The teen superhero team (not really all teenagers) the Front Line vacations in Las Vegas where old enemies and new problems threaten their continued existence as a group.
Category: Movies and TV
Section One Revised
Hero Worship, Section One: False Protagonist. I continue work on the story, but was sidetracked as I my National Guard unit was activated for Covid-19 relief (I worked assembling kits for food banks if you're curious). I have however made progress, including a large revision to the first section, expanding it adding quite a bit…
Tact vs Honesty
In a recent speech by Donald Trump he claimed that he takes flak for too much honesty, while complaining that Hillary Clinton was too deceptive. Unfortunately things have gotten to a point where bluntness and getting into people's faces has become equated with honesty while manners and thoughtfulness get associated with deception. This has mainly…
Insanity over an Insane Character
There's a bunch of moronic drivel about the Harley-Joker relationship thanks to the release of Suicide Squad and its beyond ridiculous, especially considering she's possibly the most popular comics character to come out of the 90's (the only rival is Deadpool). Her merchandise usually outsells even many of the characters considered iconic to the genre.…
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mary Sues (aka Doctor Wish-Fulfilment)
A few months back when the Force Awakens opened I saw a spike in interest about Mary Sues a lot of it in some really poorly constructed arguments defending the character Rey. Ideas like you're a sexist if you don't like this character, you're a misogynist if you haven't seen and loved the movie, you're…
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Ashes and Temples 