Category: Superhero
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The American Hero Society (4)
January 2012. “Come and sit then,” the woman offers. Bel hesitates but does so. “Can I offer you tea?” “No. Thank you. What are you doing in here?” Bel asks. “Perhaps the same thing you are,” the woman replies. “You’re looking for answers too?” Bel asks. The woman sighs and smiles a tired smile, a […]
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The American Hero Society (3)
January 2012. Bel climbs the rickety stairs. She turns the rusted door knob. She peers inside the empty room. But it is not empty. There are signs of life here. Recent. Footprints in the dust. An old lamp switched on. Tea, freshly brewed, steaming on a windowsill. A shuffle of feet, and then a voice. […]
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The American Hero Society (2)
January 2012. Bel explores further in the building. A long time ago, her grandfather established a branch here in Jet City. Back when the city was still new and hadn’t yet transformed into a modern metropolis. But the years had eaten away at the dream of a better society. Decades of broken promises and failed […]
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The American Hero Society (1)
January 2012. Bel braces herself against the cold. Winters tend toward the mild side in the Pacific Northwest, but every once in a while, a massive snowstorm will dump a world ending amount of powder and ice on unsuspecting heads. Jet City was getting it’s fair share of snow this year. Even its world class […]
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Secrecy
In 1951, Congress passed the Invention Secrecy Act which allowed the U.S. Government to classify any technologies they viewed as harmful to national security. In a world of superheroes, this Act became the greatest tool of the Powers That Be to keep a lid on superhuman ingenuity before it exploded into an unwieldy mess, spinning […]
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StarNinja’s Six Ages of Comics
Hey y’all, It’s a new year and I’m feeling reflective. And when I get reflective, I also get analytical. So, here’s my thoughts on the Ages of Comics. Now, a lot of ink has been spilled trying to categorize and delineate the different eras of comics and since I read and write about comics so […]
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Joyride Along
A man wakes up from a nap. This is fortunate because he happens to be behind the wheel of a car as it speeds down the freeway. “This city changes you,” he says to the man in the passenger seat. His voice is raspy and rough, like he’s been talking for hours. In fact he […]
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The Man Out of Time
It is 1793. I await my turn to visit Madame Guillotine. My old bones ache, but there is no comfort coming my way in my last moments. The crowds cry for blood. Only two beheadings left until I too shed this mortal coil. I recall the nobleman and his wife whom I hid in my […]
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Interview With A (=+=)
“Don’t speak unless spoken to. Do not make eye contact. Do not stare. Answer honestly and absolutely do not lie. He hates liars,” the assistant said, leading the finely dressed Mr. Washington down the corridor. She spoke rapidly and firmly, a well rehearsed spiel. She slicked Washington’s hair back and picked some stray lint off […]
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Origin Axes of Design
That’s Axis Plural FYI! So after posting one and then another and then another post on axes of design, I decided to share the ones for Origin, the world where the masked vigilante known as Nobody works and lives. Here they are, starting with the four from Wild Talents which covers the world of Origin […]
The Wormhole Less Traveled 