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  4. The Emergence Of Superhumans

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    Actually, the reasons my Universe doesn't have super tech all over the place is from TVtropes, actually, the comics they reference as to why it's not in the Marvel Universe. I'll link the two paragraphs directly.

     

     

    • Hand Waved somewhat during the Mark Waid run on Fantastic Four, when one issue revealed that Reed does indeed make money from some of his patents... by taking money from other corporations to delay releasing advanced products that would revolutionize whole industries overnight and likely destroy the world economy by putting millions out of work. For instance, he takes money from Sony not to release a portable super-computer he has developed, which would presumably pose a significant risk to Sony's current market share and operational procedures (and those of other computer manufacturers as well). He presumably does this with other advanced technologies, but it is not specified which ones; a later issue mentions him selling a cure for acne to Revlon.
    • There is technology higher than the real world's available in the Marvel Universe- everything from ray guns to cybernetics to jet packs and more; it's just too expensive for the average person. This is the very reason for the existence of companies such as Tony "Iron Man" Stark's, which provides wealthy organizations like SHIELD with their equipment. Sometimes it even filters down to less rich people, for example if stolen. Of course, why the process for making it all cheaper hasn't been invented is a good question.

    And it's rebuttal:

     

     

    • Not if you know modern tech like, well, aerospace in general. Manned space flight is solely practiced by NASA; which is both A). a research agency more interested in building new tech instead of streamlining the old - so it all remains expensive fifty freaking years after it was developed. and B). a regulatory agency, making it the only business in the US that is permitted to deny licensing to their competitors, meaning nobody else gets to try. A less soul-crushing example is supersonic flight - the Concorde wasn't advanced enough to be efficient and therefore wasn't profitable. The new SSBJs (Super Sonic Business Jets) are a more reasonable attempt at developing a market for the technology. Stark and Richards probably have prototype wondertech up the wazoo but no market to develop it into commercially viable products - The Government isn't going to let their contractors provide protesters with Powered Armor and Flying Cars.

    Those are MY reasons as to why the tech level isn't all that much higher. Is it realistic? Maybe. Is it PLAUSIBLE? Entirely.

  5. Dr Zero's Art Thread

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    Yep' date=' Canadian Female armoured hero called Arrow.[/quote']

    Wasn't she mothballed because the Americans didn't want a power armour more powerful, faster and more versatle than anything they could?

     

    Sorry, memories.

     

    :)

     

    Nice job!

  10. Poison's Champions Art Thread

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    Thor Banner Pencils...

     

    Any colorists out there that want to color fun stuff???

    ;)

    ThorBanner-pencils.jpg

     

    Only two issues. The spacing of his eyes, and the perspective makes his torso look thing. But at least, you can shade. I wish I could do that.

  12. Poison's Champions Art Thread

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    The colours make it look better. Honestly, I didn't care much for the black and white. It wasn't your best work, and I still have issues with the posing. Sue doesn't QUITE look right for her position, and Richards looks a tad too old. The best character is Thing.

     

    Still, it's hands down better than I can do...

  14. Poison's Champions Art Thread

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    Actually I'm a huge Spideman fan- that's the reason I don't read any of his books anymore after One More Day... I don't hate everything that Joe Q has done for Marvel but this was the worst move that they've ever made with Spidey- bugs me more than the clone saga because while that sucked, it was something that HAPPENED to Peter, it was never written as him making a choice that was so totally out of character and completely acting irresponsibly in taking the easy way out and also that wasn't bad enough, Marvel then had to gaspedal Peter's emotional nutsack by having him meet his future daughter at the end of the issue- who can now not exist!

     

    Just really hate that whole thing...

     

    Ironically, I liked the idea of a brand new chance. And Black Cat IS my favourite Super 'heroine'. On the OTHER hand, it was a cheesy, contrived and frankly, having a happily married Superhero out of a long line up of screw ups (Cyclops anyone?) was actually, kinda nice.

     

    So toss up for me, leaning towards "What the hell were they THINKING???"

  25. Poison's FREE Character Drawing Contest - #1

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    Poison man' date=' this contest of yours is adding way to much to my amount of reading to keep up with.[/quote']

     

    You aren't the only one... :eek:

    And you said you'd get no bites! HAH! If you're good enough, they will come...

     

    Especially for excellent, free art.:king:

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