I'm not a lawyer, but in my non-GeekMom hours I work at a law firm. In the four years I've been working in Attorney Land, I've picked up a bit of knowledge about legal issues and procedures, and I've even learned to say "pro bono" without giggling.
But I never expected my day job to intersect neatly with my geeky interests -- that is, until I read about the blog "Law and the Multiverse: Superheroes, supervillains, and the law."
"Law and the Multiverse" is the brainchild of two twenty-something lawyers, James Daily and Ryan Davidson, and it dissects common comic book situations and attempts to parse the legal fallout that would result when, say, "Joker blows up half of downtown Gotham." Who is responsible for the property damage? Can supervillains get insurance?
Law nerds and superheroes geeks should definitely check this out. And take a look at the New York Times piece about the blog and its creators while you're at it.
Ellen Henderson is a novelist and web strategist. She lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and son.
