tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post5220460463215924520..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: Prisoners Of FailureComicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-1558666201554679242016-10-27T21:01:15.201-04:002016-10-27T21:01:15.201-04:00Warren, I'd like to imagine Vector's costu...Warren, I'd like to imagine Vector's costume as you do--that it's made up of animated, ever-shifting patterns of energy and force. Otherwise, there's no reason for his outer appearance, since his form hasn't undergone change to the degree that X-Ray and Ironclad have, and he would be in fatigues much like Vapor. But if his outer clothing is indeed manifesting his power, I would think the null field should have rendered it inert, forcing him to adopt standard prison clothing. (The same should hold true for X-Ray, so maybe we can assume the null field has minimal functionality.)Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-58086437970972200932016-10-27T19:45:46.414-04:002016-10-27T19:45:46.414-04:00So Vector got so powerful he's repelling reali...So Vector got so powerful he's repelling reality itself!<br />I think we've all met people with varying degrees of that superpower...<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-24042215378348192692016-10-27T11:51:03.964-04:002016-10-27T11:51:03.964-04:00Those are like Spectre-levels of creepy, ironic pu...Those are like Spectre-levels of creepy, ironic punishments...<br /><br />I find it difficult to boo-hiss the U-Foes, even though they don't seem to have any redeeming features. Partly because I know so little about them (these recent PP posts form about 80-90% of my knowledge of them) and partly because they're interesting as an evil version of the Fantastic Four. That alone should provide story opportunities, if only as a lens held up to examine the FF themselves. You'd wonder if the Thing and Ironclad could trade notes about life as a man trapped in a monstrous, mineralised body.<br />Also, they may be selfish, even sociopathic, but they don't seem particularly <i>stupid</i> (except when the writers need them to be), or driven to villainy because of their transformations. There's at least an arc or two for an attempted heel-face turn there: if it's respect and awe they're after, but keep striking out as bad guys, they could notice how the FF have gained it as good guys.<br />But instead, they ended up as pretty generic also-rans. Pity.<br /><br />And if I'm honest, partly because it gets me that even even a big, bad, metallic man-monster needs to see his Mum when he's in trouble.<br /><br />And another thing: Vector talks about how their transformations affected their appearance. I've wondered about that. Ironclad's covered in/made of organic metal - okay. (Although like George says, what's with the skirt?) X-ray's a living energy field - fine. But what is it about Vector's repulsion powers that inform his look? And did it merely paint him in red and yellow patterns that'd make even a fashion designer yelp, or do they represent energy fields swirling and repelling eachother within his form? They don't seem to change much from one panel to the next - at least not under Sal's pencil.Warren JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743987856127631574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-22408186128118009572016-10-27T03:45:20.182-04:002016-10-27T03:45:20.182-04:00Vector: Possesses the ability to repel any form of...Vector: Possesses the ability to repel any form of matter or, apparently, energy.<br /><br />Vapor: Able to transform herself into any gaseous substance.<br /><br />X-Ray: Can produce any form of electromagnetic energy.<br /><br />Ironclad: Colossus in a skirt.<br /><br />Guess they can't all be awesome...<br /><br />George Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837115563034614545noreply@blogger.com