Familiar Heroes, part III of V

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Eh. I didn't find this one as emotionally evocative as the other two. It's good, but I liked the others better.

I felt the same thing when I wrote it, but I wanted to have fun with the idea of the poor bastard who has to pick up after the superheroes, and do all the maintenance and other things that lets them do their thing.

Nobody ever thinks about that sort of thing.  WHO does maintenance on an invisible plane?  Who reloads Batman's weapons?  

Someone's got to do it.

Oh, yes. I do like it very much. It is an interesting thing to consider. But it seems a bit out of place. But, if you're having fun with it, who gives a fuck what I think?

I do.  I need both kinds of feedback.  Hearing what people like is helpful, because it tells me where to focus, but hearing what people don't like helps a lot, too, so I can learn from mistakes.

[Sister Fracture]

I liked this a whole lot, because everything I see or hear about is goddamn miserable, even the fun stuff, so it's really nice when something ISN'T depressing as fuck.

[Juana]

I like!

[Richter]

This, and the rest of the series = awesome.  ::

[Fujikoma]

I've liked every one of these so far. Awesome work, TGRR.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I've liked every one of these so far. Awesome work, TGRR.

Heh.  Go back and read "A Brief Explanation, parts I-V".

But that series, you have to read in order, or it ruins the effect.

[Phox]

Eh. I didn't find this one as emotionally evocative as the other two. It's good, but I liked the others better.

I felt the same thing when I wrote it, but I wanted to have fun with the idea of the poor bastard who has to pick up after the superheroes, and do all the maintenance and other things that lets them do their thing.

Nobody ever thinks about that sort of thing.  WHO does maintenance on an invisible plane?  Who reloads Batman's weapons?  

Someone's got to do it.

Oh, yes. I do like it very much. It is an interesting thing to consider. But it seems a bit out of place. But, if you're having fun with it, who gives a fuck what I think?

I do.  I need both kinds of feedback.  Hearing what people like is helpful, because it tells me where to focus, but hearing what people don't like helps a lot, too, so I can learn from mistakes.

I wouldn't call anything in this a "Mistake". My only problem with it is that it seems to me to be breaking the "theme" of the series, by focusing on an outside party rather than a specific hero. Which, depending on how the other two come out, may not actually be theme breaking at all. Can't really judge it until it's finished, after all.

[Fujikoma]

Uh oh, I think I may have read a few of those out of order... I'll get right on that.

Have you ever written a book, or thought about it? I tried a few dozen times, but I'd get about thirty pages in at most and rip it to shreds... Probably warranted, I write like shit (and my world view is too inconsistent) .

[The Wizard]

I think this is my favorite of the ones you've done, TGRR. I'm pretty sure there's a comic like this, instead of being the butler, its the guys who are contracted to clean up after the super fights. Imagine rebuilding a city block after its been hit by Doctor Doom or Chemo...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damage_Control_%28comics%29

[President Television]

I like. Somewhat out of left field compared to the other two, but that's a good thing as far as I'm concerned. The second one had a different mood than the first, so as far as I'm concerned there's nothing wrong with this one having a different mood as well.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Heeee! I like this one! Because, of course, what about the dirty back-end of superheroing? Who cleans up the mess when they puke? Nobody ever thinks about that.

[Luna]

Track down a comic series called "The Boys."  Garth Ennis at his most twisted.

[BadBeast]

This is kind of why Alan Moore thought up the character of John Constantine and put him into Swamp Thing. So that John, (An expert in his field) could bring the "Muck encrusted mockery of a man" out of his sulk in Slaughter Swamp, and up to speed on his new role as Guardian of the Green, and its occult implications.
But someone not part of the established DC/Vertigo Universe.
(JC is Vertigo's longest running title now)

ETA, And this has real potential as a character. Having papers on the JLA, Batman, and Wonder Woman, must be quite a secure position.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Bump, because it occurs to me that I wrote this LONG before I read The Boys.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Track down a comic series called "The Boys."  Garth Ennis at his most twisted.

HAH!