I prefer this old-school cosplay. It's gotten so professional in the past few years that it takes the fun out of ordinary geeks with limited skills and materials assembling costumes.
My preschooler loves the Disney princesses, but she's been in a superhero phase for the past week. She wraps a small blanket around her neck and runs around the house rescuing people and stuffed animals. I love it! Superheroes are much better role models.
The problem, as Earth Abides illustrates, is getting the generation born after the disaster to have any interest in maintaining civilization.
Depending on how many survivors could be found, I'd try to rebuild a medieval or Eighteenth Century level of technology in order to bridge that gap. It'd be better to aim for something sustainable after the survivor generation dies off.
I got through Fellowship and halfway through Two Towers before getting too bored to continue. But I could definitely recognize the clever composition of his work. It just wasn't for me.
Depending on how many survivors could be found, I'd try to rebuild a medieval or Eighteenth Century level of technology in order to bridge that gap. It'd be better to aim for something sustainable after the survivor generation dies off.