release in anticipation of a music club meeting that would never actually materialize on the theme of superheroes.
Sadly, it was a bit of a disappointment, although it was worth it just for the artwork of the backup band � Captain America on tambourine, Conan and the Barbarians on strings. One song that holds up (more or less) is the haunting ballad Peter Stays and Spider-Man Goes, written (it says here) by a 17-year-old kid.
For a limited time only, you can download the MP3 here. After that, you can find a low-fi clip here.
Maybe proto-emo song-styling should be a challenge on the next season of Who Wants to Be a Superhero.
Update: J tells me there's still a chance for you (Time magazine's person of the year!) to be in the Spider-Man musical.
There's also some suggestion on that page that the show might be better than a simple rip-off of the movies, notably the creation of a new character, Arachne (apparently not the Marvel heroine of the same name) and of a "geek chorus," that gives the show a meta spin.
Also from Superhero Hype, depressing news on the Y:The Last Man front:
We wondered whether Alfonso Cuar�n's Children of Men might make it easier for Hollywood to understand Vaughn's vision, to which Goyer countered, "But Children of Men didn't do well..."
Well, maybe if it's a hit on DVD, hint hint. Related: The entire first issue of Y is now free online.
