(From “Airboy” number 11, 1945.)
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(From “Airboy”, volume 2, number 11, 1945.)
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Last week we spent some time deciding what skills and gear our “Freeway Warrior” would sport. We decided to put two points into Shooting, one point into Perception, and one point into Fieldcraft. Being on the wimpy side of the Endurance scale, apparently we thought that it would be better to stay far away from danger by toting a rifle, being smart enough to see trouble coming before it gets close, and wilderness savvy enough to hide if it comes down to it.
To that end we settled on a compass so we know which way to run, binoculars so we can see our enemies at even longer distances, three square meals (running burns calories, folks!), and a geiger counter. Here’s how our character sheet looks:
(From “Weird Comics” number 19, 1941.)
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We haven’t done a “Sharing Day” in a while due to Friday Night Fights, and since I really enjoy getting to hear from all of you, I think it’s about time we got back to it. Ordinarily I’d do that on Friday and our RPG adventure installment today, but since there’s a chance I’ll be away from the computer most of the day tomorrow I’m switching things around a bit.
Here’s the deal:
You can ask me any question you like about whatever you like, which I will answer either completely truthfully or not at all (in which case you can ask something else). I say that because, come on, there are some things no one should have to know!
But you can only do so if you answer the following question about yourself:
What fictional character (from any media and genre) do you think you are most like?
I am going to go way out in left field for this one, and say I’m most like Robert Townsend’s main character Bobby Taylor from the epic 1987 film “Hollywood Shuffle“. Like Bobby, I daydream a lot and imagine crazy scenarios. I make up voices as I drive on the highway, I imagine nutty stuff happening while I’m on line at the bank, and reality constantly froths around me with possibilities. And irony, with a side of sarcasm. But at the end of the day, I can work at the Post Office and be happy, too.
Now it’s your turn! Picking just one character from any movie, book, comic, TV show, or what have you is a challenge because it’s so broad, but I think it’ll be interesting to see what you go with. Thanks in advance for sharing!
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(From “Spectacular Feature” number 11, 1950.)
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You’d think with fifty pairs of arms, at least one would be left-handed. But no:
How the hell do you even put on a costume like that?! And if you say “One leg at a time … a hundred times in a row” I’ll throw my bracelets of submission at you!
Given the recent discussion over a certain disgusting movie involving humans and centipedes, and given the sordid S&M nature of Wonder Woman’s past, I can’t help but feel icky and like I need a shower. But I bet the guy who came up with the movie read this comic. If so, whatever else you say about the guy, he at least had the good sense not to have a costume involving fifty pairs of footy PJs, overlapping gun holsters, and what appear to be suckers on the bottom of the feet.
On the other hand, even the Crimson Centipede, lame as he is, knows better than to leave the house in star-spangled Granny panties. So there’s that.
(With thanks to “Again With the Comics“.)
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(From “Spectacular Feature” number 11, 1950.)
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Due to an awesome suggestion in last week’s poll, this time out we’re going to pit two of the smoothest, coolest, bad-boy-est captains ever to grace the spaceways with their suave selves:
Now, to some degree how you answer depends on which universe you’d rather inhabit. You’ve got the Kirk-era Federation, a virtual utopia that still has enough rough edges on the frontier to make things interesting. On the other hand you’ve got the Empire-era Star Wars universe, complete with evil overlords and magical Force powers. One has a more sci-fi edge to it, the other ventures into science fantasy.
Let’s be clear here, however — you’re serving under one of these …. um, “gentlemen” … so you’re not going to be commanding the Enterprise or being a Jedi Knight. Since we’re all egoists to some degree, you’re also not going to be doomed to a vanishingly short career as a Red Shirt or Storm Trooper, either. I see us fitting in somewhere between Spock/McCoy level bridge crew and Chewy-level best buddy.
Moving on from the universe, we get to the character of the two men in question. Both are hot-dog horn-dogs with a flair for the dramatic and a knack for getting things done. Han served on the shady side of the law, always one step from getting corralled by the authorities and living life on the edge. Kirk too exists on the ragged edge, though in his case he’s on the lawful side of the tracks. Most of the time.
Under Kirk you have an entire system of authority, rules, and best practices, handed down for decades from the best minds of Starfleet, an entire hierarchy with experience putting large numbers of crew under the command of their god-like captains. Under Han, you’re one of a tiny handful (if that) of crew, operating under nothing more than a trumped-up version of the Pirate’s Code.
Their personal styles are pretty similar, though Han’s got a lot more rough edges to him. He can be short-tempered and abrasive. Kirk’s much smoother, though if you think there’s not a hot core there, just fling the nearest green-skinned female at him.
For me, it comes down to whether you want to operate under a system, or if you’d rather be footloose and fancy free. So what about you, is it the Pirate’s life for you, or a comfortable yet exciting slot in the vast machinery of Starfleet?
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Three middle-aged nerds (including yours truly!) review all of the MCU movies in chronological order. Short, funny, and full of good vibes, check it out and let us know what you think!
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