09/16/2014
Posted on 2014-09-16 by Aaron

27 thoughts on “09/16/2014”

  1. artificer-urza

    Eh, Jimmy Olsen did it better. =P

  2. Unmaker

    “Am I really needed here…” Forak gets whinier sounding the more he talks.

    Poor Bertram – sounds like a bad case of sidekick syndrome.

    Why not just take out the controller? I presume we will have an answer for that in an upcoming comic.

    1. artificer-urza

      Taking out the controller could just mean that you now have an uncontrolled monster rampaging around town.

  3. Knug

    Whoever caught the first Jimmy Olsen reference from the previous comic, you sir, are a genius.

    1. Mike

      And hopefully someone will clue us non-genii in on it. I’m afraid I can’t figure it out.

      1. Rick

        Green shirt, red bowtie, and blue pants. Jimmy’s official uniform during the 50’s… Can’t believe I missed it!

        1. Mike

          (Facepalm) Duh. Can’t believe I missed it either…

        2. Van

          Some of us are not old enough to recognize it. Of course some of us did not get into super hero comics until PS238 came around.

        3. Mike

          Yeah, but I was reading Superman back in the 60s, so I don’t have that (perfectly valid) excuse.

  4. Farmer_10

    Slamhawk’s got a pretty cool costume. The helmet’s a nice touch.

    1. Moe Lane

      I can see why he may not want to become 73, too. That’s a pretty sweet hero name that he’s got there.

      1. By the Farmstead

        I rather like the costume, too. But id he wants solidarity, he could get a discrete number on his costume, sort of like how the alligator on shirts was really popular in the 80’s. Yeah, Atlas leaving does leave his dependants in a lurch, family or not.

        1. JhnJcb

          Okay, I know this is anal and off topic but you’re using the wrong word there. Discrete means separate/not joined. Discreet means unobstrusive.

          Now, sure you could argue that each hero has his own discrete number but I don’t think that was your meaning here.

          I’m not sure why so many people have begun using the incorrect spelling in recent years but it’s one of my pet peeves and I just couldn’t let it pass.

          Climbing down from my soapbox now.

        2. Ed Rhodes

          No. I think he had it right. Slamhawk doesn’t have to change his name, but for the purposes of solidarity with the Numbers, he could have a discreet number “71” somewhere on the costume.

        3. Ed Rhodes

          Nope. You’re right, I’m wrong. He used the wrong word.

  5. David Nuttall

    Finally Forak asks a relevant question. The last panel goes a long way to redeeming all his other appearances.

    1. Knug

      Julie is rubbing off on him. She asks “what” and “why”, he asks “who”. See, he’s learning.

      But, he’s still not “redeemed”. I’d put him in the “shows promise” category.

      1. Van

        What do you expect? If you remember, he is a glorified mechanic with powers, not really used to being the hero type.

        1. artificer-urza

          For his race, he is the weakest of them. He is not special or important, hence why he is a mechanic and not a royal.

        2. nightmask

          Pretty much, he was forced into the role by others which makes him not much different than 84 being forced into her current leadership role. It isn’t what he wants but he’s been beaten down enough by his superiors that he’s just a dishrag doing what others tell him to do (mostly, since he’s on Earth he’s starting to develop some independent behavior due to the exposure to it and encouragement to actually act instead of react).

  6. Opus the Poet

    Any bets on who is running the monster?

    1. Faust

      Probably a new character so no one relevant.

    2. Nightmask

      Well since we’re dealing with a Jimmy Olsen expy then probably one of a Superman foe from the Golden or Silver Ages, probably someone relatively obscure.

    3. DreamPen

      Didn’t Jimmy get transformed into a giant monster before? Who did it then?

      Unless we’re about to see Lex Luthors PS238-verse counterpart.

      1. Opus the Poet

        Please, I lost count of the times Jimmy was transformed into a giant monster…

  7. Christopher

    “The Atlas you are looking for is on another planet. Please hold the line while the new Atlas, his 10 year old trainer and her FISS-fanclub arrive. You will get your trashing then.”

    1. Mike

      I really wish there was a “like” button for comments like this.

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