Project Superpowers volume 2 #3 (spoilers)

[comixfan1980]

Very interesting issue, it starts off with Lama "losing it" and actually going after the Black Terror and choking him for a short while before BT got some help from the others to bring Lama back into reality. After the altercation Black Terror leaves claiming that Green Lama will be the only one powerfull to destroy them, it was an odd but startling scene. Meanwhile Truth could be dead as he was victim of a knife through the back (literally) and he was left in a pool of his own blood after trying to help DDD find his friend who has gone missing.

Also, in more startling affairs, Captain Future is inches away from killing The Flame's sidekick (I forget her name right now), but it appears as if we may witness a death or two in the next issue if he does indeed kill her and if Truth is indeed dead (he looked it). Now onto Man-Cat, he escaped his cage and actually spoke a little, but he is very rabid and he appears to see a connection between himself and his former sidekick.

And then there was the last page.......wow.......

Enjoy!

[TheTerror]

AAAAAHHHH!!! I need this issue! When does it come out? Also, when is the new issue #5 of Black terror come out??

[md62]

AAAAAHHHH!!! I need this issue! When does it come out? Also, when is the new issue #5 of Black terror come out??

P:SP2 #3 is out this week 9/23. BT #5 is due out in Nov.

[stmarychnj]

The preview looks pretty cool!

[stmarychnj]

This is the issue I've been waiting for, it has everything - including answers, and the artist hits his stride.

The issue starts with the Green Lama (GL) meditating on recent events and realizing that he should not have followed the Black Terror's (BT) hasty actions. He comes out of his cocoon-like meditation and goes berserk almost choking-out BT BUT the Big Shots comes to his aid. It seems that the Big Shots are going to help the readers find answers, among those answers is the mystery of the connection b/w dreams in the urn a strange dream-like state out of the urn.

Most of the issue takes place outside of the Pentagon. People have gathered in support of the Super Powers (SP) but the military shows up to spoil the party. Before the military gets a chance confront the SPs it seems they aren't the only bad guys showing up to spoil the coup. Up to this point there had been narration by Captain Future (who reminds me a whole lot of Puddy from Seinfeld) alluding to that he is a god, and then he is shown holding Flame Girl above his head as they are consumed by lightning he has brought down (cover worthy artwork here). I would guess this act is meant to unleash his inner-god before he declares himself as (SPOILER)zues(SPOILER) in an issue to come. It seems CF's sucking the energy out of people was to bring him up to his full power. Another interesting note is that in the crowd that was outside of the Pentagon is a nameless villain stalking the DDD (Death-Defying Devil), this same man was the narrator of the DDD origin.

Another arc going through this issue is the Inheritors watching TV and seeing a group of UN super heroes being sanctioned to take on the SPs. Meanwhile, Boy Terror and Kitten make out, this angers Man-Cat and he finally breaks out of his cage to slash Boy Terror's face, revealing that he is really Dynamic Boy. A flashback on the last page shows that Dynamic Boy killed (kill-killed) Boy Terror and stole his identity.

This was a great issue, I haven't said that about any issue this arc, but this one deserves it.

[Ghornet2]

Another interesting note is that in the crowd that was outside of the Pentagon is a nameless villain stalking the DDD (Death-Defying Devil), this same man was the narrator of the DDD origin.

It's the same villan from the Devil Mini (note the Boomarang) Deadly Dreaded Dragon aka Curly


A flashback on the last page shows that Dynamic Boy killed (kill-killed) Boy Terror and stole his identity.


It sure looks like he killed Tim, but this is comics. Nobody stays dead in comics.:D

A great issue. On top of the above mentioned, we get some more hints on Justine (Devils lady friend) and is Truth dead all ready? (see above comment).

[stmarychnj]

It's the same villan from the Devil Mini (note the Boomarang) Deadly Dreaded Dragon aka Curly I have to disagree. The Dragon was American, Caucasian, bald and elderly before he took super-serum. After taking the serum he became young, but with lots of extra skin (which appear to be scars but aren't). The villain shown in the crowd is black with a cusp of curly blond hair. There are three boomerangs now.

