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City of Heroes 8: Thoughts

Rosepixie — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:55:23 +0000

Crey Industries is an interesting “villain”. They are evil with PR who to spin them as the real heroes. Evil in plain sight! It’s an interesting idea that could be a whole set of complex stories on it’s own. It’s very Lex Luthor-like in a way. I’m enjoying reading this comic a lot. I’d forgotten how good it was and I’m sad it didn’t run longer.

City of Heroes 7: Thoughts

Rosepixie — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:22:23 +0000

And the heroes are all vindicated! That is a really interesting approach for a villain group in the City of Heroes setting to take. I mean, if a hero was out working alone, it could take a really long time for anyone to even notice they were missing, much less even begin to try and figure out what happened to them!

City of Heroes 6: Thoughts

Rosepixie — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:35:09 +0000

Well that didn’t go well. I almost wonder if the judge was under the control of or on the same side as the bad guys who were jamming the emergency transport signals. I admire the bravery of the heroes who left to help Eddie, though, knowing that it was the right thing to do but also that it would get them into serious trouble with the law.

City of Heroes 3: Thoughts

Rosepixie — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:14:56 +0000

Are these villains in the game? I don’t remember ever seeing anything like them. They sound like an intriguing group, though – their power comes from stealing other people’s essences or souls, which they symbolically represent by dressing in Venice Carnival style masks and costumes. And they’re an old group, passed down through centuries. There’s so much storytelling potential with that!

City of Heroes 2: Thoughts

Rosepixie — Sun, 30 May 2010 10:34:22 +0000

This was a surprisingly good conclusion to the story arc started in the first issue. It gave some great backstory and exposition to one of the major villain groups in the game and further set up the protagonists and who they are. It gets a little wordy at times, but is generally well written and enjoyable to read!

City of Heroes 1: Thoughts

Rosepixie — Sun, 30 May 2010 08:41:48 +0000

I think that my favorite part of this comic is that we get to see the heroes living their everyday lives. We get to see them at home, relaxing, talking to family and friends. They’re people and not just figures with powers and colorful costumes. The game isn’t always very good at giving a sense of heroes as people with lives, so this is a somewhat unexpected and refreshing element from the comic!

The Amazing Spider-Man 544: Thoughts

Rosepixie — Sun, 30 May 2010 06:34:47 +0000

This comic is weird. It has no internal consistency. Last issue Peter was listing the criminal things he was doing (and justifying them the whole time) while this issue he’s worrying that he might do something criminal! It’s just almost stupid how inconsistent it is! And I’m pretty sure Aunt May would be point that out if she wasn’t in a refrigerator right now. This is pretty infuriating, actually.

The Amazing Spider-Man 543: Thoughts

Rosepixie — Sat, 29 May 2010 10:42:45 +0000

I think most of the other stuff Peter’s done since May got shot was pretty criminal, too. The death threats and needlessly beating people to bloody pulps (one of them someone in prison) were not the actions of a righteous man. He’s been out for blood – seriously intending to commit murder – and he things hitting a cop is the first thing that puts him over the line? I’m not sure if that says more about Spider-Man or the people writing his series!

The Amazing Spider-Man 542: Thoughts

Rosepixie — Sat, 29 May 2010 08:10:40 +0000

I just can’t help feeling like Peter’s gone off the deep end and if he stopped to think about it he’d realize that May would be incredibly disappointed in him. This story just isn’t that interesting because it’s such a mess. Even Mary Jane isn’t pointing out what an idiot he’s being! It just doesn’t make any sense. Peter has always been about responsibility, but it feels like he threw his out the window.

The Amazing Spider-Man 541: Thoughts

Rosepixie — Sat, 29 May 2010 06:17:32 +0000

Ok, so Peter just gave Aunt May some of his blood, but why? Does he honestly believe that his blood can pull her out of a coma? Why? Especially since it apparently nearly killed her last time! How old is Aunt May, anyway? And what does she want? It just seems like May would hate that Peter is breaking so many rules, twisting his moral standing and crossing lines he’s not supposed to cross. Why can’t Peter see that?