Didn't know where to post this but just wondered if there was a team leader on the group?

Is Bombshell taking on a leadership role?

Just wondered before I got started on the cover.

Abt_Nihil
I agree with fukujinzuke, Bombshell would naturally assume the role of leader. I don't want to make the team too hierarchic though. As I see it, Bombshell would act as a tactician (like in HU #1, in which she barked orders at Acrobat & Hellfire during the climax) and also handle some PR and bureaucratic aspects.

That is a pretty good description for how Abe envisions Bombshell's role as leader.

Yup! What Seb said.

Also - I haven't said this before, but out of all the team members we've got at this point, Relik seems the most "iconic" to me. He radiates power. So if Bombshell is our Batman, Relik is our (dark) Superman. I don't think any of the two is a clear-cut leader on the Justice League either, but it's pretty clear that the Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman trinity plays a leading role.

I hope it's not too late to submit one of my upcoming heroes.

His name's Teo, he's 17, and his superhero-alias is Shadow Fox.
He was previously involved in a cult of "shadow dwellers", but after realizing the evil he was committing he abandoned the cult and set out to undo the wrongs he did (which would thus lead him into the HA at some point).

He's capable of teleportation (in short distances), emitting blinding purple smoke, running/leaping at a slightly enhanced ability, and has an adequate knowledge of various dark martial art forms.

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x223/maximum241/ShadowFoxtheRevisedAppearance.png

Jules: It's never too late for submitting characters (- Only too late for them to appear in certain stories/chapters, I guess) :P

Abt_Nihil
So if Bombshell is our Batman, Relik is our (dark) Superman.

Which OBVIOUSLY implies the Comet Kid, with his radiant good looks, suggestive costume and message of peace as sent by the Greek gods is the Wonder Woman of the group.

But, ya know. In all actuality Shell, despite being a tough guy, might be considered the "Wonder Woman" of the group since his "compassion for humanity" is one of his defining characteristics.

Hero
Which OBVIOUSLY implies the Comet Kid, with his radiant good looks, suggestive costume and message of peace as sent by the Greek gods is the Wonder Woman of the group.

Haha! I hadn't even thought of that...

My comparing Bombshell & Relik to Batman & Superman is skewed anyway. Regarding Shell, I picture him as kind of a cold character, while Wonder Woman is quite... warm, to stay with the metaphor. But eh, it's not like every super-team needs a Batman/Superman/WW-trinity.

Yeah, I think a Trinity would actually harm HA in some ways since it means that the three in charge would have to make plans and know who to send. Course I could be wrong about that.

If we are making jokeful comparasions, I guess Virtus could be Spidey. Yeah, going cross-company here. XD

The Shell/Iron Man comparison is quite obvious, too. (Despite fuku's pointing out that Shell is NOT like Iron Man in important ways :P)

I thought with his accelerated metabolism, Virtus would be more like The Flash :D

Maybe we need a Captain America character... like Power Patriot... wink wink, nudge nudge.

Abt_Nihil
I thought with his accelerated metabolism, Virtus would be more like The Flash :D

For the gazillionth time, he's not THAT fast. We were going for character role here, not superpowers. XD

Imp = Plastic-man and Deadpool's lovechild. (not literally)

http://www.drunkduck.com/The__Flea/

Here, have permission for my character, The Flea. His costume was designed by a terrorist who makes them for free but stolen by the mysterious Atom and now he's a hero...long story, but I think he will definitely fit into this team.

Suggestion here:
Perhaps for those looking to get involved, but don't have a signature character to introduce (such as myself), a "recommended reading" list could be developed as a/in one of the sticky threads? You know, so the writer can get a feel for the character, but not have to dig to deep into the archives?

ironhand: Thanks, I added The Flea to our list.

dcole: Good idea! Please see this thread .

I would like to point out something I've noticed upon reading the "back issues" of HU:
There seems to be a lot of gaps in between the issues, as in how the HUC was formed, how they tapped so many heroes between volume 2 and 3, and more.
For this endeavor, should we focus on tightening things like this up?

dcole
There seems to be a lot of gaps in between the issues, as in how the HUC was formed, how they tapped so many heroes between volume 2 and 3, and more.
For this endeavor, should we focus on tightening things like this up?

I'd say we should decide this on a case-by-case basis. Generally, our job is not to "clean up" HU continuity. That's not to say that I haven't wondered about what might have happened between HU chapters. It might be interesting to explore these gaps, but if we do, we'll do so because it might be interesting for HA (not because we owe something to HU). Generally speaking, if HU's past doesn't influence HA's present, we needn't bother. (Of course I won't keep someone who finds great story potential in HU's past from coming up with a comic dealing with it, and eventually posting this comic as an HA chapter.)

I always pictured HU as a series of crossover "events" rather than as its own series - meaning, "gaps" could be filled in the individual characters' comics. So far, SHELL and Nepath's own ENERGIZE are the only comics to really have done that (at least I think so - I can't keep up with every comic though). I plan on filling some gaps on BOMBSHELL too, but seeing how slow Bombshell's been progressing no one should bet on that.