Some things to point out:

1. Check out the luchador wrestler, and Elvis impersonator in the Pentagon crowd opposite the "Let them know that it has begun" Captain Future page.

2. Remember how the Supremacy wants to nuke NYC? Thats whats going on in the DDD/Truth & Dare V. Claw battle. Check out the three missles and NYC+tree in the background.

3. The handle that the knife in Truth's back has shows the claw symbol.

4. Boy Terror has to be dead, he was shot in the chest with a laser and we see that it penetrated his entire chest...smoking through the back. He may have a new regeneration power that is yet to be seen :o)

5. Is Truth being written as a Christian allegory? He has a giant T on his chest that can be construed as a cross. His costume could be interpreted as "armor" ergo Crusades. And he forgives the French backstabber. I know Ross works on Astro City, they apparently have a Batman character called the Confessor w/sidekick Altar Boy.

6. The C-M origin is so corny but so well drawn, I love it.

[comixfan1980]

It's the same villan from the Devil Mini (note the Boomarang) Deadly Dreaded Dragon aka Curly



It sure looks like he killed Tim, but this is comics. Nobody stays dead in comics.:D

A great issue. On top of the above mentioned, we get some more hints on Justine (Devils lady friend) and is Truth dead all ready? (see above comment).


Thats what I am thinking too, I am thinking Tim may be dead, but he could very well be tied up somewhere against his will or something, I guess time will tell. I loved this issue and I am definatly excited to see more of Man-Cat, I love his design and I bet he will have a fun story behind him.

[Crimsoncrusader]

Tim may once again be a factor in the Black Terror series. I enjoyed the new issue, but I'm left with more questions than answers, but that just means more to look forward too in the next issue.

[Glens46golden]

The high point of this issue was the Big Shots getting a little exposer. If you will notice, they were featured on two full pages. I realize that not everyone can be shown each issue and this was nice. How many noticed that Skyman was flying with the aid of flame coming from his boots? Hope in the future other heroes from the urn will be featured, especially Sparkman!

[Ghornet2]

Just reread issue #3

Captain Future is working with/for the Supremacy (Did I miss a hint in the first couple issues?)

Flame Girl is alive but in the hands of Captain Future (not good)

Tim might be dead and has been replaced by Dynamic Boy (we suspected the latter)

Justine seems to be in league with a villian or a 'god' known as the God of Hate (hinted at last issue)

Truth might be dead (already)

Lama maybe loosing his grip on sanity (or was it some sort of an attack)


Quite a ot packed into one issue. But it didn't seem that cramped.

[stmarychnj]

Just reread issue #3
Justine seems to be in league with a villian or a 'god' known as the God of Hate (hinted at last issue)


She works for the Claw. I think it was toward the end of the DDD mini they make that reveal. The Claw emblem was also on the knife she stabbed Truth with.

[Ghornet2]

She works for the Claw. I think it was toward the end of the DDD mini they make that reveal. The Claw emblem was also on the knife she stabbed Truth with.

How did I miss that! Opps

[Rubezahl]

Finally got my comics through!

Okay, this issue definitely feels less like it is setting up and more like it is moving forward (even though yes, there's still a lot of things building up between the covers).

We potentially see the death of up to three heroes... Truth, who we haven't seen enough of to really care about yet. Tim, seems pretty damn dead! And possibly Flame-girl too, but I think that's kind of debatable right now... She's obviously not in a great position for survival though.

Captain Future continues to dominate, apparantly acting as the narrator for more of this story. Robo-Tim is potentially interesting too, since it would appear that the Dynamics will force the Inheritors into battle with the Superpowers through him, otherwise I can't yet figure out what his purpose on the team is (unless it is just "he's on the kid team because he looks like a kid sidekick" which I doubt).

