While collecting my thoughts for this post, it struck me just how long ago I started writing "I Think My Teacher is a Superhero." Shortly after I began work on the book, I went to a movie and saw a preview for My Super Ex-Girlfriend. I vividly remember Theresa leaning over and whispering, "You better get that book finished soon."

My Super Ex-Girlfriend came out in July of 2006 and I'm guessing the preview was attached to X-Men: The Last Stand which was released over Memorial Day weekend that year. So I'm going to say I started writing my novel in late April or May of 2006.

Holy crap. By the time this thing sees print, it will be three years old. A lot can happen in three years. I think I might have references to 8-tracks and rotary phones and leaded gasoline in there.

Anyway, the point was that for more than two years I've been keenly aware of the "non-adapted" superhero genre. The success of movies like Hancock and shows like "Heroes" could benefit the book, but it could also attract a lot of other creators and saturate the marketplace.

Just yesterday I was voicing this concern to Chris Giarrusso and wondered if that time has come. He disagreed, pointing out that none of the stuff coming out is a chapter book for kids.

Later in the evening, I saw this.

Wow, that's a lot of superhero books already on the market! But is that a testament to the viability of the genre or evidence of a glut already forming?