Panache

Releasing the following names over the next few minutes; sorry for the random order, but it is what it is. No PMs, just grab 'em if you can. So long, Paragon. Russian Doll Crybaby Cannonbelle Simmer Doctor Demonic Wheelman Doctor Nightmare Moonhammer Grimstar Star Devil Negaboy Caveboy (also Cave Boy) Danger Dame Newshound Space Baron Papa Bayou Old Bill Big House Forest Fairy Sky Devil Prairie Dog Sadboy Velvet Glove Sister Power Hunch Killingfield Doctor Volcano Doc Sundown Rah-Rah Jungle Girl Grave Witch Gamesman Automatica Hateball Jungelle Spyman Televixen Rainforest Riverhead Sky Pirate Soul Sister Gentleman Thief Scamper Kid Kahuna Fair Maiden Forest Maiden Ohmgirl Moonoy Native Son Homegirl Backwoodsman Witch Maiden Sun Maiden Deathwind Big Mouth (also Bigmouth) Paydirt Sharkman Telewoman Baron Space Baron Tundra Doc Gremlin Underhill Deviltongue Madam Martian Deathbot Kid Wendigo Witchmother Moonwoman Criminelle Mad Fairy Brassy Starfather Madam Mirror Rockabye Stonesong Bopper Dreadwind Army Brat Gravewitch Gothess Baron Bayou Va Va Vroom (also Va-Va Vroom and VaVa Vroom) Harebrain Grim Fairy Copy Boy Gusto Florakill Moon Boy Motorman Retch Agonista Scrambelle Spy Girl Spygirl Spy Man Spywoman Spy Woman Spyboy Spy Boy Spydog Spy Dog Kid Angel Bloodbeard Brother Midnight Brass Maiden Twirlwind Strongwind Velvet Voice Bogman School Spirit Lovebird Buddy Cop Doctor Madman Killer Wave Stormgrave Bog Boy Brother Brain Pottymouth Coldgrave Numbskull Doc Summit Offbeat Jungle Maiden Riotess Baron Void Shun Professor Planet Vaporess Glacielle Winter Prince Bog Knight Hooch Deathwail Madwoman Baron Planet Swizzle Woodsie Wolfdog Highness Witchmaiden Henchboy Hardaxe Bollix Sermon Miss Mayday Ghostbeard Rumbleweed Sugarcoat Torturess Bonebeard Fishboy (also Fish Boy) Doc Robot Grimwarden Hallowman

I can think of a few reasons why Jeffrey Jones (or "Jeff" if you know him, I guess) won't show up. (he is an actual sex criminal)

Comics are just a format; superhero comics are a genre. Comics can be as silly or as dramatic as any other medium. It just might be the only entertainment medium that is thoroughly dominated by a) one genre, and b) consumers who consumed only that one genre but also stopped doing even that 30 years ago.

They did that, it was Secret Wars 2015.

I have no idea what point you’re countering here. My initial post was about the amusing low-key hypocrisy of people wanting both better stories but also adaptations of terribly written comics with childish premises. Yes, people want to be entertained by interesting stories, I think we very obviously agree. Not sure what else there is to say or why it’s being framed like some kind of rebuttal. Complexity isn’t binary. Stories can be both entertaining and not made for children.

I think The Boys (show, not book) probably comes closest to capturing what it would be like if superpowered people showed up. I don't really even consider Watchmen a superhero book; there's only one person in that world with metahuman abilities (despite what Zak Snyder seems to think). And The Boys rules. There's always going to be an inherent silliness about metahuman stories, but you can be silly and interesting at the same time. I personally have 0 interest in seeing the MCU turn into Bay's Transformers, but that is of course just one person's preference.

I guess was expecting adults in the 2020s would want stories that are more complex than those they enjoyed when they were in grade school.

It doesn’t need to be panel by panel to be goofy. The plots of those books are like when your DM does no session prep for a one-shot. “Ok, you’re all transported to a strange location by a mysterious all-powerful being, and you have to fight each other to get home”. It’s Saturday morning cartoons levels of storytelling.

Which was also (originally) a promo/tie-in comic (to the Olympics, scuttled when the US boycotted). it’s hard to take seriously complaints about MCU writing if these are held up as the kinds of “stories” people would like to see.

The 1984 Secret Wars was a yearlong advertisement for a (crappy) toy line. The Beyonder was a Jim Shooter self-insert, an in-book version of a child smashing action figures together in a bathtub. The setup is absurd and the writing is worse, and still gets laughed at to this day. The only good thing to come out of it was the black Spidey costume. Did I love it when it came out? You bet. I was also 8 years old.

Siege is in the 3rd mission of the A Hero’s Hero arc

Always stoked to see a new First Player costume, but this one might be my favorite yet (well maybe tied with Throwback lol)

This is…a really tough combo. Symphony wants to stay at range and rotate its cones, while Thorns wants to stay in melee and leverage PBAoEs. I’ve run characters with that play style before, and your initial impression is right on; it’s a lot of hopping around. I have a few Symphony Control 50s, but I think they're all Controllers. On that AT, the proc potential of the non-Confounding Chant cones combined with the Hot Feet level damage of Chant, adds up to a good chunk of damage. On a Dom, ideally everything would be defeated before Chant did its full damage (it's a relatively slow DoT), because you have a whole secondary devoted to damage. If you push the build to perma-Dom levels of recharge (which ya should), there's a world where you can lay down a round of your cones, and then pop into a relatively safe melee environment. You'll see some Symphony/Savage builds that use this approach, which isn't too dissimilar from Thorny, but with the added benefit of another cone (that can take -Res procs and doesn't root you), and a teleport attack that gets you into melee quicker.

If you look at the post immediately before yours, you will see how you can find out who has these names. You are far, far more likely to connect with those players via in-game tells than posts in this forum.

I like /Psi, /Rad, /Savage and /Sonic with Ice.