Royalty Alert

Meet the handsomest member of the 2008 Middleton High School homecoming court.

Tuesday was Super Hero Day at Middleton High School, when students dressed as the comic book character of their choice. School administrators forbade the use of masks and face paint, which added a significant degree of difficulty to Eddie’s idea to show up as Walter Kovacs, a.k.a. Rorschach, a character in the Watchmen series. JoAnna and I had never heard of the character or the book.

Had the mask restrictions not been in place, Eddie said his main challenge would have been figuring out a way to breathe while having his face wrapped in a cloth designed with a strategically placed Rorschach blot. I’m sure it would have been very effective. Instead, though, we made a last-minute trip to Goodwill so Eddie could buy an olive-green sports jacket and matching tie – both of which he found within a few minutes. I guess that's Walter Kovacs’ civilian look?

More details and pics to follow: Friday afternoon parade, Friday evening introductions at halftime of the football game, Saturday dance.