Finale

Well, assuming you're still here, thanks for bearing with the relatively light content this month as I've had to juggle a hell of a lot. We'll be going back to more "traditional" content starting tomorrow. However, I should point out that as things continue, I'm really hoping to start leaving Big Two corporate material more and more in order to branch out. Any recommendations?

Teachers have it tough too

Zodon will snark you

Admit it, it makes sense.

Best Team Project Ever.

Field Trips

Any excuse not to sit in class was a good one.

We all knew someone like this in high school, right?

A new meaning to the term "Roaming Charges"

The Worst Guy to sit next to on an airplane

Actually, now that I think about it, this is me when I'm flying.

What I'm saying is, don't sit next to me on a plane.

Student Elections were a lot like this

Kids are Kids Part 7

As a kid, you ever felt you had a simple solution to a problem the adults were grappling with, and you couldn't figure out why people didn't do it your way? I know I did.

Kids are Kids Part 6

Maybe this foreshadowed my own career choice, but as a kid I was sure that you could build a rocket out of a pack of random items. Or at least some kick-ass mini-bombs I could throw at people.

Kids are Kids Part 5

Who here hasn't asked a question they really shouldn't have as a kid? Whoever you are, sir, you are a liar.

Kids are Kids Part 4

Kids are rarely as co-ordinated and graceful as portrayed in the comics. Let us all be thankful for that.

Kids are Kids Part 3

Let's face it, boredom as a kid is your reason do and try anything, no matter how stupid or dangerous it might be.

Kids are Kids Part 2

Admit it, it would be kinda awesome (and profitable) to get this kind of pay.

Kids are Kids Part 1

Zodon (wearing his holo-disguise) is a great character because despite his intellect and pretensions of cynicism, he hasn't experienced much yet, and so he makes the same mistakes as any other kid his age.

Playtime.

Yeah, I got nothing to add here.

Nerves of Steel

You'd have to be tough to ride herd on a group of superhuman grade-schoolers, I would imagine

Dangerous Acting

Imagine trying to discipline kids duplicating what their friends and parents do. When those parents and friends are say, invulnerable and can turn into living flame. And the kids can't.

It'd be messy is all I can say.

Shameful Admissions

I'm about to get my second engineering degree, but half the options and apps on my cellphone? Complete mystery to me.

Advice To Gamers

Of course, in a superhero universe, you'd probably have to through a huge trademark database to pick a name that wasn't already taken.

General issues

Wait, what's this? A military commander who isnt' a xenophobic hardass? Someone who actually trusts non-military people to do their jobs professionally and respects their judgement! Wow, that's a nice change of pace, and would be far more likely given that just to become a general you'd have to have some skills in dealing with civilians. However, just as a subversion of the trope, it's a welcome relief from the usual chuckleheads (paging Generals Lane, Ross, and Eiling).

Unusual Powers

Because not every superpower would be useful in a combat application, there would have to be those superhumans that would need simple career guidance on how to maximize their raw talents. The same as any other school.

My Favourite PS238 Cover

It just underscores everything about Tyler - his fears, feelings of isolation (no one else on the cover - just him and the dark of night) and his uncertainity about what's about to happen to him.

Alright, we've done covers, now onto some content.

Poor Tyler

One of the series' major protagonists, Tyler Marlocke, is already overshadowed and overwhelmed, and he's just on the cover!

Alien Designs

You know what you don't see too often in comics? Aliens that are truly alien. Most alien races are identical to humans except for one or two features, or they're evil inhuman creatures and nothing in between. Looking at Prospero here, you do see something different - the shape of the helmet, the proportion of the limbs is slightly off, helping to suggest a non-human nature. And because of his language issues, his behavior is the only indicator of his character, so it's left mysterious and well...alien at times.

Covers - Doing it Right

I rarely talk about the art in comics because I'm not much of an art critic, but I'm going to make an exception for this cover. What's great here is the use of shadow here - it looks like the cover to a kids' horror/mystery book, which foreshadows the events in the book. Surprisingly, more mainstream comics aren't this clever.

And don't get me started on How Canadian Political Parties would do it.

Here we have American Eagle and USA Patriot Act, who are young heroes designed to appeal to the bases of the two mainstream American political parties. Again, a smart high-concept that at once illuminates the political divide while lampooning it. Of course, there's a part of me that thinks the concept doesn't go far enough and that you'd have lots of fringe party patriotic superhumans (And now that I think of it, what would a mash-up of Mr. A and Captain America be like? Whatever that would be, expect the Libertarians to like him).

PS238 MONTH: DAY 2

A cute cover, and it brings out an issue I've always wondered about - if you look at the air traffic routes in major cities, you begin to wonder how much a flying person would just mess things up.

IT BEGINS!

Alright, due to the fact that March is going to be busy and I want to spend some time generating new posters, I thought I do a relatively low content month focusing on my favorite comic series, Aaron Williams PS238. I hope you enjoy this as much as I'm hoping to.