So did I, to the point of a) wondering if I could fit in a Step there and b) wondering if I could get away with some of the hero names on COH.
(Admittedly, I saw some dumb editing and typesetting errors, but they were minor and spotting stuff like that is just one of my annoying quirks.)
I loved some of the clever little bits -- in the chapter where Impossible breaks into the Champions' HQ while they're searing his old base, the mirroring and inverse mirroring themes amused me greatly. I couldn't help but laugh out loud over the Champions being impressed by the architecture but noting he used cheap office furniture, while he loathed their architecture but loved their chairs...
The Narnia shoutout was amusing and sad -- I suppose Regina was an analogue to Susan -- and it took me a couple chapters to suddenly shout out in realization, "Sean's hammer!" (startling my wife in the process).
Then there's the whole underlying theme of belief/gullibility, particularly with origin stories.
A really wonderful piece of work.-- Bob
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One of the primary differences between the Left and the Right is their attitude toward the Future. The Radical wants the Future to have gotten here yesterday. The Reactionary wants the Future quietly shot and the corpse buried where no one can find it.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
(Admittedly, I saw some dumb editing and typesetting errors, but they were minor and spotting stuff like that is just one of my annoying quirks.)
I loved some of the clever little bits -- in the chapter where Impossible breaks into the Champions' HQ while they're searing his old base, the mirroring and inverse mirroring themes amused me greatly. I couldn't help but laugh out loud over the Champions being impressed by the architecture but noting he used cheap office furniture, while he loathed their architecture but loved their chairs...
The Narnia shoutout was amusing and sad -- I suppose Regina was an analogue to Susan -- and it took me a couple chapters to suddenly shout out in realization, "Sean's hammer!" (startling my wife in the process).
Then there's the whole underlying theme of belief/gullibility, particularly with origin stories.
A really wonderful piece of work.-- Bob
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One of the primary differences between the Left and the Right is their attitude toward the Future. The Radical wants the Future to have gotten here yesterday. The Reactionary wants the Future quietly shot and the corpse buried where no one can find it.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.