We could watch a double feature of Schindler’s List and Requiem for a Dream without feeling a thing… but thanks to the Marvel Super Families Series, seeing the way baby Cyclops looks up at Xavier with love and admiration… it’s just so… like, Scott Summers had a rough childhood, and… excuse me, I need a moment…

We never heard of French artist Andry Rajoelina until we published his DC Super Families Series in May. But clearly the man is one of the greatest artistic geniuses of our time! Not only are his Super Families Series creative concepts executed with originality, but the man knows his comics. The best part is the little nuances he threw in (Galactus holds hands with no one).

Andry Rajoelina, also known as El Shango, is currently at work on a third super family series. To see more of El Shango’s amazing work, check out his blog.

Marvel Super Families Series Will Unfreeze Your Jaded Nerd Heart

The announcement of Steam Family Sharing is a huge deal… Even though it really means you can only “share” your library of excellent PC games in an all-for-one manner with only one other person using the shared library at a given time. The move—in beta for now—means that something we own digitally (which is not our pop music iTunes library or some kind of device-locked Kindle book) can be shared with friends and family without stepping on any legal toes.

Under Steam’s Family Sharing plan, 10 users can share from a single library. Meaning, you can loan a friend a glorious PC game like the next Call of Duty, BioShock, or Saints Row. However, you can’t resell the game, and if your friend is playing and you try to play any other of your Steam games, said friend will get a polite message that play will end… but still. This is where it all begins, where digital media ownership gets ever closer to physical media ownership. But that’s still a ways off yet.

What Family Sharing Means For Me and Mine

Honestly, one of the best parts of gaming, a part that has not meshed well with Steam, has been sharing with younger generations. Now, when two generations of PC gamers want to share games, hallelujah, Family Sharing is the best way.

Before, as much as I might have wanted to introduce the kids to various new and classic PC games, not every one of those games catches their attentions. It has been easier to share 360 and PS3 games (even digital ones) with them.

With Family Sharing, I don’t have to buy them games that they might only play for 30 minutes before losing interest. Not only can I keep my Steam account for myself without having to give out my log-in info, but now the kids can earn their own achievements.

As for not being able to play at the exact same time, it’s not the end of the world. First, being the account holder gives me priority in an even greater way than if we were sharing a hard copy. Second, my schedule differs greatly from the kids, and if for some reason we all want to play the same game at the same time, then I can purchase another copy or two.

So, yeah, for me and for PC games in general, Valve’s Family Sharing feature, while limited in scope, just equals awesome.

Why Steam Family Sharing Equals Awesome