FRP Update - (9-3-2015) - Days of Present Ends

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Today on FRP2:

1. Highlight On: The Middle Man

If ya can't tell by now, The Highlight feature, which I didn't focus on too much last year, has effectively replaced Spotlights for the time being. The other new feature, which won't be done by just me, will start up sometime soonish. On the horizon, I made a few new FX during some down time (read: weekend boredom), so those will be up this or next week.

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Another week, another update:

1. Highlight on: The Middle Man, Volume 2

I hope you guys like this feature, as I'm trying to actively combat the notion that people seem to be creating about the lack of "good" comic books out there. And I'll put the offer on the table again, if you want to contribute a piece about a book, character, or even a creator that you love, please do. Podmark, that specifically means you.

On the Horizon:

1. New FX?
2. Another highlight.
3. ???

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Today on FRP2:

1. 4 new FX heading your way... soon

[laughing paradox]

Very cool looking fx's, Prev. So by 'upcoming', do you mean in six months? 

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Very cool looking fx's, Prev. So by 'upcoming', do you mean in six months? 

I dunno. How long does it take you to release a skin? 8 months? Then yes.

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Now on FRP2:

1. Benton shows some love to Project: Superpowers

[BentonGrey]

Surprise, surprise. There's a new highlight in town, and this time it comes to us from Benton Grey. Another surprise, it's not 8 pages long or about Aquaman. Our little fishboy is growing up, ain't he. What is he shining a light on this time? Well, it's Project: Superpowers, so why don't you give it a read and see if it interest you any?

Just for that, the next one I write is gonna' be about Aquaman.

[Amazo Version 2.2]

this sounds kind of interesting (sorry bg, not the aquaman). i think i'm going to have to dl it and give it a shot.

[Deaths Jester]

You guys are just now getting on Project: Superpowers?!?!?  Geez, you guys are a bit behind!!  But good job for finally pointing it out to everyone here! 

[BentonGrey]

this sounds kind of interesting (sorry bg, not the aquaman). i think i'm going to have to dl it and give it a shot.

You'll read about Aquaman, and you'll like it!    Anyway, as soon as my testers finish running through it, I'll be uploading the second episode which finishes the first volume's story.  It will also have some balance tweaks and improvements.

You guys are just now getting on Project: Superpowers?!?!?  Geez, you guys are a bit behind!!  But good job for finally pointing it out to everyone here! 

Well, I stumbled upon it shortly after the first volume was collected, and I've been reading it ever since.  That's why I've had time to make a mod, after all.   Thanks!  Ohh, and why would you expect me to talk about something current?

[cmdrkoenig67]

Surprise, surprise. There's a new highlight in town, and this time it comes to us from Benton Grey. Another surprise, it's not 8 pages long or about Aquaman. Our little fishboy is growing up, ain't he. What is he shining a light on this time? Well, it's Project: Superpowers, so why don't you give it a read and see if it interest you any?

Just for that, the next one I write is gonna' be about Aquaman.

Do it!  Heh!

[BentonGrey]

Ohh, I'm totally going to.  I just have to decide what to talk about specifically.

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Jem vs Aquaman who is the more outrageous

[yell0w_lantern]

In Superfriends, why did Aquaman ride a Jet-ski?

[laughing paradox]

Wouldn't Aquaman stink every time he came out of the ocean? Were his Justice League friends just polite or did they ever address that?

[Cyber Burn]

  ...Sorry Benton, this is just too funny.

[Kenn]

In Superfriends, why did Aquaman ride a Jet-ski?

I have no idea why he rode one.  Maybe it didn't occur to the writers that he can swim faster than any sea going vessel. 

But I'm not sure there was such a thing as a jet-ski prior to the Aquascooter.  I suspect the Aquascooter was the inspiration for the jet-ski.  Hmm.  Wikipedia says the first jet-skis came out in 1973...   Hard to say.

[Kenn]

Wouldn't Aquaman stink every time he came out of the ocean? Were his Justice League friends just polite or did they ever address that?

No, he just didn't stink, despite exiting the ocean.  It's one of his subtler powers.

