Even Superman has terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days
Okay, so you're the Man of Steel. That doesn't exempt you from the occasional day of suck.
That's the premise behind Superman and the Miserable, Rotten, No Fun, Really Bad Day, a book based -- of course -- on the beloved 1972 children's classic Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Really Bad Day.
The parody superhero book, to be released by Mad Magazine this fall, follows on the success of a similar Mad production: Goodnight Batcave. (Both Mad and DC Comics are owned by Time Warner, which explains the synergy.)
This time, it's Krypton's favorite son in the crosshairs -- and given the overly grim Zack Snyder version of the character we saw in Man of Steel and Batman v Superman, giving Supes something to really complain about seems entirely appropriate.
Here's a sneak peek of the book, exclusive to Mashable:
Looks like there's plenty here to delight both Alexander fans and Superman nerds. (Yes, that is the bottle city of Kandor in place of the toy drum at the foot of the bed.)
Over the course of his day, Clark faces rampaging super villains, angry editors, boring chores, a cranky Justice League, and, worst of all, bad pizza.
Here, just in time for the Wonder Woman movie, Supes is upset that he doesn't get a ride in Diana's invisible jet.
And just so you know, there's more ways than one to get a costume wrong -- even if it already has the underpants on the outside.
Superman and the Miserable, Rotten, No Fun, Really Bad Day hits bookstores on Oct. 17.
Chris is a veteran tech, entertainment and culture journalist, author of 'How Star Wars Conquered the Universe,' and co-host of the Doctor Who podcast 'Pull to Open.' Hailing from the U.K., Chris got his start as a sub editor on national newspapers. He moved to the U.S. in 1996, and became senior news writer for Time.com a year later. In 2000, he was named San Francisco bureau chief for Time magazine. He has served as senior editor for Business 2.0, and West Coast editor for Fortune Small Business and Fast Company. Chris is a graduate of Merton College, Oxford and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is also a long-time volunteer at 826 Valencia, the nationwide after-school program co-founded by author Dave Eggers. His book on the history of Star Wars is an international bestseller and has been translated into 11 languages.