Overall, a good issue. Standalone it'd be near meaningless, but as part of a larger story it is definitely an issue with some forward momentum that looks to continue. Art is pretty solid, dialogue is fine, overall I get the feeling that the creative team is more comfortable with everything in chapter two than they were in chapter one.

[comixfan1980]

I think Tim is probably as good as dead, as for Truth and the other girl goes, more will probably be revealed in the next issue. My palms are sweating!!!

[Rubezahl]

'Terror's going to be pissed!

And if Flame-girl is dead then The Flame is going to be pissed too!

[comixfan1980]

'Terror's going to be pissed!

And if Flame-girl is dead then The Flame is going to be pissed too!

I kind of hope that Flame Girl is dead, mainly because I love The Flame and I would love to see him featured more and this would definatly place him into the lime-light. Black Terror will most likely find out about what happened to Tim soon and I am sure this will be the event that will thrust him into the spotlight as the universe's top hero (PSU's Superman/Spider-man). I am so damn excited to see this universe take it's shape, I hope it just keeps going and going and going.........

[Rubezahl]

I agree that Tim being revealed as Robo-Tim will impact 'Terror a lot and likely keep him at the forefront. As lead heroes the P:SP universe could do worse certainly.

As for the on-going nature of the universe, well I guess that depends on it's success. Vocal internet fans (and haters) still count as loud minorities not buying majorities... So unless we get a clear idea on how pleased Dynamite are with the PSU overall we likely won't know what the future holds after the three big stories (I'm sure I read that chapter three is basically the end of this creation of the PSU, might be wrong/mad though).

One thing to enjoy now is that we actually get to enjoy a real continuity and creative direction. All the writers seem to know what is going on and that is a real payoff for someone who has just plain and simple given up trying to follow DC and Marvel now. If the universe opens up to a large number of on-going titles that might get harder to do.

[comixfan1980]

I agree that Tim being revealed as Robo-Tim will impact 'Terror a lot and likely keep him at the forefront. As lead heroes the P:SP universe could do worse certainly.

As for the on-going nature of the universe, well I guess that depends on it's success. Vocal internet fans (and haters) still count as loud minorities not buying majorities... So unless we get a clear idea on how pleased Dynamite are with the PSU overall we likely won't know what the future holds after the three big stories (I'm sure I read that chapter three is basically the end of this creation of the PSU, might be wrong/mad though).

One thing to enjoy now is that we actually get to enjoy a real continuity and creative direction. All the writers seem to know what is going on and that is a real payoff for someone who has just plain and simple given up trying to follow DC and Marvel now. If the universe opens up to a large number of on-going titles that might get harder to do.


We had a news thread on here somewhere a while back, I remember reading that the universe will take shape with the first 3 volumes of the PSU and then from there they will dive into solo series and team series, DE did give the impression that the universe will continue after PSP v3 though.....

[stmarychnj]

Yeah, I can't imagine them not keeping PSP running. Two solo books have been announced + DE is doing well as a whole, they can afford to have this book not be a huge seller. However, I was under the impression that the sales were alright - there are plenty of books that my LCS doesn't even put on the shelves...theres a whole DE section now.

[comixfan1980]

Yeah, I can't imagine them not keeping PSP running. Two solo books have been announced + DE is doing well as a whole, they can afford to have this book not be a huge seller. However, I was under the impression that the sales were alright - there are plenty of books that my LCS doesn't even put on the shelves...theres a whole DE section now.

While the PSP titles aren't exaclty beating out Marvel/DC, they are doing great for themselves and I have been told the PSU titles are turning a nice sized profit, so as long as profit is being made and orders are strong then the line will continue. Bank on it.

[Rubezahl]

Well, readers vote with their wallets and all that... If the story is good I will keep buying it. Thus far I don't have any problems with any of the books, chapter two is shaping up into something quite interesting indeed!

After the main series is over, I hope to enjoy long-running titles certainly, and if the P:SP books are financially successful that is all the more likely I suspect.