How to illustrate immortality?

Two latest illustrations for an article about immortality... in the internet. As usual please click on the image to see all the details:

Superman

After listening to doom and gloom comments on Alistair Darling's new Budget (my favourite nasty comment today was on Radio 4 that the only thing in the British economy still in the black is the Chancellor's eyebrows) I am afraid that we might need some help from Superman.

This is a bookcover for Umberto Eco's essays "The Myth of Superman" where I created a drawing of an arm and designed the cover. I sometimes work in Illustrator and this is one of my favourite examples of working with this programme.

Inauguration

Will he manage or will he not? I am keeping my fingers crossed!