nageth wrote:As far as the protagonists lucking out and winning, it happens a lot and not just here. It is kind of a hallmark of SciFi. Admittedly, too much is bad. Star Trek fell into the trap of rephasing the tachyon emitters and Doctor Who now sonics everything that isn't wood. Still, we watch it because it is fun and while we pretty much know how it will end there can still be some fun moments.
That said, the moments when there is a grand strategy or something are amazing. And I don't think there is enough of that in the Metrobay (extended) universe. I think the only victory for the heroines where there was planning was Mind over Magic (Legion too if you want to be that extended). Almost everything else has either been catch and release or the protagonists (gender neutral since Impact saved the day in Bedazzled) have an ability specifically designed to foil the trap they are in.
Tecknophyle wrote:In Original Sin, Gadget Gal pulls a Deus Ex Machina brand gun out of her belt.
Tecknophyle wrote:Magic Wand (Pink Pussycat), Nightengale fights her way free and gets control of the magic wand.
Tecknophyle wrote:Twisted Tales has Ted Twiss pulling off a heroic act which frees Alpha Woman who then uses her TK to take out the Sentius mainframe.
The second Sentius arc ends with Marcy using her computer-based abilities and Mechana showing hitherto unrevealed resistance to Sentius's mind control (along with her known superhuman strength).
Tecknophyle wrote:Digital Desires has Marcy demonstrating she's actually learned from past mistakes and had a failsafe mechanism programmed into herself.
Tecknophyle wrote:The Platinum Earth crossover did have some actual superpowers demonstrated.
nageth wrote:Tecknophyle wrote:Twisted Tales has Ted Twiss pulling off a heroic act which frees Alpha Woman who then uses her TK to take out the Sentius mainframe.
The second Sentius arc ends with Marcy using her computer-based abilities and Mechana showing hitherto unrevealed resistance to Sentius's mind control (along with her known superhuman strength).
The lesson is Ted needs to get off his rear more often (and that Silver Satin is magic...joking).
Wow, this was a controversial issue, isn’t it?
A lot of very interesting themes (the only think I didn’t like was the cover: Honey Clone -ha ha- and Enormica must be facing us) that are awesome: Could Honey Clone develop emotions like love? Or is she completely loyal to Mom? What about Dark Honeydoll? Their story is one the best I have seen here or in Hip comix.
But the very best part is the inclusion of Notre Dame and Sparrow. Oh my! This is incredible! It’s really great! How did you get those wonderful characters? Did you ask permission to Uroboros? The only other “crossover” were with Miss Metrobay kidnapping and “Space Station Venus”, that is an alternate universe. This is gonna be great!
Just one question: Could you use other characters from Uroboros Universe?
And just one petition: Could you please consider converting Notre Dame in a living trophy? She would look so nice in my any collection!
Speaking of Ring Mistress. I'm fine with her having ability and talent that none of the other villains have with respect to robotics. Ted Twist could de-nanobot all the heroines having no stated prior experience so exceptional ability isn't unusual (and I'm glad Ted is back in a story doing more than slack off in his lab with LISA). Max keeps zapping all his robotics employees not named J.T. and Mikey so it isn't surprising APEX is lacking there. I don't quite understand how a telepath could be tricked by a robot unless Ring Mistress is a cylon but I'm willing to let it go since I don't expect everything to be explained immediately (especially considering the history of one-off stories coming back and turning out to be important). Maybe her robots aren't so perfect (e.g. Bea-bot gaining feelings for Enormica). Now if Ring Mistress suddenly learns KungFu and beats up Brown Sugar or something similar I'd be a little worried since she has shown no proclivity to fighting in the past (and she was surprised she won in Sword and Shield).
So consider that the merits of your success on that story, and on these other stories. We may complain sometimes, but we do so because we do care what happens in these stories. You've captured our interest, and we all want these stories to be the best they can be. We want to see them through to completion, we want the villains to emerge as more complex, interesting people, we want the heroines to do more than be mindless body counts. And you've become a thousand-fold better at this since you began, so I have no worries you'll emerge from this stories a much stronger writer, artist, and creator. But the road to that path is rocky, and until then, I and others patiently wait for the wrinkles to be ironed out, the loose ends to be tied up, and the weight of unresolved stories to be cast off so we can all move on instead of being told to move on before we're ready.
mctek wrote:Hey gang!
INTRUDER! Two heroines from the heroine group known as LOSH have come to pay a visit to the MCNorm Manor, they'll soon learn what the McNorms do to unwanted guests. Also we once again follow behind the robot clone known as Worker Bee, as we learn a bit more about the troubled machine.
Tecknophyle wrote:mctek wrote:Hey gang!
INTRUDER! Two heroines from the heroine group known as LOSH have come to pay a visit to the MCNorm Manor, they'll soon learn what the McNorms do to unwanted guests. Also we once again follow behind the robot clone known as Worker Bee, as we learn a bit more about the troubled machine.
While the reference to a mental cloaking device works fine, the "I don't remember who I got it from" isn't so much lampshade hanging as it is screaming "DEUS EX MACHINA! RIGHT HERE! SEE? SEE?"
Something like relief that a prototype she'd bought off the supervillain black market or or that she'd received in payment for a service, or something similar, would have worked better, I think. The story has already set up the premise that there's a business in tech trade going on amongst bad guys.
Of course, if the setup is that she received it from someone who then tinkered with her mind so she couldn't remember and dismissed it, well, that's okay then.
cvn88 wrote:I took the whole "I can't remember who I got that from" as an indication that somebody is helping RM from behind the scenes and that's a major reason why she's so far ahead of the game. Of course, it could be that she just acquires a lot of stuff from a lot of people - can't wait to see just what's going on here.
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