HA, on the other hand, is supposed to have less "events" and more "smaller" stories, so we can develop and explore things more thoroughly (assuming, of course, that HA will last long enough).

dcole
I was wondering, though, if there was a set cast of characters for the first two issues? It seems that a lot of people from HU are offering their characters to HA, so where does that leave the HU team, and does it also mean that this team is going to be just as massive?

Man, so many questions... In a nutshell, though, what is the line-up right now?

In my mind we'll have a core team - the line-up from chapters 1 & 2: Relik, Shell, Bombshell, Comet Kid, Virtus, Titan, Azumorph, Vora (hope I didn't forget anyone) - and other characters might be invited to join the team later on. Other characters which were submitted in the team building thread might be supporting characters, or take the spotlight in one chapter without appearing regularly. So I think the core team won't be exceeding ten members, but they'll have a large group of more-or-less loose associates around the globe. There will be no centralized HA organization, unlike HU... at least for the foreseeable future.

So what you're talking about basically is almost like Justice League Unlimted, you have the core members, then every other episode or so they have something about the others. Am I getting the basic picture?

Yes, that is quite so, old friend. ;)

Hey guys! I submitted Kain a while ago and I was wondering if he has a surefire chance of appearing in this comic at all?.

He's on the list. If someone wants to write an adventure with him in it, then he's in. ^_^

literacysuks1
I assume my characters are out of the various projects since I'd cut my own involvement, but they're still up for grabs if you need space fillers or something. Long as you don't...I dunno...kill them. Might help, as they'd been getting more popular lately. It's good advertisement for me, anyway.

One of our witty writers could use Plot Twist?!?! Radical!

Eric_blitz
Hey! I couldnbt figure out where to post this, so I hope this is fine, I have a character I think it'd be cool if you used,

My character Stunt Double, he's Mike Ammerson, ex police officer, he was kicked out of the acadmey for his childish, smart ass attitude. After that, our hero's life hasnt exacgtly been great, he's had it pretty rough actually. He became a free lance artist and is able to make just enough...to keep it crappy appartment XD...it was during this rough patch, that Mike's life changed forver. He was born with a metagen. The genetic marker that give people super powers, his power, super agility, and best of all...the ability to split in two! Our hero knew he wanted to be a hero! He took the name STUNT DOUBLE and fights crime in a way only he can...and to pick up chicks....XD

(...)

Well lemme know what you think.
Thanks,
Eric

His comic can be found here .

Abt_Nihil

Eric_blitz
Hey! I couldnbt figure out where to post this, so I hope this is fine, I have a character I think it'd be cool if you used,

My character Stunt Double, he's Mike Ammerson, ex police officer, he was kicked out of the acadmey for his childish, smart ass attitude. After that, our hero's life hasnt exacgtly been great, he's had it pretty rough actually. He became a free lance artist and is able to make just enough...to keep it crappy appartment XD...it was during this rough patch, that Mike's life changed forver. He was born with a metagen. The genetic marker that give people super powers, his power, super agility, and best of all...the ability to split in two! Our hero knew he wanted to be a hero! He took the name STUNT DOUBLE and fights crime in a way only he can...and to pick up chicks....XD

(...)

Well lemme know what you think.
Thanks,
Eric

His comic can be found here .

I recently read Stunt Double, its pretty funny and is pretty good drawing wise.

Orion (Civi: Arnold Maclane): Forty-one-year-old superhero and single dad to a teenaged girl, his wife died when she was young. He has basic powers of flying, super-strength, and healing. He has other powers like manipulating gravity or creating black holes or such but using these are rather taxing on him and the strength of them depends on it being nighttime and the position of the stars.

He appears here: http://www.drunkduck.com/Being_normal_is_a_full_time_job/

Rainwolf95: Thanks, I put him on the list. Remember, you do have a say in how and when he's used, and suggesting something to one of our writers (meaning, anywhere in the forums) won't hurt your chances! :P

Your ad said you wanted writers, is this still true? I might be looking to work on a script like this if I can.

Abt_Nihil: Thank you, and I'll try to do that. (I'm really not one for asserting myself very much, even with the anonymity of the internet) And I have pretty much all of Orion's backstory outlined.

Also, if you're still looking for writer's I would be willing to help out.

ZananIV
Your ad said you wanted writers, is this still true? I might be looking to work on a script like this if I can.

Rainwolf95
Also, if you're still looking for writers I would be willing to help out.

There are basically two ways to go about this: You either apply for one of the story ideas we were discussing in the "Stories & Storylines" thread (I know, it's massive by now, but I numbered all story ideas - just look for the bold numbers) or you go there and pitch something of your own (There are characters from different webcomics whom you'd have always liked to see in the same story? Or an interesting plot idea you'd like to see in comic form?).

Remember that your script is much more likely to be realized if you can convince some artists that it's worth it! I might be the editor here, but nobody's forced to write or draw anything he's not enthusiastic about. Rather, I'm here to funnel the pre-existing enthusiasm into something cohesive & coherent :P