His wife promptly leaves him. And the mysterious young beauty that sold him the book shows up and seduces him into becoming a superhero. Later, Richard pushes his way through the dealers' room, dying to get to a certain table where a mysterious young beauty, RED, tantalizes him with the world's most perfect copy of Green Lantern's debut. He's mesmerized by the comic book and his heart pounds as Red purposely gives him a peek down her blouse. Liz leaves him.
Every planet has one.
Then Red turns Richard into a buff young super hero. Thinned by the transformation, his now too-big pants fall to the floor. Then Red drives Richard on a winding, twisty road to a plateau overlooking a massive new power plant in the desert. Puke disappears on the horizon. Earth's first antimatter power plant.