Wednesday, June 24, 2026

"Contract."

How do you get a bunch of super-powered egomaniacs to play in your little fight games? Honestly, it's probably easier to take Grandmaster and Collector's route here, and just give them stupid crap that they want. Mind control is risky: they'll turn on you if they get free, and it also might dull their game. Hostages and threats will only get you so far, especially if you're also taking hostages and threatening the other players. Care and feeding of hostages, plus keeping track of who you threatened with what; what a hassle! The only other aspect that comes to mind would be overly competitive types, that will fight for glory and love of the game; like the Champion, or Power Princess if she doesn't stop to think about it. 

"Purgatory Island" is of course a riff on Wonder Woman's Paradise Island, although I'm not 100% sure Power Princess means it: she might allow some men, as cooks and servants and such. They may or not be castrati, depending upon how she feels at time of hire...I don't think Hyperion has ever been shown to have a Supergirl-style cousin, but we've made that joke a couple times here, as well as alluded that Power Princess does not buy that story at all. In case it's not obvious, I find the Princess fun! She would probably be around more, if she stood a little better: Sat is a much better 'actress' in these strips. Very stable, always hits her marks, rarely topples over. That said, that Satana figure is what, from 2013? I had started this plotline with maybe the idea of swapping the figure with Spider-Woman, who per OAFE.net uses the same body. Just to have a back-up plan...

Also, we finally see the 'guy' Spider-Man 2099 had been trying to get back: Spider-Hulk! One of the shrinking number of Toy Biz figures to not get a remake yet and still look good. Miguel seemed to want to rescue him pretty badly, but Pavitr seems less enthused...

3 comments:

  1. Mr. Morbid10:40 AM

    Spider-Hulk huh? I honestly never in a million years would’ve guessed it’d be him. He IS a nice figure though & would make a decent BAF remake.

    So that’s essentially it huh? Kinda went quick but given the inherent restrictions I get it.

    “Purgatory Island” sounds like a bad or imaginary reality show you’d expect to see used on a show on Adult Swim or Netflix, either or.
    That being said, I’d be down to see you explore that idea further by showing us Power Princess attempt to make such a thing a reality anyways on her own, only to sour on the whole thing due to bureaucracy & troublesome staff & guests & island-crashers. Now THERE’S your next summer storyline

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  2. To be fair, Pavitr is a bit of a puny man, and Hulks are known to smash puny men. Not sure why Miguel couldn’t go to many other Spiders for this though- it’s an admittedly simplistic variant but I don’t think he’s pissed off too many of them.


    Purgatory Island would maybe be meh- Inferno Island, that would be a wild place. Sorta surprised Power Princess isn’t even a little interested in girl on girl- seemed like she might be. And doesn’t Whizzer get his powers from drugs anyway? I know his CSA equivalent does.

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    1. Mr. Morbid4:49 AM

      @H:

      As far as I know, PP isn’t outwardly gay or bi, but that doesn’t rule out some writer doing a later character change/“reveal” at some point in the future. Otherwise she’s very much heterosexual.

      No versions of the Whizzer (Even the GA version) derived their powers from taking drugs. That’s exclusively an Earth-3 Johnny Quick thing (Thanks Morrison)

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