Project Superpowers

Fatal Rose · Post by **Fatal Rose** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:37 pm

Anyone reading this besides me? I am loving it so far.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:38 pm

Good. Very good.

The Twelve is better but not the foundation of a new universe.

Of all the characters to get their own series... the Masquerade? Other than a torpedo-shaped bra accented by two 1911s in a very flattering shoulder rig, what does she do again?

Cyberstrike · Post by **Cyberstrike** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:02 pm

Chiclo wrote:Of all the characters to get their own series... the Masquerade? Other than a torpedo-shaped bra accented by two 1911s in a very flattering shoulder rig, what does she do again?

Isn't that a superpower?

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 1:30 am

I really enjoy this book

Byrneout · Post by **Byrneout** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:07 am

I took a look at it, and found it bland and poorly executed, in my opinion.

It just seems like so many of the characters are one-dimensional, and very little hsitory or backstory is given to allow you to find out more other than on a select few.

Fatal Rose · Post by **Fatal Rose** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:08 pm

Byrneout wrote:I took a look at it, and found it bland and poorly executed, in my opinion.

It just seems like so many of the characters are one-dimensional, and very little hsitory or backstory is given to allow you to find out more other than on a select few.

Thats why they expand on the characters through mini series. Remember this is just an introduction series.

Byrneout · Post by **Byrneout** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:21 pm

Fatal Rose wrote:
Byrneout wrote:I took a look at it, and found it bland and poorly executed, in my opinion.

It just seems like so many of the characters are one-dimensional, and very little hsitory or backstory is given to allow you to find out more other than on a select few.
Thats why they expand on the characters through mini series. Remember this is just an introduction series.

Right, but I would expect a selling point to the series being that the characters would grab me in some way. Instead I get the feeling that the series *expects* me to know the characters already - and besides the original Green Llama and the Black Terror, I don't.

And from what I know of the Black Terror, the version I see in Superpowers is a distant cosmetic relative, at best.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:42 pm

I've said the same basic thing as Ric before.

The Twelve is set up much better as a launching pad for a new universe than Superpowers is. It's better character-oriented writing. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy both books and look forward to them as much as any book on my pull list, but Superpowers is not doing a good job at all of setting up the characters. There has been limited (almost early Image-poor) development of the Fighting Yank, the Green Lama and the Black Terror, which sadly only one of which is getting their own series. I've mentioned the Masquerade before, why is she getting her own series other than an exercise in drawing a nice rack?

When the issue of the Twelve came out that focused on the Witness, I was very excited about that character. I wish they'd come out with a book for him, I know I'd read it - and this is for all intents and purposes a background character in the Twelve. The contrasts between Dynamic Man and Captain Wonder are vivid, they are stark and there's been a really good rivalry built up with very little actual page space dedicated to them in the book.

It all goes back to who's doing these books and these books greatly reflecting their strengths - JMS is a good writer and good with writing for ensamble casts written from scratch and Alex Ross is an excellent artist.

The short and long of it, I just feel like the Twelve would be a better cornerstone for a new universe than Project Superpowers but that is not the case.

Fatal Rose · Post by **Fatal Rose** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:59 pm

I admit The Twelve is a much better read so far. But I am just so happy to see all these classic public domain characters back. Especially Dare Devil.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:40 pm

Im ganna try to pick up a trade when i can

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:13 pm

Did anyone else read The Twelve 1/2?

It was reprints of 5 different golden age appearances, 2 from the Fiery Mask, 1 from Mister "E" and two from Rockman.

In the second Fiery Mask appearance, this one dude throws a stick of dynamite at him. That's old school.

The second Rockman story features Stan Lee writing credits. Almost every panel has a caption explaining the action and that comes across as lazy storytelling. Also, Rockman gets chained up by pixies and when he breaks free bends them over his knee and spanks them two at a time. What were they printing back then?

nutflush76 · Post by **nutflush76** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:38 pm

For some reason I want to pick up the Black Terror series.

I didn't like the twelve all that much.

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:02 am

nutflush76 wrote:For some reason I want to pick up the Black Terror series.

I didn't like the twelve all that much.

I will be getting this as well.