[BentonGrey]

You bums!  Why did Green Lantern ride around in a ring created jeep in Super Friends?  Because that show was fairly idiotic at times.  

Wouldn't Aquaman stink every time he came out of the ocean? Were his Justice League friends just polite or did they ever address that?

No, he just didn't stink, despite exiting the ocean.  It's one of his subtler powers.

Exactly, he smells like a cool sea breeze...it's in a comic, believe it or not.  Aquaman is a big hit with the ladies, and a group of them are talking about him in the 4th volume.  One of them, who was saved by the sea king from a suicide attempt, describes him from her perspective.  It's really a nice little filler story.  There are several of those in that series.

What would y'all actually like to know about Aquaman?  Should I review his best run?  Talk about particularly awesome stuff he has done?  What would his fans and detractors like to see, in relative seriousness?

[Kenn]

I'd like to see clips from the Superfriends of Aquaman lifting a bulldozer blade, hauling construction blocks from a dam, bending cell bars, etc.  Basically the times he did do more than talk to fish.

He was the third strongest Superfriend, and the fourth strongest Justice League member.  But when compared to Clark, Diana (and J'onn)...

[daglob]

So many people get hung up on  the "he talks to fish" bit they forget that he was stronger, much faster, and far more durable than a normal human. Namor talks to fish, and no-one forgets that he is stronger, faster, and more durable than a normal human.

Aquaman just don't get no repect.

[Tawodi Osdi]

His main weakness was having to get soaked every hour which is almost as bad as a powerful alien artifact being unable to affect the color yellow.  If Aquaman didn't have to get wet on a regular basis, he'd be one of the power houses.  That and if he could actually get a good writer.

[BentonGrey]

His main weakness was having to get soaked every hour which is almost as bad as a powerful alien artifact being unable to affect the color yellow.  If Aquaman didn't have to get wet on a regular basis, he'd be one of the power houses.  That and if he could actually get a good writer.

Well, that actually hasn't been the case since the 80's or so.  It was more or less just phased out.

[yell0w_lantern]

I'd rather see a Namor/Aquaman mini-mod.

Btw, Benton, did you get the Aquaman Toon Tumbler? I got one.

[daglob]

I think the hour time limit was originally the length of time at which under oprimal conditions he could remain out of water before he began to weaken. Eventually he would die, but not precisley on the hour limit. Someplace along the way that hour limit became a deadline. I can't remember if hot, dry conditions shortened the time or not, but they probably did.

Again, Namor grows steadily weaker the longer he stays out of water (or at least he used to), but he could operate at superhuman levels for a long time before that weakening made any real difference.

[Cyber Burn]

I think that Benton's next mod should be "Who is the true King of Atlantis". Focusing on Aquaman (Justice Superfriends) versus Namor (Invaders) versus Amphibian (Squadron Supreme).

[Tawodi Osdi]

You could place the mod in a universe with three Earths; the first has Atlantis ruled by Aquaman, the second Namor, and the third mysterious aliens bent on world domination.  The alien Atlanteans use some sort of machine intended for something nefarious but unintentionally opens a space-time rip on Marvel and DC Earths drawing in the two heroes who naturally assume the other is the culprit and they go to dukes.  The eventually figure out the real cause and work together to defeat the evil Atlanteans.  You could even gradually work in their supporting casts and other aquatic heroes and characters.

[daglob]

He could add all the aquatic characters from all the other companies as second stringers: Barry Kuda and Algie, Piranna, The Red Torpedo, The Fin, Hydroman, The Shark, Maureen Marine, Navy Jones, UNDERSEA Agent, and maybe toss the Sea Devils in for fun. And guest appearences from a couple of characters from an Irrational computer game.

I've always thought that the alien invaders from MARS Patrol-Total War were from Atlantis.

Or heck, just do the Atlantis DC/Atlantis Marvel war...

[Kenn]

And Manta and Moray from the Filmation cartoons.

[Tawodi Osdi]

Don't forget The Man from Atlantis, the TV series with Patrick Duffy, unless you'd prefer to.