Jen’s fiancé, Gus, is an addict. Action figures, toys, superheroes with amped up muscles and bendable elbows and, of course, comics – zillions of them, all wrapped neatly in special plastic with an acid-free cardboard backing – invade their home. Spiderman is his favorite. Or maybe it’s the Incredible Hulk (“Hulk Smash!”). There’s also his fiancée, Jen, she ranks up there, too.

It takes a superwoman to marry a man whose first love affair continues to run its course and is still going strong after 35 years.

The artist weighs in

And, it’s going to take one heck of a book to earn a coveted spot in the couple’s Manhattan digs. We pulled out all the stops by commissioning comic book artist Scott Rosema, a regular contributor to Marvel’s X-Men  and DC’s Batman series, to join in the fun making Jen and Gus’ WriteShot book.

“I love a project like this,” Scott said excitedly, when we hatched our plan. “For someone who truly loves comics, there is going to be nothing cooler than this!”

But what if Jen isn’t so keen on the comic idea? She is the bride . . .

It didn’t even take Scott a nanosecond to come up with an idea.

“We turn Jen into a superhero, too.,” he proposed. “What woman doesn’t want to have all of her best features exaggerated in a flattering way?”

I had to agree with him. The project was a go. We would include the comic art as part of their WriteShot wedding book, to be completed in October.

Scrabble Man and Journalist Jen leap to life

Both avid Scrabble players, Gus proposed to Jen on the board one evening. Come to think of it, we need to ask them who won the game that night . . . I think they both did. This explains “Scrabble Man.”

Jen, an accomplished journalist, became a super reporter — pad in one hand, her dazzling rock of a ring on the other.

Their cover also features the watering hole where the two first set eyes on one another, as well as a special tribute to the couple’s beloved cat, Cubby.

“Best engagement gift, ever” was the text I received from Jen the day FedX delivered the quadruple-matted and framed comic that glowed from behind conservation glass — pristine and proper, just like all the others in Gus’ collection. Except, this one gets to hang on their wall.